Religion

1. The word religion has many meanings but in the broadest sense it means a a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe. A word with similar meaning but with less politically charged connotations is worldview. If you have any philosophy about the universe's cause, nature and purpose than you have a religion. If you are an atheists and believe the universe came into being by chance, its nature is purely physical and it has no ultimate purpose than you have a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose ofthe universe and therefor by definition you have a religion. If you are an agnostic and believe that you can not know if there is a God who caused the universe, and can not know if there is anything other than the physical universe and what is its purpose, that set of beleifs is by defination a religion. (1/1/11)
2. “Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.”. -Paul Tilich (7/31/13)
3. The problem with all religions is religion is not enough. Simply beleving something by it self eill not change you. (1/1/11)
4. Advantages (12/19/11)
1. The more religious a person was the less post traumatic symptoms they suffered after exposure to terror. (12/19/11)