I hate religion

You're not alone. And you're right, religion is a total waste of time. We need more people in the world like you!

I grew up in the Buddhist religion. I don't think that religion is as bad as the mainstream christian religion. At least in Buddhism you can question it and there are no rules on how to live life. Buddhism is a little more logical in my opinion.

Same with me...
I don't hate religion because its realigion. I hate it because it manipulates our brain so badlyand makes us comfortable with the dumb "God did it..."

I mean, with this sentence we lose our only real holy thing: Curiosity!

I'm totally agree with you, and I think it's the most normal story on this site ;)

I agree. I went to a church last summer because a friend invited me. And ever since my life has been turned upside down. For the worst. I can no longer feel the confidence I used to feel because I feel like everyone is judging me because I'm what they consider a "sinner"...I can relate to some of the things, but not far enough to punish myself into a life of worry and study of one book instead of enjoying my life how I was naturally supposed to. I believe religions are a waste of time, and that people should be able to believe in what they see, all that is true and real, other than that I am a little skeptical as well. And it confuses me how so many people have fallen victim to there ridiculous ways.

My brain is bursting with all this bullshit, I just looked at some of these peoples profiles you%%u2019re all mental, I dunno why I waste my time. I wish some more intelligent people like paint would comment. But anyway I don%%u2019t need to get an email when one of you nut jobs comments so its alright.

I think all religions are short-sighted, but I also think science is short-sighted too. Both sides try to sum up our existence with easy, concise explanations - and I think that is where our problems lie. We feel compelled to force an answer to everything. My motto is: "The answer is: Perhaps, there is NO ANSWER!" Or at least not an answer that is cut and dried. Scientists make evolution sound so easily explained, but when you look at it - it's really so fantastically amazing you have to wonder if we have the "whole story." What I mean by that is - not that an intelligent designer made us - but that there are so many astounding, unanswerable phenomena. We really don't have a clue how life really began or the universe for that matter. Its so incredible. Scientists always seem to try to act like its no big deal and they have just about all the answers figured out. I think A LOT of their "answers" are them just pontificating, imagining answers and speculating.
Anyway - as for organized religion - All of them are examples of pathetic, unimaginative human idiocy.

Ok that sounds difficult, i feel i understand everything in relation to religion. I do not feel in anyway that I want to offend people by believing in reality but it happens. This web site is a waste of time. Stop commenting

I grew up in a religious cult. I fantacized over Catholicism in my early teens after running away from the cult just trying to fit in. Until I just couldn't HANDLE it anymore.

Dave is bitching you out. It will happen everything you get frustrated in this matter. Someone and many more will get frustrated and NOT even come close to understanding and therefore you storm from the "conversation" nearing tears and resentment for not being more like them.

If there is anything I could ask for it would the elimination of religion in entireity, or for me to be amoung the masses so I didn't have to feel the million emotions that arise.

You DO need to try and let it go. My husband is catholic (used to be hardcore) and he hung a rosary up last night. I had nightmires all night because of it.

I'm on this website trying to get advice on how to not feel the sadness, anger, resentment, or whatever else either...ever again. I'm exhuasted.

correction it was the right bit

It's normal.

You've reached a point, which many don't incidentally, where, maybe, Christian or Biblical interpretations of things don't seem to match with what is real.

You can't ask for quidance on this kind of stuff, 'cos all you'll receive is conflicting opinions from those for or against. You just have to form your own opinions and, ALLOW THOSE WHO MIGHT DISAGREE WITH YOU TO FORM THEIR OWN.

It's extemely frustrating to know you are right, and to have others, even those who you might consider to be especially close to you and of similar thinking, or who you consider to be particularly intelligent, to have a different opinion on such an important matter.

That's what they'll refer to as faith. Something not tangible, but something which they believe, with all their heart, to be real. No one can prove it is, just as no one can prove it isn't.

It's pivotal to their argument and you can't convince them otherwise; so don't try.

Just remember that, depsite their convictions, they're still the people that you love, they're allowed to think differently from you, and that God, if he exists, has nothing at all to do with it.

You'll grow by letting this go.

Maybe it's not as cut and dry as you believe it to be. As firm set in your beliefs as you are, they are in theirs. Theism vs Atheism is a raging battle, and one that has gone on far before your "enlightenment."

That being said, you seem ignorant in your belief that all Theists are stupid. Generalizations, especially ignorant ones like that tend to display the true intelligence of the person.

Voted normal, because you're pretty much the standard teenage angst atheist.

Religion hates you too! Congratulations.

Religious institutions and the rest of the institutions ofthe world is a bunch of nonsense propaganda...can't believe the ignorance in people today to so blindly do as their told...sad

Meh, I hate religion but I believe in God. I am okay with Science, but God has to exist because how did everything just appear?