Introduction
And 'our world, in nations of this planet, society and the government that the compromise between the other in each region, there seems to be an almost universal taboo of cultures that have formed. It may be declared by all that a historian of the single, common aspects of each culture was a form of religion, belief, superstition, a mystical vision in that the rolls were seen as a new world. We have come light years in technology and science from those humble beginnings honest. Wars have scorched the earth as much as the literature has pushed the boundaries of human thought. Empires were built by legions and archaeologists sifted through the ashes to find what may have been copper and bronze toys. If we look at this world, still seems to be an oddity among the people of the world that religion is an integral part of human experience. social globalization has done wonderful things of our earthly experience. The members of every ethnicity and religion can be found in every region of the world, at least in those regions that have the blessing of tolerance and acceptance. Despite this, the East is still inhabited mainly by Hindus and Buddhists, the Western world is still populated mostly by Catholics and Protestants, and the middle East with the principles of Islam. And among these different regions, there are patches of members of the Baha'i faith, the Jewish belief, various animistic systems, traditions Paganistic assorted, among others.
Yet, in every society, there is what is perhaps a taboo survived all the others dissent from religion. Atheism, the absence of a belief in God, or materialism, the belief that the physical world is all that is necessary to explain all phenomena - these are the ideas that have arrisen in every society, as common civilization is like religion. Even as he ascends to the government, and the revolution becomes the spirit of the two, for which religion is risen, and Freethought has become the mentality of some people. Even today, atheism is considered somewhat bad, somewhat contrary to the ideals of freedom and good in some way or form, is believed to be an obstacle in finding a better life more enlightened. In some parts of the world must suffer the curse, that those who believe differently than you, are your enemies, those who have traditional religious views had to hide their mind what he has discovered. But these "parts of the world" can be found anywhere in America or Europe, where there is a population that still supports the ideas of intolerance. I am one of those atheists. And all things cruel heart that I heard, the biggest was this: "A man is only his convictions. Take away his convictions, and is no longer a man." A man without a creed, it is still a man - who still has a living, breathing body, a mind that paint the picture of consciousness, a heart which gives color, and an individual, which leads to life. I am an atheist, and inside of this document I hope to convey my views on the issue of religion objectively, open mind, as I hope to be received.
An opinion on religion
Upon hearing the claims of every culture, every society to inhabit this planet, hear about things unseen, unheard of strength. If the gods, spirits, or vague "forces", it seems that there is a sort of by faith in every culture and religion. Why Christians do not believe, as do Hindus, Buddhists or who have different ideas on the soul of the Jews? And 'Here the first argument on behalf of the arrises unbelief: the absence of such a universal truth in all humanity. If a child is raised in a Protestant family, there's a good possibility that they themselves are Protestant, and the same could rightly say that Muslims and Zoroastrians. The truth of this statement is so rock solid that only religions that have recognized the spread. The Christian missionary who went to the land of "savages," knowing that even if his body and mind were infinitely weak in the eyes of God, they continued with the statement that they were better than the Lord's conversion capabilities. Perhaps it is distressing for men to think that religion is nothing but a value, no more intrinsic value than any other. As early cultures taught their children to use a certain method for the development of tools and praise the gods, so it seems offensive to our modern believers that their religion is just another idea, handed down from generation to generation. Evidence of such a theory can be seen in the religions of the world, as children grow up with similar ideas of Buddhist comparable to their parents, like those of Muslims or animists.
The existence of a deity, spirits, or a spiritual force - something so wonderful that every religion has believed them to be incredibly powerful - but these religious followers have raised millions of legions, torture chambers, inquisitions, witch-hunters, theologians to convince the world's most powerful truth. The existence of a god, a being capable of great, enormous power, infused with infinite knowledge of the universe was created, and yet the leaders of religious thought to be a necessity to prove. A theologian may point to a piece of paper with some scribble on it, perhaps, a test inane terminology or confused, and they argue that this document is proof of god. But look for a scientist, a biologist, who tried to prove that dinosaurs still exist, or that man can breathe underwater, and their evidence will not be observation or demonstration, but a test of a sheet. This would not accept scientifically, what we laugh politically, we open our hearts to give religious belief. When we know the truth, we must have evidence. Reasoning alone can only help us to deduce what further evidence that we already have - can not discover new things.
