I think religion is bad, not so much because of its foundations(okay, a lot the foundations are terrible, but the New Testament isn't _so_ bad), but the people who represent it.
People claim certain beliefs have anything to do with the religion. Jesus said nothing about abortion, racism, sexism, homosexuality, witchcraft, contraceptives, pre-martial sex etc.
In a century or two the Church will stop being homophobic, like most Churches aren't racist anymore.
It's the amount of authority religion provides. It's wrong. It's ****ed up. You get people to adopt these crazy, irrational and inhumane(but not so inhumane) philosophies out of fear... It's disgusting.
I actually agree with parts of The New Testament. But you're crazy if you think Christianity is some sort of reflection of the views and philosophies Jesus was portrayed as being an advocate of in The New Testament. Christianity is one of the most ****ed up interpretations of the Bible yet.
And don't get me wrong, I'm a strong believer and advocate of moral subjectivity, but you're just messed up in the head if you think The Old Testament is in anyway ethical or some sort of reliable source.
I mean, again, don't get me wrong, there are _some_ parts I agree with, but you don't need to make out like it's some major deal and something people should use as some sort of moral guidance throughout their lives... 'cause the truth is, any idiot could have come up with the stuff I agree with in The Old Testament, not this supreme being.
If you want moral guidance and the feeling of inclusion a religion provides go with Buddhism, imo.
Christianity's just a reflection of the publics views, but perpetually a century behind. As society becomes more and more liberal Christianity will eventually become nothing. Which is a very, very good thing.
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EDIT: @Bruce: I said I don't know much about physics. But some magic guy who lives in the sky shouting 'let there be light!', 'let there be life!' etc. just doesn't cut it. I mean, if you're _so_ scared of death you'd actually buy THAT explanation... well... I just feel sorry for you. Any explanation physicists can provide is superior to that.
And the truth is, why do we need to know that anyway? Will we live life any better knowing that we do have meaning? Will we hell. And what exactly is meaning anyway? Being a part of some superior being's project? I mean. It's all relative. If there is a superior being, we're still nothing compared to him.
Us being a spontaneous occurrence, upon further observation, is far less depressing than there being a deistic deity.