Why To Be or Why Not To Be?
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I been looking through the serious discussions threads that involves religion, then I thought to myself, " Hmmmm how can I make it more interesting?" I thought about then the quote came to me " To be or not to be that is the question."
At that moment I asked, "Why". I then add two and two together ask my self another question, "Why do humans believe in what they believe in?" So I want hear why you all believe in your religion, philosophy, morals, sense of justice, ext.
To start off I will begin my story of how I became what I am today. I was born in a christian home and raised to believe in "God". I listen to my family and believe in "God" like samurai to his lord. Things started to change around sixth grade where I met my teacher who was indirectly responsible for me to turning into atheist, his name was Mr Collins.
When I was in his class he gave more lectures then teaching, but most of my class ignored him but I listen intently. His lectures were mostly about how far the Black communities have fallen and other things that things that were quite racial. After listening to him for a few months I became angry. To make a long story short I begin to hate Caucasians and eventually became atheist. My hate for Caucasians went away but I remain atheist due to me find the existence of Gods to be impossible since he would deny many laws of the universe itself.
Later on, I became a vegetarian because I came to the conclusion that animals are one in the same, won't go into detail, yet. Around the time I became a vegetarian, I became immoral due to my lost the sense of right and wrong. Little bit later, I label myself as a Taoist since it was the closest thing that reflects my beliefs. Well that's pretty much all I got to say... for now
At that moment I asked, "Why". I then add two and two together ask my self another question, "Why do humans believe in what they believe in?" So I want hear why you all believe in your religion, philosophy, morals, sense of justice, ext.
To start off I will begin my story of how I became what I am today. I was born in a christian home and raised to believe in "God". I listen to my family and believe in "God" like samurai to his lord. Things started to change around sixth grade where I met my teacher who was indirectly responsible for me to turning into atheist, his name was Mr Collins.
When I was in his class he gave more lectures then teaching, but most of my class ignored him but I listen intently. His lectures were mostly about how far the Black communities have fallen and other things that things that were quite racial. After listening to him for a few months I became angry. To make a long story short I begin to hate Caucasians and eventually became atheist. My hate for Caucasians went away but I remain atheist due to me find the existence of Gods to be impossible since he would deny many laws of the universe itself.
Later on, I became a vegetarian because I came to the conclusion that animals are one in the same, won't go into detail, yet. Around the time I became a vegetarian, I became immoral due to my lost the sense of right and wrong. Little bit later, I label myself as a Taoist since it was the closest thing that reflects my beliefs. Well that's pretty much all I got to say... for now
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lordisgaea3 wrote...
Freaky Green wrote...
I been looking through the serious discussions threads that involves religion, then I thought to myself, " Hmmmm how can I make it more interesting?" I thought about then the quote came to me " To be or not to be that is the question."At that moment I asked, "Why". I then add two and two together ask my self another question, "Why do humans believe in what they believe in?" So I want hear why you all believe in your religion, philosophy, morals, sense of justice, ext.
To start off I will begin my story of how I became what I am today. I was born in a christian home and raised to believe in "God". I listen to my family and believe in "God" like samurai to his lord. Things started to change around sixth grade where I met my teacher who was indirectly responsible for me to turning into atheist, his name was Mr Collins.
When I was in his class he gave more lectures then teaching, but most of my class ignored him but I listen intently. His lectures were mostly about how far the Black communities have fallen and other things that things that were quite racial. After listening to him for a few months I became angry. To make a long story short I begin to hate Caucasians and eventually became atheist. My hate for Caucasians went away but I remain atheist due to me find the existence of Gods to be impossible since he would deny many laws of the universe itself.
Later on, I became a vegetarian because I came to the conclusion that animals are one in the same, won't go into detail, yet. Around the time I became a vegetarian, I became immoral due to my lost the sense of right and wrong. Little bit later, I label myself as a Taoist since it was the closest thing that reflects my beliefs. Well that's pretty much all I got to say... for now
I don't understand , you became immoral ? You became immoral because you didn't have religion to tell you what was right and wrong ? Even though , that's simply impossible , every humans , religious or not , have morals , everyone knows by themself what is right or wrong . There's only one exception and it's people with psychological illness that really become immoral ...
Hmmm I didn't became immoral due lost of religion rather its the other way around really. Let me explain how I became immoral, after seriously reading my science textbook, this was after my hate died down, I learn that humans are classified as animals. The reason being that there are only 4 different cell structures that are know which are animal, plant, fungi, and bacteria. For a while I thought this was bullshit then I thought about it; a lot of animals bleed red blood like humans, and humans shared 99% of the same DNA as prime apes, and final nail on the coffin was when I look for the definition for a human on the web and in my dictionary they all say humans are social animals, even my science teachers say humans are animals. After accepting humans are animals, my view of the world changed greatly. I first became a vegetarian to show my respect or my animal piers, since if I won't codon the killing of humans then I shouldn't codon the killing of other animals. Eventually this lead to questioning my beliefs at that time. I kept questioning myself to the point of questing basic ideals such as right & wrong, good & evil, justice, exc. The more I question them the more they give way and they eventually crumble and I became immoral.
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Why to be or not to be is a question people have to ask themselves to believe what they wish to believe, or wish not to believe.
If they believe it is something to gain from, then believe.
Otherwise do not believe.
You may have posted much about yourself, and that is ok since it also lets us thinks why we believe in the things we believe in today.
Islam.
Christianity.
Buddhism.
Jewish.
Free Mason.
Etc...
People choose to believe for many reasons, but the reasons is for them alone to think about and really be sure if that reason alone is the reason to be a religious man, if not then they start to not believe thus starting an inner conflict within themselves, and in the end, they end up becoming who they are based on their own conclusion.
I am the man I am today, not because religion has led me to believe, but rather my family and friends have inspired me to believe what I wish to believe, thus making me a man who believes in the religion of Islam.
So I don't know if this sums it up, but I like your post.
If they believe it is something to gain from, then believe.
Otherwise do not believe.
You may have posted much about yourself, and that is ok since it also lets us thinks why we believe in the things we believe in today.
Islam.
Christianity.
Buddhism.
Jewish.
Free Mason.
Etc...
People choose to believe for many reasons, but the reasons is for them alone to think about and really be sure if that reason alone is the reason to be a religious man, if not then they start to not believe thus starting an inner conflict within themselves, and in the end, they end up becoming who they are based on their own conclusion.
I am the man I am today, not because religion has led me to believe, but rather my family and friends have inspired me to believe what I wish to believe, thus making me a man who believes in the religion of Islam.
So I don't know if this sums it up, but I like your post.