funny thing this word religion what if we were to replace it with the word cereal.
well we have many types of cereal rice crispies , cornflakes , cocopops and thoughs elite
one's like special K

these cereal's all seem to promise us if we use them in the perscribed manner we will
benefit from their use such as lower cholesterol , healther digestive system
younger looking complexion and as we see many people prefer a particular cereal over another

this gives them the feeling it will provide the neccerary needs and reassurance
that they are doing the right thing to keep their live on track health wise

So each morning they perform a ritual of consuming their salvation in the
faith that it will give them a long and prosperous life

I'll leave it at that, this shows us that religion and cereal are manufactured products
that lead us to believe that we are not capable of making intelligent informed decisions
into our own well being as they do all the thinking for us

I hope people can see where I'm coming from, the formular is the same for most things in this reality
it's a tried and proven formular that works every time, so when your on a good thing stick to it

I do not intend to belittle some peoples beliefs but after 52 years on this rock you do get a lot
of insight into what is actually at play here

Actually i heard somewhere that life is like a box of chocolates

What about "religions" such as Budhism, that do not require blind faith, but practice and patience and you can see for yourself the changes in your life. This sounds to me like a very informed decision, one that is a constantly changing decision that lasts a lifetime, or lifetimes

It's funny: I had kellogg's bran flakes for breakfast this morning ... it was a decision I made, because I happen to like kellogg's bran flakes, and because bran flakes are better for my body than toast or even no breakfast. I don't always feel like eating breakfast, and there are days when I don't want cereal, just some bread or toast ... you see, I'm not a Kellogg's fanatic. But I do think about what I eat, and I enjoyed my bran flakes this morning. I hope you can see where I'm coming from.

As scary as it sounds, I think I just understood that

Budhism, well it seems to be more of a life style than a religion with room to grow in ideas and looks at the world in a far different light than the other so called main stream religions that appear to have there doctrine cast in stone, with very little room to move this is why they are splintered into so many different scects due to there inability to have one size fits all .

So we can say it is like different cereal manufacturers claiming that theirs is more enticing with the added benefit of fish oil and other exotic contents that will produce a far more healther choice to promote more energy and a more productive life so that you can enjoy it to it's fullest

Sounds like it hard to keep a definate commitment to a healthy breakfast now do you see were I'm coming from

Yes, but I disagree. Health doesn't come from a routine, but through understanding one's needs. We tell our children: "finish your breakfast" without considering whether or not it is best or even necessary. Perhaps health is not in eating breakfast every day, but from understanding whether or not one needs breakfast.

Remember, Kellogg's makes cornflakes, but Kellogg's isn't breakfast.

This post has been edited by kirin-rex: Jun 9 2008, 05:36 PM

Religion is like "manufactured products"? So is the educational system rigged that way. Go to school, pay for collage and so on. Some people get nothing out of it. They spend years at it and don't think they gained a thing from it.

You can go to church and get nothing out of it. Believing in religion because you are told to will not do much for you. It is you that will or will not benefit from it. You will never benefit by dropping your own judgment and power of choice. That is the one thing religion can truly help you with.

It's funny how things can have a tenancy to flip on you. I guy starts out trying to help you, the more he gets into trying to help you, the more he has the potential to harm and hurt you. And the more effective he can be at it when he does. This is the tale of religion as sad as it may be. Some people in religions will be found to have turned on their own people. But this is not unique to religion, in can be found in anything.

This post has been edited by ScottMan: Jun 11 2008, 08:08 PM