I've been thinking about this for a while.... I've said I was Roman Catholic, but that isn't so much my beliefs as what I'm labeled. I believe that on the one hand, gods exist. Even if they only exist in our minds, they still exist and can affect us. On the other hand, religion is not that important. I'm curious about what comes next, but religion isn't going to tell me. And if the only reason you're being good is the hope of a reward or fear of punishment when you die, then you aren't really being good anyway. So the way I see it is believe what you want, but try not to let that get in the way of doing good.
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I've said I was Roman Catholic, but that isn't so much my beliefs as what I'm labeled.
I believe that on the one hand, gods exist. Even if they only exist in our minds, they still exist and can affect us.
On the other hand, religion is not that important. I'm curious about what comes next, but religion isn't going to tell me. And if the only reason you're being good is the hope of a reward or fear of punishment when you die, then you aren't really being good anyway.
So the way I see it is believe what you want, but try not to let that get in the way of doing good.