What we need is morality.
What we worry about are those who enthusiastically spread their beliefs without caring about morality. What we need is a peaceful society. What we are anxious about are those who violently defend their beliefs. What we need is objective knowledge . What we are concerned about are those who exaggerate their beliefs. What we need is love and kindness amongst people. What we fear are those who hate each other because of their different beliefs. What we need is justice. What we are afraid of are those who ignore justice and only care about their beliefs...
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The old professor said:
“ Today, we are going to discuss the philosophy of religion. Many theological religions have gradually developed throughout centuries and imposed their beliefs on human beings - that there is a God who created everything. That view of God also evolved as science progressed. ”
“ At first, humans could only see clouds, rivers, and mountains. Therefore, ancient scriptures merely set the limit of God within this range. When science managed to explore outer space, the position of God reached the cosmic level: He is the one who created the universe. With the rapid development of molecular biology, the power of God also increased accordingly, God is the one who created that extremely sophisticated genetic genome. ”
“ Many missionaries also added the sentimental factor to God, that he loved human beings so much he allowed us to be the lords of the Earth. This meant we were entitled to eat other species, although all were created by him. ”
“ The missionaries also attached a social factor to God, who arranged the fate of each person. ”
“ Anti-theological philosophers reasoned to prove that there was no existence of such a God. If God created everything, then demons, diseases, natural disasters, and misfortunes must also be created by him, even human’s unbelief (ie, he also formed those who do not believe in him). ”
“ They wondered why God had to hide his identity so carefully and let his missionaries work hard by all means, both kindly and brutally, to call upon people to believe in such a God. If he was capable enough, he would be present more often for people to come and visit like children visiting their parents. ”
“ In addition, if everything was created by God, it means before that, he himself was alone, and suddenly thought of creating everything for fun. This notion seemed weird. What if one day God felt bored with this universe? Would he then destroy everything to make a new one, and all was just temporary and meaningless? ”
“ Atheists hold their beliefs that matter and spirits in the universe are self-existent as God is (if there is a God). If it is true and everything works according to scientific principles, then is there a need for God? ”
“ What we see is science, and God is just belief. To fly an airplane, we need science and technology, not just faith. Praying does not make a plane take off. ”
“ In general, there are arguments on two sides: theology and anti-theology. Now I'd like to divide the class into two. The left side will try to prove that there is a God who created everything while the right side will try to argue. Then we will see which side is more reasonable. ”
The two sides had a non-stop argument for four hours while the professor fell asleep at his desk. Until one student rushed over to hit another on the other team, and the whole class got into a chaotic fight, the professor startled and woke up. Many professors from other classes ran over to see what was happening. Finally, the scuffle stopped, resulting in students’ torn clothes, bruised eyes and bleeding limbs.
The old professor apologized to his colleagues for falling asleep, leading to his lack of control of the debate. He then told his class:
“ In the end, it seems what we need is not whether God exists or not, but practical ethics in life. What we need are food, clothing, education, a civilized life and kindness to people. From this experience, we should be cautious when talking about a religious topic because it is easy to cause conflicts. We should wisely and graciously keep harmony for the sake of human society. ”
What we need is morality. What we worry about are those who enthusiastically spread their beliefs without caring about morality.
What we need is a peaceful society. What we are anxious about are those who violently defend their beliefs.
What we need is objective knowledge . What we are concerned about are those who exaggerate their beliefs.
What we need is love and kindness amongst people. What we fear are those who hate each other because of their different beliefs.
What we need is justice. What we are afraid of are those who ignore justice and only care about their beliefs...
Written by:
Janna
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