Religion isn't the mere belief in a creator

128 posts / 0 new
Last post
Lisa Williams's picture
Religion isn't the mere belief in a creator

Okay, so one thing that i've noticed quite a lot of people think is that to be religious, you just believe that the world was created by God. I really can't stress enough that this isn't the case; religion is based on the foundations of scriptures - telling its followers how to live their lives and hence oppressing them. Take Buddhism as an example - the Buddha never claimed divine revelation. Buddhists work towards achieving enlightenment/nirvana, however, this idea comes from a religious scripture.
Religion undermines humanity's intelligence. It is evil and a form of dictatorship. It needs to be banned.

Subscription Note: 

Choosing to subscribe to this topic will automatically register you for email notifications for comments and updates on this thread.

Email notifications will be sent out daily by default unless specified otherwise on your account which you can edit by going to your userpage here and clicking on the subscriptions tab.

watchman's picture
@ Lisa Williams ....
xenoview's picture
Lisa Williams
algebe's picture
@Xenoview: "All religious
xenoview's picture
Algebe
algebe's picture
@Xenoview: "Banning religion
Burn Your Bible's picture
@lisawilliams
Nyarlathotep's picture
Burn your bible - ...she told
Lisa Williams's picture
I've experienced the exact
SunDog's picture
Right fucking on!
curious's picture
"religion is based on the
Discere's picture
The beauty of the sheep's
Lisa Williams's picture
You won't feel like you are.
rattail788's picture
You don't have to feel
Lisa Williams's picture
@RatTail788 I'm very sorry to
curious's picture
"following the shepherd
Discere's picture
That's the problem, my friend
Lisa Williams's picture
@Discere You're absolutely
curious's picture
"Take Islam as an example -
Keith Raye's picture
@zwalja
Lisa Williams's picture
@Keith Raye So are you saying
Keith Raye's picture
@Lisa Williams
Lisa Williams's picture
@Keith Raye And how would you
Keith Raye's picture
@Lisa Williams
Lisa Williams's picture
@Keith Raye Firstly, I would
Keith Raye's picture
@Lisa Williams
Discere's picture
I'm afraid I have to agree
algebe's picture
@Zwalja: "Maybe that is the
curious's picture
Virtue? I was not talking
MCDennis's picture
yes, theist religions have
phetaroi's picture
That's right. I mean we

Pages

Donating = Loving

Heart Icon

Bringing you atheist articles and building active godless communities takes hundreds of hours and resources each month. If you find any joy or stimulation at Atheist Republic, please consider becoming a Supporting Member with a recurring monthly donation of your choosing, between a cup of tea and a good dinner.

Or make a one-time donation in any amount.