WTF RANT

[amalthia]

I sometimes make the mistake of trying to talk to my mom beyond, pass the butter or I already wiped the table. Well tonight was one of those nights when I forgot I can't really talk to my mom.

I told her about talking to my uncle about marriage and what it means to him and his wife? And my uncle went started going on about religion and how important it is to a marriage that both people have GOD in their lives and blah blah blah...It took me 10 mintues to get the hell out of dodge.

So I thought my mom might find it funny...you know how a simple conversation about marriage could turn into a discussion where I'm interrogated about my lack of belief in a GOD that will punish you for not believing in him.

Nope, my mom went off on me saying maybe I needed to find a higher being in my life or some shit like that, because "I spend all my time on the computer" I don't think finding God will change my computer habits. All it'll do is waste time going to church and my mom wants me to go to Confirmation so just in case I die..I have a better shot of going to heaven. Or I'd spend all my time on the internet trying to convert everyone...how knows.

See this is what I have a problem with Christian people, it's like they have a belief they need to convert everyone to their religion. Sort of reminds me of Trekkies, they go out trying to convince everyone Star Trek is the best thing since toliet paper was invented. Though I'll admit, I find Trekkies less annoying than Christians maybe because there are less Trekkies in the world.

Anyway I'm angry right now. I don't like people (especially my mom) telling me all the evils in the world are there because not enough people believe in GOD. When everyone knows, Wars have been fought for 2000 years over religion. I think if we have chaos in the world it's because we've always been violent and technology has just made it easier to fly over an ocean and try imposing our way of life on an undeserving population. I keep thinking Crusades when I think of the war in Iraq....because Bush is so religous.

I think I'd rather people did things for rational reasons and not because they believe in a higher being.

If I find a spiritual life for myself I'd rather come to that decision on my own. I can understand my mom's concerns because she truly believes in GOD and is worried about my spirtual safety. However, I can't believe she thinks my life is so shallow that I need to add religion to it. She's more frivolous than I am. She's the one who has us cleaning house for hours before her sisters and brothers show up because she wants to impress/outdo them. She's so superficial sometimes it makes me sick. My dad I think he believes in a God, he certainly never told me he does..but he's the most down to earth person I know and I'm grateful my mom picked him and not some nut case like my Uncle Louis.

I don't think people need a God in their lives to know how to do the right thing, or to know what the right thing is. And that people use the bible as their crutch for morals is sad. I think people should know right from wrong in their gut, heart, soul not from a book written by MEN over 2000 years ago. A book should not tell people what's right or wrong, they should know already. THAT book has been the cause of more evils in the world than any other I can recall.

Comments

[kerfect.livejournal.com]

preach on, sister! I hate the fact that religion has become this great big brainwashing thing. Yes, the idea of higher power is appealing simply because it makes us feel less alone (notice how in the modern world the rate of depression is very high) on the other hand, major religions breed blind following which is just plain wrong on every level.

Reminds me of that song:

"he flexed his muscles to keep his flock of sheep in line
he made a virus that would kill off all the swine
his perfect kingdom of killing, suffering and pain
demands devotion atrocities done in his name"

[amalthia]

I agree the idea of an higher power is nice, because you don't feel so alone and scared of dying if you know you are going to heaven.

Believing that you'll cease to exist when you die isn't any fun. However, I'm not going to blindly believe in a higher being just to feel better about dying.

I believe that with maturity and knowing yourself you'll find happiness and contentment. And maybe acceptance that all things die and to enjoy each and every minute while you are on earth.

Having a religous belief that your soul will continue on in an afterlife I think makes people more careless with their time on earth thinking "oh well when I die I'll find all the answers then" or some such nonsense.

However, I'm not going to preach against a higher being because that's just about as bad as people trying to convince me that there is one. hehe :)

[yami-chan.livejournal.com]

I think of religion as one of the best examples of social Darwinism. The strong survive. Religion survives by getting more followers. How does it get more followers? It either converts you or kills you so you don't come up with a rival to its’ belief system. It's like the Borg if you wanna think that way. This is how it always works. It mirrors human thinking so well. It's deceitful, manipulative, ridged and the list goes on and on. Yet it has it’s good points and those shouldn’t be forgotten. ^^;;;

Honestly I think that writing down the moral code is probably one of the smartest things it could have done. Why? For the same reason that the legal codes are written down. You can't say you didn't know. It applies to everyone and you can look it up. Because, and this is where I disagree with you ^_~, not everyone has the same beliefs on what is wrong or right. We can see this when looking cross-culturally. Now I'm not talking about the big things like lying, killing and stealing. We all know that's wrong... or better said, detrimental to the stability of a society. What I'm talking about are more simplistic things. Though a problem does arise with this written moral code just like it arises with our legal codes. Immigration, class status, and different cultural beliefs makes it so not everyone grew up under these codes and so are considered deviant in some way or another by those who are. That's where it all goes wrong. And that’s why religion has this need to assimilate so badly too.

Yeah... so I'm gonna stop my babbling before I makes this into a very socialist/Marxist rant. ^^;;;;

[amalthia]

no don't apologize for writing so much. :) I loved what you had to say. It was rather thoughtful and you probably have a point about writing down the moral code so everyone knows the standard. :)

can't write much today, lots and lots of housework. :(