The fundament of religions is that God exists, that God is reality; yet, many humans are incapable of seeing this reality. Religion therefore provides a way to open our eyes to this reality, which is God. God is reality, and is not dependent on what humans believe. So clearly, religion is about opening all your senses to recognize a reality that exists independently of humans, and not about blindly believing things other humans tell us. Take for example your kitchen table. You would not say 'I believe in my kitchen table'. You know it exists, because you perceive it very clearly. And since the premise is that God is just as real, religion is not about believing, but about seeing and perceiving the plain and simple truth, which is God.
Nonetheless, adherence of humans to all religions is made dependent on the 'believer's' blind faith. To approach God, you have to first blindly believe a certain set of often absurd (mis)interpretations or late additions of the holy texts. Virgin birth, God's son, miracles, angel's revelations, the world's creation in 7 days 6000 years ago, the absence of evolution (of humans); you name it. The more someone closes his eyes to the reality, which is God, the more he is considered a believer and close to God.
The only way to see God, is to wipe clear your mind from all preconceptions and observe the reality as it is. The light of reality is all you need to read and understand the holy texts. Make-believe is human, reality is God.
Religion and science are not mutually exclusive; when well done, they are absolutely the same: the unbiased observation of reality.
Nonetheless, adherence of humans to all religions is made dependent on the 'believer's' blind faith. To approach God, you have to first blindly believe a certain set of often absurd (mis)interpretations or late additions of the holy texts. Virgin birth, God's son, miracles, angel's revelations, the world's creation in 7 days 6000 years ago, the absence of evolution (of humans); you name it. The more someone closes his eyes to the reality, which is God, the more he is considered a believer and close to God.
The only way to see God, is to wipe clear your mind from all preconceptions and observe the reality as it is. The light of reality is all you need to read and understand the holy texts. Make-believe is human, reality is God.
Religion and science are not mutually exclusive; when well done, they are absolutely the same: the unbiased observation of reality.
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