Oh, you decided to unleash some atheist fury you infidel?
I would add to this picture belief in the government, belief in love, belief in one's country, astronomy, psychology, acupuncture, homeopathy, and especially
meh, same thing can be said about the invisible people in the sky. the point is that most of the concepts that encompass these beliefs are make-believe — mostly products of group ideologies that have no basis in reality.
We know for a fact for example that a priest can "cure" someone who is troubled psychologically as much as a "psychologist". A pet can do the same thing. No statistical significance on the impact. Yet, we "believe" that one works and another doesn't.
same applies with sacrificing virgins to make it rain. Sometimes when the sacrifice rhymes by coincidence then the belief takes root. when it doesn't, it was another factor.
heck we can see it even here on Steemit. When China money flooded the market the Steem price rode the wave but some people said that some things were working and could explain the influx of users and rise of price.
The fallacy of religion is a generic one. People believe because they want to believe.
Awesome post. I truly get this. "Growing Up" is a stage where you finally realize all "religions" are human-made. GOD itself is in ALL OF US. Collectively, we all as human and it's related nature together is what we regard as GOD. God is in you. GOD is you. As an example, In the Bible or the Quran etc, it is mentioned - If you can forgive yourself, GOD forgives you. It's a metaphor for what's in you. God isn't this being up in the sky. One day, when you "wake up" you will realize this. I am not dismissing the Books of religion either, i see it more of a guideline for you. Guideline to be a good human being...but many have misinterpreted it, and believes this GOD we speak is this thing in the sky "managing" us. I hope i dont offend anyone here. This is just my believe and it makes so much sense once you open up your "eye".
Wait is this about the anunnaki?!?! How all the the stories in the bible were written thousands of years before and from different cultures like the Veda's! How we are all one and should collectively come together! God( or whatever name you want to give the creator) is in all of us, not UP there in the clouds! hee great post!
Rather hard to believe but i know what you meant with the quote unquote "muslim".
In many places where religion is enforced, many muslims are only that on paper. They are pretty much as atheistic as the rest of us.
The way i see it, it is always good to have a healthy dose of uncertainty, the self-awareness that humanity don't know all and that there is no explanation good enough to explain everything. The most dangerous people are always those who claim 100% certainty in the way the world works.
Sometimes its better to acknowledge some things are better left unanswered and focus on what matters more.
The friend's in one of the top comments ;)
That's right, it goes both ways. I rather scientific methodologies be involved with our gaps of knowledge though, instead of supernatural explanations, but that's just my preference..
I think religion is a beautiful thing if you choose to believe in it or not. (it seems like a pretty good post idea for me to write about haha)
It is a mantra which carves peoples lives and their morals. Without religion guiding some people their life may be a mess. People find salvation, grace and solace in it and I say it is a wonderful thing if people choose to freely accept it and not have it forced on to people like we have in some countries and traditions.
Are you an atheist @kevinwong or do you believe in a higher being?
I guess that is the ultimate goal in life and hopefully we can reach this state of equality but it will require power shifts and us as humans to be more self sacrificing than narcissistic.
Hopefully collaborative commons is one way to path the path forward for equality.
Funny! I am an in-betweener. "People who claim to hear the voice of the Person that came to replace the Person who claim to have come from the sky". Rather convoluted, right? Yes, I am Christian, and the Holy Spirit is part of my life.
ooh controversial topic! let me go grab some popcorn!
(Did you know: Muslims do believe in a "magic" rock, the black stone that's in the Mecca: "Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as a part of the tawaf ritual during the hajj and many try to stop and kiss the Black Stone, emulating the kiss that Islamic tradition records that it received from Muhammad. The stone was venerated at the Kaaba in pre-Islamic pagan times." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Stone)
So this is how it all came about! Makes sense. And I've always believed it to be true. Religion is man made. Our religious beliefs are man made. We made them up to help us overcome tough times. But, only the wisest of the wise are able to see beyond that. Great post @kevinwong! Thanks.
I think we have to respect people's Belief whether one is religious or not, Religion is a lifestyle, God has different names but in the end they are praying to the same God in their own particular way.
Is organized religion a bunch of bullshit? Absolutely. But believing science is the absolute truth and shutting everything else out is just as foolish. I used to be a very strict atheist but now I'm more of an agnostic. There is definitely a bigger picture. Does it have to do with an intelligent creator? 99% chance it does not. But there is something bigger going on.
I can see the "invisible people" and "invisible animals" in your pictures. Superpowers are awesome!
People still worship 'magic rocks'... Diamonds and gold by any other name.
'Magic Animals'... House of the Rising Sun was a great song in fairness! Glad to see it made your last pic.
The title is indeed very striking. Although by experience dealing with them, I am not sure if they will send me such images ( unless you write in sarcasm tone) which I hardly catch. also, I don't know if you only use this as catching up people's attention but well I guess in term of catching the attention, You got it dude!