The largest is of this universe, a spiritual force, God, and yet the missionaries are required to put this belief to those nations. If left alone on an island, or in an area separate from the rest of the world, a person would have discovered the world's religions. Experience has taught us that. But if a person or company, separate from the world, can not find "the one true religion," then how could the missionaries, originally separated from their world, there would be successful? Religion Every culture has its own history. Some time is a god or a spiritual being who came to earth, and ordered a human being to write the Scriptures, on behalf of true religion. " At other times, is an author who collects local legends and myths to combine in one job. The idea of mating with mortals to create the children was not new to the rise of Christianity, in fact, born in a society who believe that the pagans commonly coupled with mortals. The idea of a deluge seems to be a traditional concept in many religions of the ancient world. The more one investigates the origin of religion, more familiar with the idea that religion was simply a social institution, which varies with the culture to change. It was easy for our ancestors to believe that a man could collect animals from all over the world in a chest - those ancestors knew for less than 1% of creatures in the world. As it was easy for the East Coast Native Americans to believe they were the first to see the sun, or "God" - did not know that the world is round. A religion is not created by anything divine, but rather by the conditions of culture. I imagine that the African spirit has a mind for snow and animists in the snowy regions have a spirit of grass. Understandably, it is because the established religions by culture, not of spirits or gods.
Objectively analyze the other religions, and can be found, perhaps the most absurd ideas. Some religions claim that the gods interfere with daily life. Others argue that the gods have children with mortals on a regular basis. At the extremes, you may find that you believe make it clear that the dead could be brought back to life, and magic spells which can affect the physical world with ease, that spirits exist in every physical object and they will rebel if you disrespect that suicide is necessary to attain a higher spirituality. Religions are born each day, each of their concepts borrowed from other religions and the creation of new ideas, some conservatives and radicals. Examine these religions and their ideas can be found at charm, wonder that some people may consider these, or just an interest in what others think of religion. But then examine your own religion, and you will find that it incorporates similar elements of other religions in one way or another. All religions include some kind of spiritual element and I believe that these spiritual forces can alter the physical world through its own resources. A Christian prays, a Wiccan casts a spell, a soul pays respect to an object, a pagan virtuous acts for the benefit of the ... Whatever means, it seems that most of the followers of religions provide a means to alter the world, inviting the spiritual forces. When you see these other religions, one can think that they have no logic or reason, But when you rely on the same elements as your own religion, how it is that you can justify yourself to your belief?
The objective method to prove or disprove something is whether there is any proof or evidence of that theory or statement. With the abundance of varieties of religious opinion, there should be no doubt that there is no evidence of any divine beings. If the God of Christianity, made a mark on this world would be so undeniable, so inalienable that the whole world would be convinced of the Christian religion. The same is true of the thousands of other religions. Yet we do not conform religious opinions. Conversely, even among Christians, there are hundreds of sects and branches and Reform and churches, each with their own beliefs, some of them very different from the others. If there is evidence of the Buddhist religion, because the world was convinced? If there is a test, a physical piece of evidence that confirms every precept of the Koran of Islam, because there are still those who oppose Islamic ideology? If the Catholic saints really able to complete miracles and invoke God's will, because they have not completed any miracle which would convince the world of their claims valid? There is no evidence, and the truth of this can be found in the jury of the world where some have sided with a religion, others with another, and some with none.
The cruellest thing I ever heard was this: "A man is only his convictions. Take away his convictions, and is no longer a man."
I dream of the day when this belief becomes buried in the sands of time.
Independence
I know that religious beliefs are personal and intimate, and there are few who will not become defensive when they hear persuasive arguments against their religion. When a person has lived their life, knowing that the scripture of their religious text is the path to life, to know this year shattered when a new discovery - a revelation of the mind - it seems almost devastating. Those things that were thought to be so relied upon, so strong and concrete into dust. It seems the most precious thing for the soul becomes under attack, when religion is attacked. I know all too well. When what we were born with, grown, developed as an individual and a person becomes something that another does not believe or preach against faith in outrightly, we become defensive. Sometimes, I feel almost as if we are attacked personally. These feelings are natural for every human being. And 'social instinct to fight for our heart when our values and ideals are discussed. Among the gems that we guard closely, religion is between them.
