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The basis of the main religions is faith, and the adherents will preach on and on about how great faith is; but faith is not a good thing.
Rather than that you were lied to, it seems like you are simply disagreeing with the Christian ideal of faith. I guess maybe you just mean "Everything religious people say about religion is untrue", but it's not the same as lying imo.
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The core of the religious experience is believing something because it is comforting, not because it is real
I don't think there is any doubt that for some this is true. It's something of a cliche even. But I don't think this is religion at it's best, especially Christianity. At it's best, I think Christianity challenges us in our comforts, calls us out on our hypocrisies, and demands a standard of morality and single-mindedness towards God which is extremely difficult.
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You have heard that it was said, AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH. But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also. Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
You have heard that it was said, YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. -- Matthew 5
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Then he said to them all: Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. -- Luke 9:23-24
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What salt is for any food, humility is for every virtue. To acquire it, a man must always think of himself with contrition, self-belittlement and painful salf-judgment. But if we acquire it, it will make us sons of God. -- St. Isaac the Syrian