(Which is why I chose to put the thread here)... I hope this won't turn heated.
But I have a simple question. Why does anyone, regardless of their religion, believe in it?
I have been a "Catholic" all of my life. I was never much interested in religion. Admittedly, as a kid, I found it quite boring. As I grew, however, I became more interested in it until recently. When the Catholic churches spoke out against gay marriages, I did what they would have told me was wrong... I stopped going to church and stopped believing in anything they told me? Why? Because I disagree... and I don't intentionally associate with people I know have such differing feelings as I.
Then I got to thinking, if I don't believe in that (being against gay marriage, that is) why do I believe in anything else they tell me? Why do humans, in general, follow any religion for any reason? Do they just need something to believe in?
Typically, when someone tells me something, I question it. It should be human nature given the world we live in nowadays. When someone tells you something, you just don't believe it-- you want to find out for yourself.
Why is this different? Why do people believe in a religion just because they're told to do just that. Believe. They don't have answers... we're just supposed to believe. Why? How is it different form anything else?
But I have a simple question. Why does anyone, regardless of their religion, believe in it?
I have been a "Catholic" all of my life. I was never much interested in religion. Admittedly, as a kid, I found it quite boring. As I grew, however, I became more interested in it until recently. When the Catholic churches spoke out against gay marriages, I did what they would have told me was wrong... I stopped going to church and stopped believing in anything they told me? Why? Because I disagree... and I don't intentionally associate with people I know have such differing feelings as I.
Then I got to thinking, if I don't believe in that (being against gay marriage, that is) why do I believe in anything else they tell me? Why do humans, in general, follow any religion for any reason? Do they just need something to believe in?
Typically, when someone tells me something, I question it. It should be human nature given the world we live in nowadays. When someone tells you something, you just don't believe it-- you want to find out for yourself.
Why is this different? Why do people believe in a religion just because they're told to do just that. Believe. They don't have answers... we're just supposed to believe. Why? How is it different form anything else?