Ask Anything on Sidechat | Is religion just one big cope for humans not knowing where we truly came from and being afraid of reality

Anonymous 17h

pretty much

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Anonymous 16h

I’ve been training at a zen buddhist temple for a few years now, up to you to decide if zen is more religion or philosophy, but for me personally I’ve gotten a lot of peace, fulfillment and meaning out of my engagement with it. What do you call it if it’s cope that works? Lololol

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Anonymous 9h

Also a tool to control people

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Anonymous 17h

In part, sure. There’s also guidelines for how to live a good life, rules for how not to die, and other practical wisdom. There is also real substance to spirituality beyond just “I’m scared of chaos and God gives me order”

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Anonymous 13h

Yes I’ve always thought this. I feel like there are too many out there and everyone thinks theres is the truth when in reality nobody knows where we came from and why we are here and all those big questions. I think religion can give a lot of people comfort and good messages/ways of living but personally I am not involved and still feel I live a pretty moral and happy life. I also think like you said people want answers and can’t stand not knowing or feeling like they don’t have a larger purpose

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Anonymous 16h

Yes

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Anonymous 14h

i posted something similar to this months ago and it has only proven my point

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Anonymous 11h

yes! exactly

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Anonymous 13h

No, there are, and historically have been, many religions whose message was “if you werent born a king, then its going to suck now, and suck later, and you kinda deserve all of it for not being born liked by the gods. Or maybe you dont deserve it and they just hate you. Lol sucks to be you” Ancient Hellenism, Canaanite religion, traditional Hinduism. One could use the same logic to say “atheism is just a cope with the fear of an eternal suffering by saying there is nothing”

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Anonymous 11h

Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life! He died on the cross and was raised from the dead 3 days later and defeated death so that we all would not perish but have everlasting life with him in heaven. Just give a relationship with Jesus a try once in your life. Not about any religion just Jesus!

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Anonymous 11h

I really wouldn’t say so

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Anonymous 3h

The substack blog Bentham’s Bulldog has some interesting arguments for the existence of God

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Anonymous 16h

Ig in part it can be, but there is a religion that’s real.

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Anonymous 16h

Only agents of the devil believe it’s cope

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Anonymous

#4 16h

Well, which one is it?

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Anonymous

#5 16h

Well, something can be cope, helpful, and be untrue at the same time. For example, believing you will succeed could motivate you, even if there isn’t a guaranteed chance you’ll succeed, and it increases your chances. This is to say nothing about any particular religion, but a lot of them assert a story/method which could be historically false or inaccurate. I’m glad you’re getting benefit from your training though, truly! Would you tell us more?

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Anonymous

#6 16h

Catholicism

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Anonymous

#4 15h

Specifically Catholicism and no other sect of Christianity, just to be clear?

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Anonymous

#4 15h

Y’all can’t even be consistent and agree with one another and want the rest of us to think you have some secret truth? Time to leave the imaginary friends in the past.

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Anonymous

#6 15h

Yes. Catholicism is the fullness of Christianity.

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Anonymous

#8 15h

Oh what the people of other Christian religions think don’t matter. All of them were made by humans. Catholicism wasn’t.

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Anonymous

#4 15h

Nope, all made by old men who wanted power and control. Nothing unique about it.

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Anonymous

#4 15h

you realize that every believer of every religion that has ever existed feels or felt exactly the same way, right?

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Anonymous

#1 15h

Oh yes I do, but Catholicism is objectively the best one. The people that occupy it make it worse.

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Anonymous

#4 15h

Your book is the same, twisted collection of fairytales. Different interpretations don’t make it any better.

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Anonymous

#8 15h

Nah. I agree. Different interpretations of the actual thing aren’t better.

