Thanks for your comment. – I am a bit concern with your statement ” the truthful one”. Most religious conflict occur because some one claims that their religion, their god, is the truthful one.

Control, submission, lead to expoitation. No fun (for the exploited). I have not seen too many atheists walking around saying: “submit to me because there is no god”. As to religious people… hum! This is not to say that non-believers cannot or do not exploit others. Many have and many will. – A layer of protection against exploitation is knowledge. Knowing who we are at depth… knowing – why – nature creates us free… but not really.

The humanity sometimes have been exploited by in the name of Religion, but not by the truthful ones; it were the fake one who did it. It is good if someone comes out of these so called Religionists.

The same way some Atheists do exploit the ordinary man in the name of humanity, in the name of peace, in the name of science; it is sheer exploitation, nothing more than that.

If one needs to come out of Religion syndrome; the same way one needs to come out of the Anti-Religion syndrome.

One has to be on the moderation;beware of the extremists/exploiters, please.

Thanks

I am an Ahmadi peaceful Muslim

you hit the nail on the head. it easy to free yourself from religion… (there is so much incongruency) but not so of “God”. And it would make life “priceless” if we could know.

Facing “God” is an other cup of tea. Actually, it is not the knowing, which is difficult, but facing the answer squarely. That means facing the possibility that we are alone. And then wondering what is the meaning of life? What we are doing on earth? Who are we?

But there is an answer.

If you look on the side bar, or on “Home” page, you will see that I have a book for sale. – A Natural Philosophy – the answer is in it.

I have stopped pretending that a “God” exists. I know that there is none. And I feel good about being human on earth.

How does one examine, understand, and conclude that religion is not necessary? Perhaps they can use testimonies from those who have been freed? Maybe they can read the right book (The God Delusion did it for me.)

Of course, free from religion is one thing, but free from God might be another separate thing to accomplish. Many people have no problem dropping religion, but God is a different story. I wonder why?

I never believed in God, but I pretended to. I wonder if many people are pretending, and are simply afraid to drop the idea?

We have a long way to go as humans!