It's 2017 and flying spaghetti could exist :p so is UFO burger
This is basically a smart way of promoting Islam. As an ex-Muslim, I can totally see why your "Muslim" friend likes and promotes this image/meme. In other words, I can see right through him ;]
In the global world era with different human entities with different beliefs, I do not think that such a picture should be sent to anyone. Because in the realm of cyberspace, each has a privacy of trust that is equally appreciative.
Hahahaha! It's actually more symbolic than seems at first sight, as every religion is nothing more than worshiping the sun.
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Praise the sun... #soltairebanter
Oh, you decided to unleash some atheist fury you infidel?
I would add to this picture belief in the government, belief in love, belief in one's country, astronomy, psychology, acupuncture, homeopathy, and especially
99% of alt-coins
I'd think there are some nuanced differences in them though..
meh, same thing can be said about the invisible people in the sky. the point is that most of the concepts that encompass these beliefs are make-believe — mostly products of group ideologies that have no basis in reality.
We know for a fact for example that a priest can "cure" someone who is troubled psychologically as much as a "psychologist". A pet can do the same thing. No statistical significance on the impact. Yet, we "believe" that one works and another doesn't.
same applies with sacrificing virgins to make it rain. Sometimes when the sacrifice rhymes by coincidence then the belief takes root. when it doesn't, it was another factor.
heck we can see it even here on Steemit. When China money flooded the market the Steem price rode the wave but some people said that some things were working and could explain the influx of users and rise of price.
The fallacy of religion is a generic one. People believe because they want to believe.
Well put.
Awesome post. I truly get this. "Growing Up" is a stage where you finally realize all "religions" are human-made. GOD itself is in ALL OF US. Collectively, we all as human and it's related nature together is what we regard as GOD. God is in you. GOD is you. As an example, In the Bible or the Quran etc, it is mentioned - If you can forgive yourself, GOD forgives you. It's a metaphor for what's in you. God isn't this being up in the sky. One day, when you "wake up" you will realize this. I am not dismissing the Books of religion either, i see it more of a guideline for you. Guideline to be a good human being...but many have misinterpreted it, and believes this GOD we speak is this thing in the sky "managing" us. I hope i dont offend anyone here. This is just my believe and it makes so much sense once you open up your "eye".
Well not sure why the word is needed, but anyway, thanks for your thoughts on it!
Welcomed. But by the Word..which one you meant
people who collect money and do the banking for the people in the sky xD
There's an important frame missing.
The one where you have to go kill those other people who have different beliefs.
For sure, although i think the current 9 frames is poetic enough :)
I grew up listening to George Carlin "albums".
He became more of a philosopher as he got older.
Wait is this about the anunnaki?!?! How all the the stories in the bible were written thousands of years before and from different cultures like the Veda's! How we are all one and should collectively come together! God( or whatever name you want to give the creator) is in all of us, not UP there in the clouds! hee great post!
To be honest, the Enki / Annunaki story is pretty fascinating!
Me too! I just don't know if I trust Zachariah sitchins interpretation of the tablets lol.Anu Enki and Enil all fascinating
I actually don't mind if there's an actual plot-twist of that magnitude to our human story lol
yeah, as per my comment above =)
Very true😛
Rather hard to believe but i know what you meant with the quote unquote "muslim".
In many places where religion is enforced, many muslims are only that on paper. They are pretty much as atheistic as the rest of us.
The way i see it, it is always good to have a healthy dose of uncertainty, the self-awareness that humanity don't know all and that there is no explanation good enough to explain everything. The most dangerous people are always those who claim 100% certainty in the way the world works.
Sometimes its better to acknowledge some things are better left unanswered and focus on what matters more.
The friend's in one of the top comments ;)
That's right, it goes both ways. I rather scientific methodologies be involved with our gaps of knowledge though, instead of supernatural explanations, but that's just my preference..
Ooooo, some sweet drama sauce there!!
Absolutely agree with your way of thinking.
I think religion is a beautiful thing if you choose to believe in it or not. (it seems like a pretty good post idea for me to write about haha)
It is a mantra which carves peoples lives and their morals. Without religion guiding some people their life may be a mess. People find salvation, grace and solace in it and I say it is a wonderful thing if people choose to freely accept it and not have it forced on to people like we have in some countries and traditions.
Are you an atheist @kevinwong or do you believe in a higher being?
Keypoint..
Personally, doesn't matter to me if there's a higher being. There are no masters, no slaves. That's what the last frame is about I think.
I guess that is the ultimate goal in life and hopefully we can reach this state of equality but it will require power shifts and us as humans to be more self sacrificing than narcissistic.
Hopefully collaborative commons is one way to path the path forward for equality.
