Religion is a subjective experience. You can just ask a group of people of religious people and they will have slightly varying beliefs. And by beliefs, I am talking about religious beliefs. Religious people will interpret the religion that they're following differently to suit their life. For instance, some christians are convinced by evolution, but they also do not want to throw away what the bible says, so they combine them and say it is god who steers evolution. Other christians who are not convinced by evolution would not do that and maintain their view about god creating everything the way it is. Or in another example, buddhism really started as just a way of thinking and living, but there are people now who portray the buddha as a god to worship, while others do not portray buddha as a god and just live life according to the scriptures.
I would think that people use their own reasons to justify their actions. Even if there is objective morality, people's justification for their actions changes that fact and makes it a subjective matter very often.
And of course these things are just what I think. There wouldn't be a purpose to debate if all these things are facts.
You've perfectly clarified my questions. Now we can proceed logically.
What you're saying is pretty insulting to any religious people actually, not that I care. Basically you're saying they all just pick and choose the parts they do and don't like, and also change the doctrines entirely.
You're basically saying religion doesn't exist, and that its the people that are bad. Personally I think you're very wrong. You are attributing 0 weight to the power of religion.
You're claiming people make up their own rules, and only follow things they think are fair or right, and don't accept things they don't personally believe in or think are right.
A lot of people believe or follow rules / philosophies, religious or not, they don't think are right. If you want to contest this you're making a big claim.
edit: actually, i think milky way does not belong in that image of the observable universe, because the hubble has got to be facing away from the earth, therefore that image is probably one perspective from the milky way.
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What you're saying is pretty insulting to any religious people actually, not that I care. Basically you're saying they all just pick and choose the parts they do and don't like, and also change the doctrines entirely.
You're basically saying religion doesn't exist, and that its the people that are bad. Personally I think you're very wrong. You are attributing 0 weight to the power of religion.
You're claiming people make up their own rules, and only follow things they think are fair or right, and don't accept things they don't personally believe in or think are right.
A lot of people believe or follow rules / philosophies, religious or not, they don't think are right. If you want to contest this you're making a big claim.
I claim ownership of this. :tongue:
edit: actually, i think milky way does not belong in that image of the observable universe, because the hubble has got to be facing away from the earth, therefore that image is probably one perspective from the milky way.