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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
I can see where you are coming from but I am not on a high horse. i just dislike how religion subverts people who have problems in their lives and offer false hope for change/happiness. i cringe when people thank god for giving them strength etc when they should be giving themselves thanks. god..is you! its mental fortitude and its unfortunate organized religion has recognized this weakness in people and exploited it. i am no better than anyone else but if people stepped back and looked at it objectively, its right there.
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the high horse comment wasn't directed at you personally
thing is, it's like a placebo... and placebos work. If person xyz wants to thank god, thinking it is some other entity, who cares? Not me
Organized religion has a ton of faults, but that 'problem' is totally separate than any perceived problem of joe blow finding something in his life whereby he benefits from it, and chooses to thank what they believe to be an outside entity (whereas I'm the same as your example, and any 'god' is just another part of myself). Because someone perceives 'god' as something different than I do, because his mental fortitude isn't exactly the same as mine, and vice versa in other areas, who I am to judge that person, or look down on him any any way shape or form? That would just bring me to the same level of thinking as those who use religion (not everyone who is religious) to look down on others.