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there are arguments for most practices
Practices are fine
But just monotheism-ing all over the place is lame
religion is a mostly psychological exercise
It's not interesting to do or look at
it's about growth
some people take it too far
Yes, and I can think of no exercise less effective than having one explanation for everything
people don't leave it there though
At least pantheons provide some explanation for why things work against each other, monotheism as it is today is a lame cop out
it's a continuous process of learning and self improvement
It's childish "my all powerful diety is better than your all powerful diety!"
I see no self improvement in that
Just repetition of the same rituals and regurgitation of script
And script is fine, but it loses its value if it is used too often
there is a cultural aspect to religion, that is different
That shit is usually lame too
what i'm saying is, that i think you need separate that from the religion itself
Maybe it's better in other countries, but I can't imagine attending any of the shit-tier protestant churches here or any other stupid shit people come up with in their spare time
No, it's a full package
If there are enough good parts I'll put up with some stuff I don't like, but there's nothing alluring about american Christianity
because it's mostly cultural
By which I mean protestantism in all its forms, catholicism requires more belief than I have to give
people who would call themselves christian might not have any real interest in it
Yes and that makes me not take the religion seriously
lol
I know nothing about Sikhism but they all take it seriously, so I also take it seriously
i don't get that logic
or whatever it is
Well you were talking about the cultural aspect
If the practitioners of a religion visibly care about it consistently, that gives them credibility
If they only pull it out of their ass when its convenient I think they're liars
and that is why i'm saying you need to separate the teachings from the followers
No, the two of them are the package
you are criticizing people
The religion as it is is the sum total of the written beliefs and actual practices
hmmmm
but you said you will judge the religion based on the practitioners, if you include people who arent serious, then that isnt an accurate assessment
If the practitioners are not serious than they do not take the religion seriously
If nobody involved in the religion takes it seriously why should I?