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Originally Posted by Neue Regel
most people hold religious belief for cultural reasons, not because the holy ghost or allah or vishnu or whatever is holding a conversation with them in their heads.
Well its a good reason they hold those beliefs whatever causes the holding.
SQ produces more peace and happiness in the life of a human being than IQ. That alone is reason enough to not dismiss religion. Because religion is just the distorted shaped door you pass through to spirituality. It's hard to interpret things. To go from logically seen reality to unseen happiness without some distortion occurring. Going from this world partially into the next world would incur fuzziness of perception. Still if there's more peace and happiness in the other world why wouldn't you go there?
A lot of people with high IQs are depressed in this world. If they don't achieve a true and lasting spirituality then the best they can do is learn to dismiss depression. They never conquer it and go on to something better (not without drugs which also alter reality)...
The bible teachs us to alter reality by fixing on God's promises. Altering reality can be sensible...that's why a lot of people resort to drugs to beat mental conditions.
Imagine achieving happiness and peace without drugs? Isn't that worth something? Would people act out negatively as much as they do if they tamed their own souls? Can people get interrupted on the way to taming them and not completely tame themselves?
In addition to all the above biblical spirituality teachs you to let go. How many control freaks in the world do you think there are that are driving themselves and everyone around them crazy because they can't let go. Christians
can let go because we've got Jesus holding onto us.
Last edited by Splendour; 02-28-2011 at 10:04 AM.
Reason: added last paragraph.