Is religion really a waste of time?
439067
Depends on the person and what they get out of religion.  For those that feel it is a waste of time then it probably is for them.  For those lives that are enhanced by a religion and love God through their religion then it's a wonderful thing that is good for them and very valuable to their spiritual growth.  Being a hypocrite is what's a waste of time and doesn't do anyone any good.
612671
Nope.\n\nBut man using religion as an excuse sure is.
613682
If you're looking for a religion based on that criteria then I doubt religion is for you.  But personally, I don't believe in religion at all... just the truth that GOD is ALL
869439
I don't like religion.a preacher told me I was sinner because I fell asleep in church.a preacher told my 5 year old he was going to hell because he was not baptized.religion is for MAN  and what man wants you to believe,not GOD.I believe if you live your life as a good person.you don't need religion.look at all the preachers that are molesting children.religion is a joke,father forgive my sins is a joke.
424800
I believe religion is fiction.  Emotion shouldn't play a part in it.  There has never been any real evidence that there is a god, the whole point of faith makes that clear.
1132708
Yes, it is the worst thing. All of them. Because of religion, we have had crusades, genocides, suicide bombings, all types of holy war. The concept of god has done more harm to man than the invention of the gun. You do not need a religion to fill the voids. You should use your head. The voids make you think, and those that can't turn to religion. When the cave men could not understand lightning (for example), they made up god, so they could just say "God did it". If you need the voids filled, anyone can do it. I could easily make a myth about how the world works, and it would explain everything, I could just say the creator did it. My creator could by a six headed cat. This would be no more ridiculous than god. Science is the only real explanation, not some cult belief in a fairy tail imaginary friend of the human race that is watching all of us.
301226
Kinda makes religion seem like a bunch of nonsense doesn't it?
959469
well, truthfully, I waste time that i should be using elsewhere. i get caught up in having stuff to deal with and not spending my "dew time" in prayer. \n\nThanks for the chastisment, whether you knew it or not....\nbe blessed~vicki
395136
For many people living in a Globalizing world is a pretty frightening idea. Traditions that people held on to tightly are slowly unraviling, family values are apparently breaking down, jobs are becoming harder and harder to hold and so on. When you find situations like this it becomes easy to see why people feel empty, or feel like they need somewhere else to turn because life is confronting them with challenges that they are unsure they can handle. One of the better things about religion is that no matter what your belief system you find religion empowers the believer (though you could argue whether or not this is for better or for worse). Religion often provides not only a legitamation of a lifestyle but also a community of likeminded individuals satisfying our needs to be social. For these reasons religion is as important as ever in a secularizing world.
470911
It's a waste of time!            \n                                   \nI agree with the person above me.↑
952425
Exactly! I ask that question all the time! \n\nWe don't need religion at all. But there are some of us like you and me who know what's right and wrong, and we live by certain principals and we are smart and use emotional intelligence to rationalize our thought processes. We are ethical people. A lot of people out there are not like us. So they do need some kind of religion to put them on the right path cause they are weak! these are not very smart people. They hardly think and that's why they are not ethical either.
627028
Humans have an innate longing for meaning and purpose. Then as life continues, the need for hope, importance, and worth grow and consume us. Religion fills those needs. But God is not a religion. There is a difference between following a religion and having a relationship with God. Religion will not give you what you need...only God can do that. But you have to discover that for yourself.
1080350
If you think religion has all the answers - good for you, Just don't use pseudoscientific theories with HUGE logical lacunae to try and disprove anything even remotely scientific alright?
846483
no, religion is not stupid....led everyone do as they please....just don't force religion down my throat....but religion was invented to control the masses...just like Hitler did!
284370
Personally speaking for myself, I would say no, it does not.  I like philosophy cuz it helps me be critical of religious teachings, and not to take belief / philosphical systems blindly.  It helps me be realistic, more self-aware of what I am believing, and whether what I believe helps me be a better person overall or if I am just believing cuz I want the "security". \n\nI do think it may close the doors on religion for some people....as philosophy requires a lot of critical thinking, analyzing....that does include analyzing religious texts in depth, and I know that does bother some religious people.
123810
Personally, I don't believe in a religion. Religion is man searching for his place in this world. Religion can be anything - money, success, power, family, and even church - that helps give a person a feeling of purpose. Most of these purposes are misguided and misdirected, even some of the good ones humans tend to worship as their religion.\n\nI don't believe in a religion that was created thousands of years ago. I believe in a faith that has been tested thousands and thousands of times by billions of believers before me. I believe that the way I worship God is not through a movement that was created thousands of years ago. I worship my God the way I feel led to worship him - by honoring him in my day-to-day life and sharing my faith in him with others.\n\nFor those that believe science over God, that's fine. That is your choice. But I just wonder, does it make you feel good that your life is the result of an accident? And that everything around you is an accident? Life must have a purpose. If all we are is just here momentarily then we are gone, what is the point in being here? All things must have some sort of purpose. By placing your faith in something beyond the power of your science, you can find that purpose for your life.
133382
I believe religions intention is ultimately to help people. Whether you’re a believer or an atheist in whatever religion, it is primarily our foundation for what is “good” in the world. Now while nonbelievers may claim they use reason, kindness, and other non religious ways to determine good from bad - it is irrelevant because it all originally, (or at best) coincides from the origin of some religion which deemed that act, behavior, or things as good or bad. So to me religion helps because it sets a standard which majority of people try to met in how to act what we call “civilized” and be a “good” human being. \n\nNow, the hurting part lies in the extremes that religion sometimes spawns in it’s believers as well as nonbelievers. People who become so adamant about their belief, and feel others are wrong, (either in their beliefs or something completely different) may become mean, rude, and in extreme cases such as religious suicide bombers or martyrs, deadly to others. This I feel is the bad thing with religion, (but keep in mind that man has made a bad thing out of religion - not religion itself).