Is Your Religion Who Your Really Are?

Religion is heavy. It’s a constant buzzing that many of us are numb to, forgetting it exists as a defining part of our lives. It’s been ingrained throughout our society. While the United States claims to be separate from the church, the very basis of our country is “founded under God.” The US dollar bill is marked with “In God We Trust.”, sweeping over us like a plague. If we were such a secular state, why would we have a religious inscription on the very foundation of our economy?

According to an article by Arthur Lee Jackson, an author who writes about nature and various other issues, discusses and debates religions.

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Why are there so many different religions?

According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world. The word religion is sometimes used interchangeably with "faith" or "belief system", but religion differs from private belief in that it has a public aspect. Many people do not want to believe in a God who demands righteousness and morality, so they invent a God who makes no such requirements. Many people do not want to believe in a God who declares it impossible for people to earn their own way to heaven. So they invent a God who accepts people into heaven if they have completed certain steps, followed certain rules, and/or obeyed certain laws, at least to the best of their ability. Many people do not want a relationship with a God who is sovereign and omnipotent. So they imagine God as being more of a mystical force than a personal and sovereign ruler.

How Do You Determine Moral Principles Without Religion?

Consider moral principles that you do not always follow. Most people would argue that stealing is wrong but is stealing wrong if it is necessary to feed your family? Why do you hold moral principles that you do not follow in all instances? Consider lying. When is it wrong to lie? If someone asks, "Does this make me look fat?", and it does make them look fat, is it morally wrong to lie to them? Would you be doing them a disservice by insulting them and possibly damaging your relationship or a service, by helping them appear better to other members of the community?

Is There an Afterlife?

There is scientific evidence to suggest that life can continue after death, according to the largest ever medical study carried out on the subject. One man, however, gave a “very credible” account of what was going on while doctors and nurses tried to bring him back to life and says that he felt he was observing his resuscitation from the corner of the room. Although no one will ever know if there is life after death or where our soul goes when we die there have been signs of what happens. This question will always remain a mystery.

Question: If you were born without a religion and got to choose what you believed in would you still be what you are now?

Future Research- In my future research I plan on answering the questions of what are the similarities and difference between some religions in terms of Gods they worship, and how they worship their Gods.