TwoCents | MAN, GOD AND RELIGION

You probably think the wildest dopamine rush would come from a few bottles of your favourite liquor, lighting grass or trees in a paper, or the cardio before post-nut clarity. Absolutely not! It comes from religion. Think of this deeply. Have you seen a better story? It appeals to all our senses. You feel fear, hope, pain, hate, and love, and your desires are even heightened.<img src="/media/inline_insight_image/images (74).jpeg" alt=""> If you're from a religious background or you reside in a 3rd world country, you should get a therapist. It's not a shade because I actually need one. We weave our lives around an idea we were sold at birth. Our religious alignment is based on the region we were born, and cross-carpeting comes with consequences. We were deceived as kids to remain silent when our elders spoke as a sign of respect. Today, those elders have followers who have forgotten how to think for themselves. Everyone has an opinion on the idea of 'God' which fuels our divide. There's always a debate, and it's often unhealthy because it's painful to agree that you've been sold a lie your entire life. Those who have divorced from subscribing to any school of thought are typically demonized. How ironic because I thought we're supposed to love our neighbors. Or we love based on convenience. I long left the group chat of those who refrain from uncomfortable conversations about religion. I know I don't know a lot, and I will not even do research to prove a point because no money I can find. Most of us still believe because we've never experienced comfort. You will understand what I'm saying the day you relocate to a climate where your previous prayer points are the norm because men took the right decisions. In other words, you still believe because you're suffering. <img src="/media/inline_insight_image/images (75).jpeg"> Sweet talkers will always cash out in the name of God because man feels far away from God, and we will rather have a prophet than know God ourselves. My point is simple: not everything your religious leaders proclaim is from God o. Make we try de use our heads. If they all heard different things from God, who will you believe? Be like say even religion fit de toxic!Never forget that religion is motivation and justification for violence. We're homoreligionus (believing man)... That word probably doesn't exist. I hope we will one day have the opportunity to have conversations with whoever or whatever we believe in. I think we deserve that. Our lives revolve around reaching heaven and staying as far from hell as possible. What a concept!Bye!

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