Marxon

Well, to start I'll say that I am a very logically minded person, though I am smart enough to realize not everything can be explained or is even capable of explanation...

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I see religion very differently from most. In my interpretation, there is no right or wrong religion to follow in the world, they are all open to be worshiped by whoever wants to as long as their values are pure and peaceful.

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I believe the possible existence of God or Gods (here on referred to simply as God for simplicity), but in a very unconventional form from what most believe. Many religious texts say God is omniscient and omnipresent, no matter where you go you always find him close, I believe this is because that holy presence is a manifestation of the collective consciousness of a group of people. Our brains send a large amount of electrical impulses through them constantly, it is not beyond doubt that that the field of EM energy that creates cannot influence and be influenced by other minds, easy way to explain crowd behavior, group think, and seemingly uncanny levels of cooperation.

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Religion to me is meaning and form being given to this collective of conscious minds by the culture of those experiencing it. The feeling would only be more and more intense when you have like minded people in proximity, hence the use of gatherings in places like churches. Though a lot of religion may be fictional in nature, that does not make it useless or diminish its value. That lore of a given religion is founded because the true majesty of the effect it has defies logic itself and inspires all, and the resulting stories, tales, and scriptures serve as a narrative medium that carries on the values and beliefs of the culture through time, preserving core ideals for all of eternity, achieving immortality in remembrance.

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I do not say one should cast out religion for its lore about the nature of the universe and its creator being true or not, I am no authority on that. I actually despite this, openly encourage people to participate in the religion of their choosing, one where they are made to feel comfortable and among a collective of friendly and caring people, and if the writing is good enough go for that too.

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My only grievance is that modern religion has lost it's true values and has become an institution, one filled with obligations to the church, where you feel pressured to fit in, not accepted as you are. The oppressive and conformist nature of modern religions like Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Catholicism, and many others, is the only reason why I currently do not practice religion myself. Spirituality is freedom from boring and lonely reality, what religion today has become, is not.

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