Why do people stay religious?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Religion is for people with zero confidence or brains.

Churches take donations all the time. 90% of the money or more goes right to the leaders pocket.

Mega Churches or
Cults like Chabad, Hassids, Lubbies, Opus Dei, Evangelicals etc...

All Kool-Aid indoctrination centers run by con men.

Look at Charlie Kirk's furneral for god's sake mega church pyrotechnics, asks for money and an RNC, KKK rally all sponsored by Christian Nationalists. Pay to play.

What's Kirk have to do with this? He wasn't starting a religion. Try to stay on topic instead of deflecting because your arguments are weak.

No deflecting Kirk is a perfect example of someone claiming to be religious and then stealing every dime from the people who are indoctrinated by him. He’s a con man but you Bible thumping idiots think he’s a great human while he steaks from you

He's a dead man now. His stealing days are over. He's dead, just like the dogs that were sent to the pound and injected or shot.

He's been resurrected through his wife as his organization continues. In a 1,000 years, people will claim he was literally resurrected and the name of the shooter was Judas.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well, mostly for community and also because being irreligious isn't any better.

Not being religious is better in that it is realistic. It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not expect an eternal life in heaven.

There are religions that don't expect a heavenly eternal afterlife. The options are not a binary between evangelical Christianity or atheism.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, mostly for community and also because being irreligious isn't any better.

Not being religious is better in that it is realistic. It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not expect an eternal life in heaven.

There are religions that don't expect a heavenly eternal afterlife. The options are not a binary between evangelical Christianity or atheism.

True. But for the purposes of this forum, approx 2/3 of American adults believe or identify with one of the Abrahamic religions, with Christians being the overwhelming majority.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, mostly for community and also because being irreligious isn't any better.

Not being religious is better in that it is realistic. It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not expect an eternal life in heaven.

There are religions that don't expect a heavenly eternal afterlife. The options are not a binary between evangelical Christianity or atheism.

True. But for the purposes of this forum, approx 2/3 of American adults believe or identify with one of the Abrahamic religions, with Christians being the overwhelming majority.

But why not say "Christian" when you mean Christian? It just looks ignorant to generalize when the intent is clearly about Christian beliefs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, mostly for community and also because being irreligious isn't any better.

Not being religious is better in that it is realistic. It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not expect an eternal life in heaven.

There are religions that don't expect a heavenly eternal afterlife. The options are not a binary between evangelical Christianity or atheism.

Huh?

True. But for the purposes of this forum, approx 2/3 of American adults believe or identify with one of the Abrahamic religions, with Christians being the overwhelming majority.

But why not say "Christian" when you mean Christian? It just looks ignorant to generalize when the intent is clearly about Christian beliefs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, mostly for community and also because being irreligious isn't any better.

Not being religious is better in that it is realistic. It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not expect an eternal life in heaven.

There are religions that don't expect a heavenly eternal afterlife. The options are not a binary between evangelical Christianity or atheism.

True. But for the purposes of this forum, approx 2/3 of American adults believe or identify with one of the Abrahamic religions, with Christians being the overwhelming majority.

But why not say "Christian" when you mean Christian? It just looks ignorant to generalize when the intent is clearly about Christian beliefs.

Huh?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, mostly for community and also because being irreligious isn't any better.

Not being religious is better in that it is realistic. It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not expect an eternal life in heaven.

There are religions that don't expect a heavenly eternal afterlife. The options are not a binary between evangelical Christianity or atheism.

True. But for the purposes of this forum, approx 2/3 of American adults believe or identify with one of the Abrahamic religions, with Christians being the overwhelming majority.

But why not say "Christian" when you mean Christian? It just looks ignorant to generalize when the intent is clearly about Christian beliefs.

Huh?

Why not say "Not being [Christian] is better in that it is realistic. It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not expect an eternal life in heaven." ?

Why not be specific about who you're talking about? You're not actually talking about religious people generally. You're talking about Christians, so just say that. By arguing against being "religious" and then defining that by a set of Christian-specific beliefs, you come across as ignorant.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, mostly for community and also because being irreligious isn't any better.

Not being religious is better in that it is realistic. It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not expect an eternal life in heaven.

There are religions that don't expect a heavenly eternal afterlife. The options are not a binary between evangelical Christianity or atheism.

True. But for the purposes of this forum, approx 2/3 of American adults believe or identify with one of the Abrahamic religions, with Christians being the overwhelming majority.

But why not say "Christian" when you mean Christian? It just looks ignorant to generalize when the intent is clearly about Christian beliefs.

