by IWant2Leave 6 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
According to a recent Pew Report, ones who are not affiliated with any religion are the fastest growing group. If they were a religion they would be the largest. It's not only J.W.'s who are leaving religion, but cuts across a wide spectrum. I've got to figure out where I fit.
https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/religion-us-common-reply-now-81745266
I think this is happening all over the world but for places that are radical like Islamic countries.
It is better to have zero religion than a garbage one. And Christi-SCAM-ity is pure garbage. Jesus is nothing more than the archetype of the perfect slave--why would I want to follow that thing? Islam and judaism are no better, either--both are designed to enslave the whole world. And none of those three abominations are worth adhering to.
Are they counting regular attenders? I know some who go on easter and christmas. Others only suddenly need a church for a funeral or maybe wedding
All religion is based on no empirical proof. Its all faith based. So there is not one bit of evidence for god.
People leave religions because of illogical teachings about God. What if all religions had taught only two sentences such as Mathew 7:12; Mark 4:24 and showed love in their actions, no one would have left religions.
In comparison, atheists are in better standing with God. They can’t digest a God who orders genocide such as given in Numbers 31:17, 18, hence reject such a God. Depiction of True God is given in matthew/5/43-48, and this true God would only be happy with atheists because HE knows that atheists got better perspective about what God should be than religions who put their thoughts into God’s mouth.
All religion is based on no empirical proof. Its all faith based. So there is not one bit of evidence for god.
Mickbobcat, I love you brother. Please be careful with words like "all" and "never". I like the recent interview between Lloyd Evans and Stephen Woodford aka Rationality Rules at the recent Faithless Forum in Austin, Texas. Woodford is a well read atheist and philosopher. I appreciate his open mindedness.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvRV2jEA69o
Woodford agrees that a person can rationally and reasonably get to the conclusion that there could very well be something that fits the general description of a god, but there is no evidence that something is any god as described by the religions of the world. To say there is something that might be a god is feasible. To say it is the god of the Bible is not. To say a particular religion that subscribes to the Bible as its chief text is the on and only true religion has no proof or evidence.
Additionally, to say all religion has no empirical proof is not true. Psychologists, neuroscientists, and physicists who study quantum mechanics are acknowledging the teachings of Buddhism to be accurate. Keep in mind, Buddhism speaks nothing about a personal god, a creator of the universe, or how we got here. It simply addresses the true state of the universe and the human mind as means to end personal suffering.
