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MirMiros posted...

Religion is a scam

Indeed, any mainly works because somehow every excuse they use enables them.

This might get a bit long-winded, so if you don't want to read it, don't. Just my views on things.

Just as a few examples.. :

"My cousin died in a car crash today... must have been his time."

"Wow, that baby survived being thrown by a tornado! Angels saved him/her!"

"Let us rub this generic oil on your head as a 'blessing', and you'll be healed from your sickness."

"Let's say a prayer before every time we eat, and it'll make us healthier."

The list could go on, and on, and on. Any ridiculous excuse could be made, and a religious person would believe it. They don't think that coincidences happen, or simply don't understand that there are enough people on the planet for just about anything you could imagine to happen. (within reason)

People don't, haven't, and won't come back from the dead. They got scammed, so those people should get their money back. If someone seems to have come back from the dead, that simply means they weren't actually dead. There's been people in comatose states who've been buried before because someone thought they were dead, but they end up banging on the casket from the inside after being buried sometimes, or they just die from suffocation for real thereafter.

In some places, they place a bell with a string attached inside the casket, just in case someone is actually buried alive and needs to be rescued. It's extremely rare, but it's been reported to have happened before.

They say angels came from the "heavens". If you remember where it was they were referring to, it was usually the clouds in the sky. Nowadays, we know that the only thing beyond those clouds is thinner and thinner air, until no air and you reach space. We're still working on exploring space. So then religion decided that once we learned about space, they had to make up another lie. "God made the universe, and everything in it." Except they didn't even know about the universe and space in general back in "Jesus' time". They all assumed the Earth was flat for a long, long time, even back when the Bible, etc. was written. Until ancient Greece figured it out, but there was no world-wide communication to communicate their findings across the globe... so the farce continued everywhere, even to today where we should all know better.

Folks just need to get educated and use their brains a bit more, then they wouldn't fall for scams. Less time and money spent on something that will get you nowhere but believing in fairy tales.

In fact, most religious ones that use the word "believe" should look up its definition.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/believe?s=t

It basically means placing your trust in something you cannot prove, which too many people do. Live by proven facts. Science exists to do this, and science also exists to prove religion continuously wrong. For example, my religious father does not understand that the Earth rotates at about 1,000 MPH. (thinks it would throw everyone off) He is confusing it with RPM, (rotations per minute) and does not know and has not bothered to understand the science behind it. Also thinks the Earth hasn't been around for more than 10,000 years, since if I recall correctly, that's what our Mormon religion had taught him or something. To think he was an aspiring Meteorologist, too.

Anyhow, I know I went a bit off-topic, but it's just how I feel about these things. I grew up in a Mormon family and had these teachings shoved down my throat for nearly two decades before I decided I had enough of it. I was smart enough to realize what place I held on Earth and how insignificant we humans are in the grand scheme of things. Yes, the conditions of our solar system, planet and everything seem 'a little too perfect'. That doesn't mean we're that special. Coincidences happen a lot if there's enough people, or enough of something. The universe has no shortage of galaxies, solar systems and planets to boot, so things like we have right now are bound to happen at some point, especially given how much time it's all been around. (an unfathomable amount of time)

I just hope more people wake up from their illusions and move on with their lives. What we should focus on is accruing knowledge and technological advancement as a species, not focusing on fantasies. Of course some previous fantasies have been made wonderful new & useful technologies, but we should understand the differences. (such as Cellphones as seen in the old Star Trek before we had them for real)