Can you lead a life without religion?

[stop DF Member Posts:13 Threads:0 Reputation 0]

Sure you can, I've never cared for religion and I'm doing just fine.

[holyjoe24 DF Member Posts:14 Threads:2 Reputation 0]

I feel like religion is obsolete towards the upper class; however, a truly bound neccessity for the white collar workers.

[Endgame NoLife4Life Posts:630 Threads:134 Reputation 26]

I am in no way in the least bit religious. I'd say I'm Agnostic.
I don't want or need religion, but I understand why people do.

[IcyJake wats good Posts:587 Threads:340 Reputation 15]

Religion is one of the very few universal concepts for humanity. Humans are creatures who seek meanings, which means that we're religious creatures by nature. Every culture we've ever discovered has had some shape or form of religion. We have no concept of what life would be like without religion because we've never really tied ends with a society that doesn't have religion. If you think about it, the only meaningful way to discuss a world without religion is to discuss a world without people.

I personally don't see that as an improvement.

[lustywolf DF Member Posts:18 Threads:1 Reputation 0]

ofcourse...unless u wanna live it in a pointless way

[Google7 DF Member Posts:14 Threads:0 Reputation 0]

Relegion is a big guide book and makes people stronger. It is a big boost for people and I truly believe that. But it does not mean that one can't live with out it. :)

[Octum DF Member Posts:15 Threads:3 Reputation 0]

It's exactly what I do every day. I have a moral code but I don't follow it with religion. I don't judge people if they believe in god or religion, and I accept that everyone has different views. I have a job, I pay bills, and when I can I try to donate to people in need. All without religion guiding me. I believe that if I do good throughout life, then I'll receive good back. All without having to believe that religion needs to play a role in it.

[LootMachine Retired Staff Posts:145 Threads:2 Reputation 11]

of course you can.

[drjanuary DF Member Posts:15 Threads:0 Reputation 0]

religion's ok for giving people sense of purpose and value within a community
problem kicks in when people cant distinguish between stories and facts

[Sinful You've been purged! Posts:1,430 Threads:300 Reputation 95]

I used to be a Christian, I followed the Christian teachings and took the morals out of religion. Now I'm an Atheist and I've kept hold of some of those morals, you can live life without religion but I will have to admit, without religion your morals are looser as the only real consequences are jail and rejection from your family in the event of immoral behaviour with no possibility of Eternal torture so it's half and half for me I think.