Judah
Enlightened
- Oct 1, 2020
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The real reasons why people are fanatical to a religion are purely psychological. Those who invented religions built these institutions with ideas / beliefs that are FULLY COMPATIBLE with the way humans think and feel
EXAMPLES
1. The human is by nature a very interested being that NEVER WORKS IN A BUCKET. Whenever he does anything, he hopes that his action will be rewarded in some way to feel that his effort was not in vain; If he knows there is no reward / incentive involved, then he is unlikely to act. Now, the religion invented the belief that if one does good deeds in life, then he has to earn rewards from God, and in his death he will receive the eternal reward. Here is clear the real reason why fans do "good" acts: they do not do it for a really honest and disinterested service thinking of the happiness and / or well-being of their fellow man, but they do it only for the selfish interest of personal salvation, hoping to receive rewards that will only benefit them. As a result, we see that the human mind and religion become compatible, since the religious belief of the prizes satisfies the human desire to obtain them.
RESULT: the religious fanatic is "good" ONLY FOR INTEREST, not for the practice of true goodness, which must be TOTALLY FREE AND DISINTERESTED
2. It is natural for humans to fear any kind of suffering. Whenever he is threatened by some kind of illness, he begins to feel a lot of fear, and in a desperate way he does everything possible to avoid it at whatever cost. At the same time, the religion invented the belief that if people do not do good deeds, and if they cause evil, then God will be enraged, and will send them all kinds of punishments and sufferings (a complete blackmail in every rule). Given this, it is more than evident to know why religious fanatics avoid doing evil: they do not do it for the awakening of consciousness or for the practice of true gratuitous and disinterested goodness, but they really do it OUT OF FEAR, because they are obsessed with wanting avoid all kinds of suffering and misfortune. As a result we see that the human mind and religion become compatible because the false belief in punishments that religions sell satisfies the human desire to want to avoid them.
RESULT: the religious fanatic avoids doing evil ONLY OUT OF FEAR of the supposed divine punishments, not because he heartily wants to practice goodness
3. The human is very spiteful, judgmental and vindictive by nature. This can be easily demonstrated when the news is made public that a criminal robbed and murdered his victim. Immediately everyone's reaction is more than predictable: there is general indignation, and people are filled with resentment and a desire for revenge, and in their hearts they begin to wish that the full weight of the law falls on the criminal, and they want him to suffer. all kinds of punishments "so that he pays it." In turn, religion invented that God is enraged with sinners, and that he sends them all kinds of misfortunes, and that on the day of his death he sends them to a place of eternal punishment. It becomes clear why people become so attached to religion: They do not do it to find God or true spirituality, but do it only to JUDGE AND SATISFY THEIR YEARS FOR JUSTICE / VENGEANCE by focusing their desires on them " bad "be punished by God. As a result we see that the human mind and religion become compatible, as the religious belief in divine justice / revenge satisfies the human desire that the "bad guys" pay and suffer.
RESULT: the religious fanatic believes in God JUST TO SATISFY HIS RENEWAL of him through the supposed "divine wrath", not because he wants God to have love and forgiveness for all without exception
CONCLUSION: Religious fanatics base their beliefs ONLY AND EXCLUSIVELY ON INTEREST, FEAR, HATE AND RESENTMENT
EXAMPLES
1. The human is by nature a very interested being that NEVER WORKS IN A BUCKET. Whenever he does anything, he hopes that his action will be rewarded in some way to feel that his effort was not in vain; If he knows there is no reward / incentive involved, then he is unlikely to act. Now, the religion invented the belief that if one does good deeds in life, then he has to earn rewards from God, and in his death he will receive the eternal reward. Here is clear the real reason why fans do "good" acts: they do not do it for a really honest and disinterested service thinking of the happiness and / or well-being of their fellow man, but they do it only for the selfish interest of personal salvation, hoping to receive rewards that will only benefit them. As a result, we see that the human mind and religion become compatible, since the religious belief of the prizes satisfies the human desire to obtain them.
RESULT: the religious fanatic is "good" ONLY FOR INTEREST, not for the practice of true goodness, which must be TOTALLY FREE AND DISINTERESTED
2. It is natural for humans to fear any kind of suffering. Whenever he is threatened by some kind of illness, he begins to feel a lot of fear, and in a desperate way he does everything possible to avoid it at whatever cost. At the same time, the religion invented the belief that if people do not do good deeds, and if they cause evil, then God will be enraged, and will send them all kinds of punishments and sufferings (a complete blackmail in every rule). Given this, it is more than evident to know why religious fanatics avoid doing evil: they do not do it for the awakening of consciousness or for the practice of true gratuitous and disinterested goodness, but they really do it OUT OF FEAR, because they are obsessed with wanting avoid all kinds of suffering and misfortune. As a result we see that the human mind and religion become compatible because the false belief in punishments that religions sell satisfies the human desire to want to avoid them.
RESULT: the religious fanatic avoids doing evil ONLY OUT OF FEAR of the supposed divine punishments, not because he heartily wants to practice goodness
3. The human is very spiteful, judgmental and vindictive by nature. This can be easily demonstrated when the news is made public that a criminal robbed and murdered his victim. Immediately everyone's reaction is more than predictable: there is general indignation, and people are filled with resentment and a desire for revenge, and in their hearts they begin to wish that the full weight of the law falls on the criminal, and they want him to suffer. all kinds of punishments "so that he pays it." In turn, religion invented that God is enraged with sinners, and that he sends them all kinds of misfortunes, and that on the day of his death he sends them to a place of eternal punishment. It becomes clear why people become so attached to religion: They do not do it to find God or true spirituality, but do it only to JUDGE AND SATISFY THEIR YEARS FOR JUSTICE / VENGEANCE by focusing their desires on them " bad "be punished by God. As a result we see that the human mind and religion become compatible, as the religious belief in divine justice / revenge satisfies the human desire that the "bad guys" pay and suffer.
RESULT: the religious fanatic believes in God JUST TO SATISFY HIS RENEWAL of him through the supposed "divine wrath", not because he wants God to have love and forgiveness for all without exception
CONCLUSION: Religious fanatics base their beliefs ONLY AND EXCLUSIVELY ON INTEREST, FEAR, HATE AND RESENTMENT