Weird and Religious
There is a belief in Islam that every human being has a personal jinn companion called a qarin. This unseen being is said to whisper suggestions and temptations throughout a person’s life. The idea presents inner thoughts and impulses as partly influenced by an invisible parallel creature.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1987, Lebanon during the civil war. Sectarian militias carried out massacres and reprisals across religious lines, including attacks on villages and camps. Fighters often justified killings as protecting their religious community, avenging earlier atrocities, and defending sacred identity in a fractured, faith divided society.
Fact
In Sikhism, the goal of life is union with God, and Sikhism presents this as achieved through devotion, ethical conduct, and constant remembrance.
The purpose of existence
The appeal of religious stories explaining life lies not in their accuracy but in the comfort they provide. Purpose feels reassuring when it arrives fully formed, especially when it removes the discomfort of uncertainty and replaces independent thought with obedience. Aligning life with ancient doctrine feels meaningful because it removes the burden of asking questions that may never yield satisfying answers. The problem is that these doctrines were created by people who knew nothing of evolution, cosmology, or the vast age of the universe. To entrust the purpose of existence to ancestors who lacked the means to understand reality as we now do is not humility but intellectual surrender, a retreat from inquiry disguised as faith.
Quote of the day
“Religion has actually convinced people that there is an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do.” George Carlin.
Ask the right question
Why would a perfect creator design a world that requires constant divine intervention through miracles?
Religious Crooks
Li Hongzhi founded Falun Gong, presenting spiritual teachings and exercises, while critics including former members and governments have accused the movement of opaque finances, strong internal control, and use of belief to secure labour and donations, though the group rejects such claims.
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Religion is supposed to bring morality but it also seem to bring a lot of crooks who take advantage of people.