Huh?

Why not say "Not being [Christian] is better in that it is realistic. It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not expect an eternal life in heaven." ?

Why not be specific about who you're talking about? You're not actually talking about religious people generally. You're talking about Christians, so just say that. By arguing against being "religious" and then defining that by a set of Christian-specific beliefs, you come across as ignorant.

Again, huh?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, mostly for community and also because being irreligious isn't any better.

Not being religious is better in that it is realistic. It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not expect an eternal life in heaven.

There are religions that don't expect a heavenly eternal afterlife. The options are not a binary between evangelical Christianity or atheism.

True. But for the purposes of this forum, approx 2/3 of American adults believe or identify with one of the Abrahamic religions, with Christians being the overwhelming majority.

But why not say "Christian" when you mean Christian? It just looks ignorant to generalize when the intent is clearly about Christian beliefs.

Huh?

Why not say "Not being [Christian] is better in that it is realistic. It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not expect an eternal life in heaven." ?

Why not be specific about who you're talking about? You're not actually talking about religious people generally. You're talking about Christians, so just say that. By arguing against being "religious" and then defining that by a set of Christian-specific beliefs, you come across as ignorant.

You come across as itching for a fight. I’m with “huh” poster.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, mostly for community and also because being irreligious isn't any better.

Not being religious is better in that it is realistic. It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not expect an eternal life in heaven.

There are religions that don't expect a heavenly eternal afterlife. The options are not a binary between evangelical Christianity or atheism.

True. But for the purposes of this forum, approx 2/3 of American adults believe or identify with one of the Abrahamic religions, with Christians being the overwhelming majority.

But why not say "Christian" when you mean Christian? It just looks ignorant to generalize when the intent is clearly about Christian beliefs.

Huh?

Why not say "Not being [Christian] is better in that it is realistic. It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not expect an eternal life in heaven." ?

Why not be specific about who you're talking about? You're not actually talking about religious people generally. You're talking about Christians, so just say that. By arguing against being "religious" and then defining that by a set of Christian-specific beliefs, you come across as ignorant.

Again, huh?

I'm not sure how to be clearer. Can you say more about what you're confused about?

[Anonymous]

I stay religious simply because I have faith. I grew up Catholic and at core I believe the Catholic faith. More importantly, though, it doesn’t really matter to me what part of which religious belief systems are factually accurate. I believe that there is a God And that there are many paths to God. I believe that there is more that I don’t know than that I know, and I believe that God may have given people across the world different understandings for purposes I don’t know. I don’t think about the afterlife and don’t feel I believe anything in hopes of it, and if Someone Were to reveal that it didn’t exist, that’s fine by me. But at core, I believe there is a form of God and it’s based on faith, not logic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I stay religious simply because I have faith. I grew up Catholic and at core I believe the Catholic faith. More importantly, though, it doesn’t really matter to me what part of which religious belief systems are factually accurate. I believe that there is a God And that there are many paths to God. I believe that there is more that I don’t know than that I know, and I believe that God may have given people across the world different understandings for purposes I don’t know. I don’t think about the afterlife and don’t feel I believe anything in hopes of it, and if Someone Were to reveal that it didn’t exist, that’s fine by me. But at core, I believe there is a form of God and it’s based on faith, not logic.

It sounds a little wacky to me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, mostly for community and also because being irreligious isn't any better.

Not being religious is better in that it is realistic. It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not expect an eternal life in heaven.

There are religions that don't expect a heavenly eternal afterlife. The options are not a binary between evangelical Christianity or atheism.

True. But for the purposes of this forum, approx 2/3 of American adults believe or identify with one of the Abrahamic religions, with Christians being the overwhelming majority.

But why not say "Christian" when you mean Christian? It just looks ignorant to generalize when the intent is clearly about Christian beliefs.

I'm guessing that you're religious, but not Christian

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I stay religious simply because I have faith. I grew up Catholic and at core I believe the Catholic faith. More importantly, though, it doesn’t really matter to me what part of which religious belief systems are factually accurate. I believe that there is a God And that there are many paths to God. I believe that there is more that I don’t know than that I know, and I believe that God may have given people across the world different understandings for purposes I don’t know. I don’t think about the afterlife and don’t feel I believe anything in hopes of it, and if Someone Were to reveal that it didn’t exist, that’s fine by me. But at core, I believe there is a form of God and it’s based on faith, not logic.

You sound like a bad Catholic.

[Anonymous]

They sound like a deist.