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Anonymous

#7 14h

cringe take

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Anonymous

#5 14h

As someone who’s also a Buddhist and goes to the temple a lot, this was going to be my take. I’ve personally followed it as a philosophy more than a religion, but it’s definitely helped with my own inner peace (but I also study religious studies and love to see people’s takes on it)

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Anonymous

#10 14h

Say hi to the devil for me, friend

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Anonymous

#7 14h

This is what I mean by people are who are Christian make Christianity look bad.

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Anonymous

#4 13h

Bro what😭

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Anonymous

#12 13h

Everyone knows Catholicism is the one true religion.

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Anonymous

#4 13h

I genuinely can’t tell if ur trolling or being deadass. Im sure any member of the thousands of other actively practicing religions would have something different to say.

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Anonymous

#4 13h

Do you know what objective even means it can’t be objective if so many people have different opinions about a concept with no scientific backing be fr

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Anonymous

#4 13h

"everyone knows" bro what are u talking about? there wouldnt BE other religions or atheists if ""everyone knew""

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Anonymous

#10 13h

Thank you.

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Anonymous

#10 13h

Ok, just bc other people believe in other religions doesn’t mean they know it’s correct. Like Islam for example. We can all agree islam can’t it

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Anonymous

#4 13h

you think the billion muslims in the world are all just practicing it to spite you and they all secretly know it's fake? lmao

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Anonymous

#4 13h

Do you even hear yourself?

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Anonymous

#4 13h

"the religion i was born into is correct. everything else is false and demonic" - every religion ever

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Anonymous

#1 12h

If you know anything about Islam, you have to know that it can’t be real. No western worlder is gonna think Islam is okay.

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Anonymous

#4 12h

So many people could say the same exact thing about yours though ..

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Anonymous

#4 12h

Even then, you’re just making false assumptions and insulting another religious group to be able to make your argument. You haven’t given a real example as to why your religious practice is the “one true religion”

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Anonymous

#4 12h

I guarantee I know more about Islam than you do lol

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Anonymous

#6 11h

Life is suffering =\= cope

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Anonymous

#16 11h

🤢

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Anonymous

#4 11h

Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life! He died on the cross and was raised from the dead 3 days later and defeated death so that we all would not perish but have everlasting life with him in heaven. Just give a relationship with Jesus a try once in your life. Not about any religion just Jesus!

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Anonymous

#7 11h

Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life! He died on the cross and was raised from the dead 3 days later and defeated death so that we all would not perish but have everlasting life with him in heaven. Just give a relationship with Jesus a try once in your life. Not about any religion just Jesus!

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Anonymous

#8 11h

The seed is planted I won’t hound you anymore. I pray you encounter and experience true love and joy. (Jesus)

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Anonymous

#16 11h

Amen! :)

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Anonymous

#14 11h

Amen family

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Anonymous

#8 11h

Don’t be rude (as an atheist who wholeheartedly agrees with what OP is asking)

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Anonymous

#17 11h

Thank you. I pray for you as well everyone deserves a chance. I’m just speaking what I believe.

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Anonymous

#16 10h

Keep your cult shit to yourself. Not a single person here hasn’t heard of your fairytale. Grow up.

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Anonymous

#16 10h

What you believe goes against reality. Pick up a science book instead of fiction for once.

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Anonymous

#16 9h

Wait but what do you mean, “not about any religion just Jesus”? Isn’t the religion associated with “Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life” Christianity? Genuinely curious, is all

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Anonymous

#6 9h

Yes this is true it is Christianity. However when you make the laws in the bible more legalistic and making it seem like it’s just a checklist to do certain things to feel like your are being a good Christian. When really he wants your heart and your love because he won’t ever give up on you. Yes, stand strong on your belief that you are a Christian always. But don’t do things just for the aesthetic or trend or other people’s approval. At the end of the day set your focus on Jesus

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Anonymous

#16 9h

That’s when you really come to know the love of Jesus. When you look for outside approval that’s when it becomes too religious and gives Christians a bad rap.

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Anonymous

#19 36m

Nothing that isn’t already debunked or unsubstantiated.

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