Funny! I am an in-betweener. "People who claim to hear the voice of the Person that came to replace the Person who claim to have come from the sky". Rather convoluted, right? Yes, I am Christian, and the Holy Spirit is part of my life.
I remember PK, bollywood movie..
"There are two kinds of god, the one that made us and the one that we made"
That's a good movie
Yes.. agree
I came from the sky 🙏🏼😹
LOL. I'll listen to you then ;)
You may enter lol
Believing in something is not religion, it is faith. ;)
Just my 0.02 cents.
True. Having Faith is important.
Indeed. :)
You can be an atheist or a firm believer. Still, we all believe in something.
i dont know the mean of this photo can u tell me how i get mean from this image @kevinwong
Find your own meaning :)
i think this is on which people do on the name of relgion and go to the wrong and bloody sides and pick them for success to forget god
So when it says payout declined, does that mean @kevinwong declined it or that steemit declined it?
Oh I declined it, which means the Steem blockchain won't distribute the payout to me. Did it because it's not my work.
Oh OK I thought steemit was censoring your views... Almost had a rage fit... Glad I checked ;)
Haha, I believe in ghosts much more than the Gods!! By the way, why the reward decline. Because the pic is not yours? If yes, then hats off!!
Yeah not my work :) I'll take payment if I wrote an essay along with it though!
How to explain the meaning of the picture? Can it be explained to us?
The meaning of this picture is: "Please people, just grow up already".
I worship everything!!!!
ooh controversial topic! let me go grab some popcorn!
(Did you know: Muslims do believe in a "magic" rock, the black stone that's in the Mecca: "Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as a part of the tawaf ritual during the hajj and many try to stop and kiss the Black Stone, emulating the kiss that Islamic tradition records that it received from Muhammad. The stone was venerated at the Kaaba in pre-Islamic pagan times." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Stone)
So this is how it all came about! Makes sense. And I've always believed it to be true. Religion is man made. Our religious beliefs are man made. We made them up to help us overcome tough times. But, only the wisest of the wise are able to see beyond that. Great post @kevinwong! Thanks.
The last one should be praying to #yunk :d
Haha! So true this is what Napolean said about religion.
It's 2017 and people still believe in god.
Should believe now more than ever. Do some research and you will see it all comes back down to the Bible.
Whatever helps :) as long as it's not being imposed on anyone else..
Very good and best post for us. @naz722
I don't know what to make out of it. Can anyone explain?
Saya tak paham. Berilah sikit paham 😄
whats this mean i try but i dont understand this photo
What can we take for example from the picture.
Lol, that is very funny. Too damn true.
please write and post content with peace, don't make a viral content to made other people got mad
It's just an image
It means you do not understand the post you see.
what based for your post above ?
Pretty good.
I think we have to respect people's Belief whether one is religious or not, Religion is a lifestyle, God has different names but in the end they are praying to the same God in their own particular way.
Very funny
Is organized religion a bunch of bullshit? Absolutely. But believing science is the absolute truth and shutting everything else out is just as foolish. I used to be a very strict atheist but now I'm more of an agnostic. There is definitely a bigger picture. Does it have to do with an intelligent creator? 99% chance it does not. But there is something bigger going on.
Great one. I wonder if we'll ever completely get to that last part though :-)
I can see the "invisible people" and "invisible animals" in your pictures. Superpowers are awesome!
People still worship 'magic rocks'... Diamonds and gold by any other name.
'Magic Animals'... House of the Rising Sun was a great song in fairness! Glad to see it made your last pic.
The title is indeed very striking. Although by experience dealing with them, I am not sure if they will send me such images ( unless you write in sarcasm tone) which I hardly catch. also, I don't know if you only use this as catching up people's attention but well I guess in term of catching the attention, You got it dude!
It's 2017 and flying spaghetti could exist :p so is UFO burger
From a galaxy far far away
This is basically a smart way of promoting Islam. As an ex-Muslim, I can totally see why your "Muslim" friend likes and promotes this image/meme. In other words, I can see right through him ;]
FYI,
This image is a footage Ibrahim Alayhissalam, when seek the truth of God.. then he find that Allaah Subhanahu wata'ala as a one and only God.
This deserves some attention. Upvoted and resteemed :]
going back to the Sun God we have made a full circle. :)
Thank you about your post religion in life. I am a moeslem. I get mean from this image @kevinwong
That was a great share by you
Very nice picture! True!
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STOPIn the global world era with different human entities with different beliefs, I do not think that such a picture should be sent to anyone. Because in the realm of cyberspace, each has a privacy of trust that is equally appreciative.
it's really a small picture that have compressed a big meaningful story
thank you so much and thanks for the smart guy who have made that smart work
thanks for sharing @kevinwong
thank for sharing @kevinwong