If the claims of our religions are dissipated, what we lost and what have we gained? There are some preachers employed by the omniscient, omnipotent gods, who tell us that if there is no God, then the world has no meaning, life has no purpose. With the life I lived without God, I can only get to believe otherwise. If a person grew up thinking and cultivate the thought of a God who loves everyone, and a day in their lives comes when losing faith in God, what have they lost? Friends and family have come to rely - is their any offer less touch, their gentle affection less sincere? The social and political causes have come to support - There are less of a reason to end global suffering, to destroy the abuses of a society carefree? Poetry and music, literature and art, who came to worship - have lost their beauty, they are without emotion of the creator? If there is no God ... Are the sunsets lost their majesty? Night stars have lost their peace of mind? Do good friends, watching the seasons of the sky daily, leave now? Are the trends towards the much less pure, is the smile of a lover less genuine, you can report the fraud, when a child turns? The world is the world, and has meaning and purpose because of the experiences we have here. If the universe is, with or without a god, does not change the fact that I abhor treachery, I loved kindness, who falls in love with beauty.
There will still whisper in our conscience, "return" every time you leave the place our heart has called home.
Without a god, the world has lost nothing. Our friends have left our faces and our families have fled there. When you look at the faces of those perpetual misery, yet we feel sympathy and sadness, it will still give us the hope of liberation and the nightmares of those who suffered. As sympathy still reign in our hearts, so it will be justice in our actions. The truth, now that he has finally discovered, will make more sense than ever before. Virtue has not abandoned us. Goodness will still light the flame of our hearts. Take every hour that the clergy please or engages in ceremony. Take every hour, and if we could convince them of the defective nature of their beliefs, ask them instead to devote those hours to build houses for the homeless, food to feed the growing poor, or working to cure the terminal ill. Ask every dollar that went to house, feed and clothe the clergy, sometimes useless extravagance, and ask that this money goes instead to reduce poverty, to end poverty and cure diseases. Take the bricks that build churches and homes to build a shelter for the population to take the land and plant crops to feed the people, take the moments in which people show respect and love for God, and ask that they show emotions as their neighbor. Atheism is may well be the burial of religion, but also a spark in the minds and hearts of all conscious beings.
Although it may be impressive and powerful with fear, the truth of atheism should be considered a blessing. In the past, schools of thought, there was often a quest: that of truth. If we find that religions are false, that the gods do not exist, that there is nothing different from this universe of physical matter and physical laws, then we would have finished in a field of confusion. In the arena of religion may be true that a change of opinion came with shock to the mind and heart, as what was thought becomes completely discarded. But consider the kind of independence that helps. Are you strong enough to where your heart can stop belief, when your mind has made the decision that this belief is false, you did not get in courage? You have not gained in strength and courage? This would be a sort of independence. Because if there really is a god, I can imagine that he would be in nature, warm and amiable nature, which prompted its creation would not accept blindfolded, but the question with sharp, powerful spirit in which endowed in us. If there is a god, I guess he wanted his people to be agile and strong in their minds - and in matters of religion, of which the target belief is something as absolute, but the opinion of this all is so varied must be reasonable and scientific to have some doubts in religion. A religious leader asked his followers to accept by faith only if they know that they will never accept on evidence and reason.
What did the world lose when he lost his god? He lost all religious leaders, who prayed and urged the crowd to think of one, absolutely. Lost authoritarian dictators, who argued that their will was the will of God. Every genocide and all forms of slavery that had loud words of a preacher evangelist missionaries oo, those will disappear from the world once and for all that religion has been abolished. The vindictive cruelty manifested in wars and torture chambers, created by religious intolerance and promoted by the speakers of organized religion - no religion, religious wars and their propagandists disappear. Although religion is gone, that does not mean intolerance will leave the planet. This does not mean that the brutality will be gone forever. This is something that everyone, religious or irreligious, must understand: the abolition of religion does not necessarily mean the development of human ethics. You will still have to fight intolerance and inhumanity. Could be an ugly truth, but a truth, which is natural for humans to be greedy, even if it means greed suffering of countless others. We will fight this. We must open our hearts to give our strength for a better cause, and convince the world that this is their duty.
Independence. To know that my thoughts are mine.
Pioneers of Thought
Questioning the validity of a commonly accepted religious doctrine can be considered a serious misconduct by the company, and according to the tolerance of where you are, perhaps even by law. Although it may seem taboo to break a barrier in a society that can be so cruel, we must all recognize that to do this is amazing expression of courage and bravery. Consider the situation in Nazi Germany: the Jews are branded with the Star of David on their clothes, the shops were burned Jews, concentration camps are under construction, Hitler comes to power and the Nazi party gains control. Think of the lonely souls, strong in their hearts as they are in mind, stood up, with courage, strength, and spoke: "That is wrong. Kindness and cruelty are not racial characteristics. A man is not done well with race or religion but by the acts he committed. Do not judge by what a man is, but what a man has done! "A pioneer of thought in a society which was repressive to the gems of the heart. And if these words were spoken by the lynch mob who tried to end life, or were given to the slaveholders of black race? The person who spoke these words - that would rightly argue that they were without boldness and courage, conviction and strength?
