Cute vid, but seems it was only created to get people to follow the golden rule

religion probably happened because people who attributed agency to natural phenomenon were less likely to get eaten when they heard a rustling in the bushes

but also god is real, keep crying for jesus etc

all you have to do is Invite God into your life


then bear witness to how he can take away your pain


in the name of Jesus Christ you can find a path to guide you through life...


the Living God

the Living Jesus

Inclined to vote no. But it definitely wasn't for a dumb reason. Our ancestors were seeking answers. Gods and myths provided explanations; albeit bad ones, but explanations nevertheless.

A more interesting question would've been why were religions so successful and prevalent through time? Are people that insecure to go out of their comfort zone and seek better explanations to things?

If you haven't so, i recommend you reading "The beginning of Infinity" by David Deutsch. He explores interesting topics including this one.

This post was edited by WiziLiCe on Dec 18 2019 09:36pm

People had no idea of what was underground or "above" the sky, or what was the Sun or Moon. Just try to imagine the mess...

But i guess the next step is multiverses theories or so, and the understanding that human perception of reality is... Still very limited.

speaking more scientifically...

let's say "the big bang" happened. all mass was pulled together and finally exploded creating the universe as we know it.
i could accept that as possible, but i have 1 question of it.
where'd that mass come from to be able to gather?

other theories are more fun, but even science can't answer basic questions on creation.
what? and why?

religion is very much like law "imo". meant to be explored instead of being complacent.
for many, religion is order. it's also the #1 preventative of death anxiety, to your point.
so even if you feel you don't need it, many might.

i believe you may have become complacent in religion and found what you know about it to be lacking in sense. i say this because the scripture that is written is still being debated.
everything from our current english written version of the bible, to the scriptures they came from in foreign tongue is still being debated.

i'll also state that i'm not very religious, i stay rather ignorant and don't bother prioritizing these questions often. (i'm not looking down on you to be more specific)
i just settle with death anxiety.

REPENT

We are immortal spirits incarnate in a physical body.

“My soul is not contained within the limits of my body. My body is contained within the limitlessness of my soul.” – 'woke' Jim Carrey

You clearly do care what people believe. That's why you made a poll with a stupid choice; we can't simply just answer, "No." You should just stay in GC.