What is the "real" religion?
 

I'm must be bored 'cause I'm sitting here thinking about religion.
I'm wondering what is the one true religion.
the Jews,christians,muslims, etc.. all think that their belief is the correct belief.

So who do think is right?

hell everyone maybe wrong and there's no GOD at all

Any religion that permits bukkake, anal sex, and mastubation without persecution.

Islam is the true religion. Mohammed was the last and most complete prophet. All hail Allah!

Nobody is right. All religion is a bunch of horseshit.

Religion has always been a tool of the ruling class to control the masses.

scientology?

rastafari!!

or mennonite. one of the two

news flash

The vast majority of people who go through an NDE (Near Death Experience) come back to say that your acceptance into Heaven is based on how you treated others during your life. If you loved others, treated them with compassion, etc. then what or who you worship is moot.

In other words... Give me a DVD player! Come on, you nerds debate about religion, I need a new DVD player goddamn it!

/redshift

Cheers,
Backov

Aren't they basicly christian?

Money!

I agree, religion is a tool used by man. Man created god, not the other way around. Its either a tool that those in power used to keep the masses down, or it was created by man to explain things he didnt know about.

Then again, I am kinda sorta deist, meaning if there is a god, he created everything, and it sitting back jacking off on his creation :-D

Experiments tend to prove that near-death experiences are a brain phenomenon when the the brain is dying (and in some cases is resuscitated). A researcher was allowed to put legible signs up above a ledge at the top of hospital rooms. The wording on the signs would be legible to someone high enough to look down on a body but would not be seen by someone lying in bed. None of those reporting having been floating above their bodies could report what the signs read. Like "deja vu," it's something that seems real, but isn't.

If we can accept a religion without a God, I'd possibly go for Buddhism.

Well if there is a god he's has one hellva sense of humor

If he didn't want me to stick my willie in anything that moves he shouldn't have given me such a strong urge to do so!!!

I agree. I'm not religious, but I think Buddhism makes the most sense.

what about Wicca - No God

The only true religion is Sixpackism.

You must worship the sixpack and must drink one every day to be accepted in Sixpack heaven.

Follow my example and you will be saved.

it doesn't really matter cuz at the end of the day, I'm right and your wrong!

that's the true religion:1orglaugh

Hmmmm I must be a TRUE believer then:Graucho

Bless you my son.

I am an ordained minister of the church of Sixpackism.

Now go find a sixpack and drink up.

I'm fully aware of this, I've read many NDE stories and the scientific explanations and I believe the science. The fascinating thing though is that almost all NDE's have this "love not religion" connection. People of all different denominations come back saying this same thing as opposed to coming back saying "[insert Religion] is the one true faith". That's a very interesting phenomenon whether you believe in NDE or not.

q: so you're saying my life is meaningless?

a: absolutely!

q: but what's the point of it all then?

a: that's exactly it! there is none! welcome to your freedom!

heheh

Taoism :thumbsup

religion is a cop out... people use it as an excuse for everything=whatever religion
example- a guy loses his job. he's having hard times. he decides to start going to church on sundays(a lifestyle change, nothing more). he changes his patterns. his life starts to get better. this guy will say it's because of religion, when he only changed his lifesyle.
interesting post... there is no 'real' religion...

I can't believe how many statements I've seen here that are predicated on an extreme lack of theological knowledge! =\

I asked myself the same question - what religion is "right" years ago and I decided to study all the ones I could find info on.

So in my studies I started finding most religions sharing a couple common elements and I started to wonder if the commonalities are where the truth lies. The concept of a God or Godforce and it being infinite. This leads one to explore exactly what the definition of infinity is...

That lead me to science and seeing where what we're learning at the cutting edge (Quantum and String Theory, etc...) would cross with old and new religious philosophies.

SO I'm not going to write a book here but instead encourage you to go on your own exploration. Don't take any one word for. Anyone who has to insist they are right over another is proving themself to be unsure of their belief lest they wouldhave no need to convince you of anything. You're sure you are human right? Do you have to go around proving it?

Good luck on your quest...

agree with this... Buddhism doesn't say you don't believe in a god though... you can be a christian and a Buddhist. Buddhism is a way of life- follow the noble paths and you'll be enlightened. i follow it more because it puts responsibility on the person, not someone or something else.

Sorry Mark, but not all of us have to become theologians to realize that ALL religions have come from mankind's desire to give meaning and purpose to his/her life.

All religion is pain relief for existential angst. Nothing more, nothing less.

:glugglug

Watch what you say Shinto breath.

Buddhism is the closest to a real religion in my opinion.

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Osama says: Allah rulez sucka!

Before I take Wicca seriously, tell me: What is Wicca's view of the afterlife?

Now THAT'S a powerful statement. =]

That's interesting, but I'm not sure it means anything.

You all are going to hell!

http://BornAgain-Christians.com

As Sartre would call it, "dreadful freedom." Since there is no God to fall back on, YOU are responsible for deciding what is right and what is wrong and acting accordingly.

Just because there is no God, it doesn't follow that there are no absolutes. Ethics make no sense without absolutes (e.g., relativisic ethical nonsense).

Somehow, right and wrong seem to have SOME kind of basis that we as humans are in touch with. Is it just religion that teaches us it would be wrong to do something like putting your cigarette out in a baby's eye? Is there no difference between that and pulling a drowning person out of a river? I would say most of think there must be!

The only true religion is that Jedi-cult thingy.

real religion = oxymoron

The funny thing is Jedi is as real of a belief as Christianity. The only difference is Christianity used historical events to spin it's tall tales.