Those who promote an ideal social or political evil that was done, are those with a heart that gives force to the ideas of their mind. Little more is known about this.
Pioneers of thought are not confined to religion or politics. Scientists, artists and those who developed intellectual expression are among the pioneers. In fact, those who break the walls created by the armies of society and government also tend to be those who break the barriers in art and science. Imagine the first thinkers to develop ideas of gravity, and how they were despised by the population, many of whom called religious heretics, because their research challenged claims of the Church! Imagine the line of thinkers follow Charles Darwin, specifying the nature of the observations and the creatures of earth, discovering secrets of the papacy That was regarded as blasphemy - They did not go as brave heroes, breaking ground now and discover a new world. Scientists have theories on the mechanics of the universe, laws of nature, creating a new field of study and help the world's best inventors postulate their ideas on paper. They created something wonderful, helping thinkers of the world to understand how physical objects. They broke barriers set up by ancient thinkers, those who guessed, rather than designed - from the Greek thinkers who believed that the investigation was not thinking real philosophy. Watch anthropologists of the twentieth century and the discoveries that have shocked the world. They are to break the barriers of our thinking as human culture has wanted to know their origins. Everywhere, in every nation and every continent, in particular more tolerant, discoveries and inventions were made that would serve the desires and interests of mankind. Those who have discovered the truth will be revered as pioneers of immortal thought.
Imagine the circumstances that gave birth to the inspiration of our artists. Whether you paint, sculpt them, they draw, compose, create or otherwise, go to the boundaries of human thought. It could be something as simple as graffiti, but when we walk through the days of a life otherwise normal, something may make us think and remember the experience - something beautiful, something unique, a piece of art. By going down in our souls and pulling out what we loved most, an artist who becomes a guide to his own experience as an individual. You can listen to the music that strongly motivates the imagination and past experiences, containing those tender moments with a lover or those heroing pains to avoid the danger but could be a painting of something sadly beautiful, which will help you remember what it was like to suffer at the hands of an aggressor or to help you remember the color of the sky when they were between the years closest family does. The use of such deadly instruments, a series of paint or a guitar, artists are able to arrousing emotions more immortal, bringing the snow of winter with the tears that came with a friend lost in winter, bringing the warm rain of the summer with the secret smile that you had with your lover - those memories that we remember so remember who we are and where we were, they are more vivid when we set out with the help of art, be it music or painting, poetry or literature.
And maybe ... maybe when we see the flowering of the art of philosophy, we will see something unique profanely. We can call it a crime when you say to a girl, "the Scripture says, that you can not physically speak to someone you love - that Scripture does not mean anything." The preachers call revolting when you say to a boy, "The Preist who tells you that you can not like other any other color, that the priest does not mean anything." When speaking to the crowd of people oppressed, the poor, throw-away, and say: "The policians, arguing that his condition is the will of God, they mean nothing. They are nothing." Maybe today, what can be considered perversion in these words, will the art of a world that will give a hand to his lips in prayer, that goodness worship a deity who idolize virtue and courtesy in the course of a spirit.
Freedom of conscience
Before concluding this piece, there is some 'small I would say about freedom of conscience. If a man was kind to me, showed me generosity, was warm and affectionate with his words, then no matter what religion he professes to believe, I call him my friend. Every person, whatever they are descendants of background, is his mind. If a person uses his mind, the ideas of judges them for themselves, then become a person - someone I respect. If a person has decided to believe that the universe came from the palm of Allah or the Lord's hand in both cases, does not make them a bad person instinctively. If you find themself believing Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist or religion, it means they no pity? Means that they are without kindness or charity? Means that they are depraved as a human being, full of virtue without vice? To these, I must decline. I found good men in all religions, and at the same time, I found bad men in all religions. Although a religious background can affect values, it can not determine whose spirit is brutal and it is charitable. Socially and politically, every person must have the ability to think and believe as they wish. If laws were enacted against this would be an attack on our freedom of conscience, think and believe and say as we please. May well be the most precious right we have obtained.
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