Religion is a sore subject to talk about for a lot of people. There are a lot out there that voices their opinion about it, and I commend them. It has taken me years to even begin to start writing this blog, but it has been something I have wanted to do for some time. As most of you know or should know I am labeled an Atheist, or as someone who is going to burn in hell for not believing. I will tell you why I don’t believe once, and I won’t repeat it again. I can’t grasp the concept of a higher being watching over. I have used this line for years to give someone a better understanding on why I believe in what I do. It was the easiest thing for people to accept and believe. I am probably going to be all over the place and I am not sure how this will all come out, so please bear with me.
Religion has been around for as long as we can remember. Have you ever sit down and wondered how it actually came about? It is my belief that the reason we have religion today is because back then everything was new, and we had no understanding on why things were happening. Have you thought about how it rains, and then just decided it was because of God? Well I hate to break it to you it has a scientific explanation. But back then we as a race was new, the world were new, and we had no way to explain it. I want to stop here and say I am in no way bashing religion these are just my views, and how I feel about them. Ok let’s get back on track. So when we came to be we saw mysterious things, and wondered why it was going on. So we decided to create this man in the sky (god), because what else could it be? It had to be someone up there doing something to us, and creating all these various happenings. So we created religion. It was the easiest escape goat, and a way to control the population.
Yeah I think religion was an escape goat. Over the years since its creation it has been tweaked and messed with. The original explanation has lost meaning, but kept the same basic principle over the years. If you remember right the original text was written in a dead language that we still aren’t sure how to translate it. These texts hold the original ideal, and have been mistranslated over these centuries. So we now rely on stories that our ancestors passed down to us, for us to share with our families and so on. This just doesn't sit right with me. Remember the old game we use to play as kids “telephone?” One person starts with saying one thing, they pass it to another by whispering it in their ear, and this goes on down the line until it reaches the last person. Now do you remember what usually happens? The original gets twisted along the way, and it comes out as something different. This is about the best example I could give you on how I see what we have been dealing with these years.
I am a believer, but a believer of facts. If you show me cold hard prof that everything about religion is true then I will go get baptized and start going to church every chance I get. I have spent my years reading different bibles from different religions. It all revolves around the same basics, but each of them feels they are better than the next. I do respect people who practice religion, and who believe. I will never get in your face about it. In fact I have a good childhood friend whose family is pretty religious, and they know how I feel but yet they respect me and they do not try and change me, of course I do the same. When I moved to Kansas I went to this church that my girlfriend (still my best friend) went to. It was different and not all in your face. This was a type of church I could get behind. Even the pastor sat down and talked to me about my beliefs. I told him exactly what I said above and he looked at me and told me he respected me for it. That he understands and he never once tried to change my mind. I knew that was a place I could see myself being a part of even if I don’t believe in what they talked about. It was a community a place to belong to that did not judge me for being me. I helped them any chance I got, and they brought me in closer and closer. Religion isn’t a bad thing if it is treated like this church I mentioned above. Most of the time religious people tell me that I am going to burn and that I need to repent or I will be burning in hell. I of course tell them that I am aware I am going to hell; I am just making sure I have a good seat. That may have been the wrong thing to say, but heck it was funny to see their faces afterwords. I try and stay away from my views on religion on social media sites, because I am the last one who would want to offend someone on their beliefs. I say believe what you want to, and keep trying to be a good human being. I live my life with what my Grandfather taught me those years ago, and that man was my hero. He accepted me for me, he wasn’t religious, and taught me to be the person I am today. So regardless how you feel when you read this blog, just know that these are my opinions, and this is how I feel. Many people asked me to explain it better, but yet I put it off because I basically wasn’t sure how I would be able to get it out, let alone have it all make sense. I am not looking for anyone to agree or disagree with me, just to read this with an open mind. This world works better when everybody, regardless religious ideals, to come together and do what is write.
Do I believe that the end of the world is going to happen? I mean eventually the world will die out, but we are millions of years away from that. Do I believe Jesus died on the cross? Yeah the world was sick back then and if you went against one religion they kill you. This is still being practiced today but in a more social, and violent way. Is there really a God? I honestly couldn’t tell you, and I believe that no one can. But believe in it if you must. Let this give you hope and meaning in your life, but be open minded about everything. Will people hate on me and try to change my mind after reading this blog? I believe so. People are going to be upset, and they have every right to be mad. That is why I posted the warning at the beginning.
I guess that is it. This is the last time I am going to talk about religion as a whole. I may write an update or another blog in the future but as of right now I have no plans on doing it. My next blog will be something different. I am still working on what it will be but I am sure it will cause issues, and people will get mad.
I am Chris, I am an atheist, and I am human just like you..
-Chris-
