INNOCENT or GUILTY?

Religion is commonly defined and seen as the belief and worship of a higher-power. Nevertheless, religion provides so much more than a belief system. Religion teaches the laws of humanity, laws that the international community at large currently abide by. Governments setup constitutions and enforce its citizens to live up to them and punishes and prosecutes those that do not. These laws are derived primarily from religion. Religion indoctrinates the notion that killing is prohibited, that stealing is unlawful, that adultery and lying are immoral. Society accepts that gossiping and backbiting are not desirable attributes. In our societies we label these concepts under "ethics". Ideally we should aspire to live by these rules. However where did all these originate from? A person may travel to any part of the world and it would still be understood that liars are not to be trusted. All countries will consider an act of divulging its secrets by a member of the government as an act of treason. It is widely agreed upon that murder is unacceptable, that incest is unnatural, that rape is unforgivable.  When one researches into religion one will find that all these religions will preach the same concepts that these unacceptable practices are labelled sinful.

Throughout our life we write and choose the rules we want to live by and no matter where we are from or who we are we all abide by some form of norms. Whether, it's norms and morals of a wider society, norms and values held by the minority we associate ourselves with, or the rules we use to organize our own personal lives. In all education systems there are elements that are permissible and actions thats are not, under employment there are those principles that are acceptable and others that are deemed unprofessional. For every place one associates one's self with there will always a word of conduct.

So, what is it about religion that people find so disconcerting? Is it that the "laws" of the religion are not to our liking? Or is it that they are not of our own concoction? Is it that it is not "manmade"?
In the future I hope to venture into explaining all the elements that people use to argue away the validity and significance of religion.

Till then, some food for the thought: when your child is sick, where do you go? Who's help do you seek? When you have a distinct question about aerodynamics, quantum electronics or epigenetics? Who's help do you seek?
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