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

i disagree

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?

Right, that's why I just take the average

@M4Gunner
Agreed

i didnt say no one, I'm trying to make a point about painting with a broad brush

By subgroup, of course