What is your take on this theory?

Today I was thinking about religion. I have been pondering this subject numerous times recently, and I have come up with this theory. That god was simply made up. I think he is no different from El Cucuy (The Mexican monster made up to scare kids, keeping them from doing bad) and the boogyman. I think that god was made up to keep people in check. I think that possibly the people who wrote the bible were fed up with the world and it's evil and decided to do something about it. So they took actual stories, and made it seem like there was a powerful force behind it that made people accountable for their actions. Because without religion, think about it, don't you think a lot more people would do a lot worse things if they knew they just would die and nothing happened? I don't stand 100% behind this theory, but I was wondering your opinion on this.

 

I take it you have all the answers then?

edit: Thanks Repliku

 

Actualy he's quite smart for being able to think for himself and come up with his own take on life, and this theory is VERY possible since there is no REAL proof of God or that the bible was written by those who people say wrote it.

 

That's very possible, but it's much more plausible that the original writers of the bible truly believed in a god or a higher power. You see without scientific theory and method to explain anything, people tried to come up with their own explanations for things like the weather the movement of the stars and such. The personification of these scientific phenomena seemed plausible and understandable to ancient people, the added introduction of moral integrity was just things added to the religion by corrupt people who wanted to control the masses through the use of god, something that everyone at the time believed in without question.

 

You read nothing, thus had no basis for your assumptions and what you said, and thus made your self look ignorant. You shouldn't have posted if you didn't even know what to post about.

 

Please do not bother with answering his posts. Let's get back on topic. I left posts that responded but TheMuffinMan's comments were inappropriate and lame so they were removed.

I'm also going to move this to the Debate area as it belongs more there.

 

It's certainly possible. I believe that we're just put here for someones entertainment with no real purpose. Like there's a higher power but not "God."

 

I'm kinda getting tired with all the atheist on this site :\ You think about it, I mean someone, or something, had to create the universe. I know about the big-bang, but what created the things that created the big-bang? It's not like space just came out of no where, like it's just "been" there, someone or something had to create it, in other words God. And I'm getting tired of atheist making fun of Christians, Jews, and all the other religious people out there. I'm not a hard-core Christian I guess you could say, sometimes I doubt the existence of God, but I always come back to the conclusion that he is real, and Jesus is our savior. The fact that people make fun of religious people disgust me, Christians go out into the world and save souls from burning in hell, even if hell nor heaven exist, they are trying to SAVE somebody from burning and being tortured for all eternity, and I doubt anyone could say that's stupid. I believe in God, so I don't like to hear people talk about how he doesn't exist, because where's the evidence that he doesn't? Even though they are asking where's the evidence that he does exist, take a look at the world, I mean, Scientific theories explain how things are created, God is the answer why things are created, that's my belief. We all have the right to believe what we want to believe, but why choose to be an atheist? You have no morals to live by, and if hell and heaven does exist, as I believe, if your a Christian, you go to heaven, if you aren't, you go to hell...so can I ask all the atheist in the world, what's the point of taking a risk? So what if nothing happens when we die, there's no point in believing that God doesn't exist, because the outcome of him existing, would be you going to hell, so in other words: If nothing happens when you die, even if you do believe in God, nothing happens, but if you are a Christian you get to go to heaven if you ask for forgiveness, but if you don't believe, you go to hell, why risk the possibility of going to hell, if what atheist are stating is true "that nothing happens when you die" then why not choose to have the chance to go to heaven if something DOES happen when you die? I also don't understand why someone would believe nothing happens when you die, Science has no explanation of what happens when you die, other than your body rotting and eventually giving nutrients to our planet. I believe that we do have souls, and that when we die, our souls go to heaven or hell, depending on what we believe in.

Note:I don't want to argue with anyone about what I just posted, because religious arguments are one of the worst.

 

it's a plausible theory. it could be kind of a scare tactic like how some adults lie to kids saying that condoms have STDs so that they won't have sex at all.
scare tactics can be effective if worked right, if not, it might just backfire.

 

Well no offense, but this is a grown up discussion. Please, in the future, don't ruin it with your Power Rangers talk. That isn't what the discussion section is about.

 

That would mean they're hypocrites for saying that they believe that nothing will happen after they die but that they don't want to take the risk of going to hell, which the bible says will happen to people who don't believe in christ.

 

I understand all of what you just said. And believe me, I hate arguing too, but I'm not a complete "atheist." I'm just not the kind of person that will follow everyone else's belief just like that. And I'm not making fun of Christianity at all. I was in a christian household for 10 years of my life. But the more things go wrong in your life, there more you look at an explanation. I know that it's mostly people, but I want to figure things out on my own. If I die, and find out there is a heaven, then, I'll realize I made a mistake and pray for god's forgiveness, but I have many theory, and I believe that science never lies. This theory is just like the christian belief, it has structure, and it has a logic behind it. I'm just not going to believe everything everyone says, "just because". I have other theory's that I think god could be real, but I'm not just gonna pick one right away, cause it takes a long time for me to decide. There are so many aspects involved, and I don't think one book is 100% right about everything, especially when it was written by man, inspired by god or not. Cause any theory, this, or any religion can be considered silly, it's all on how you look at it.

BTW: I'm not an atheist and I don't hate Christians. I actually respect Christians and any religious people for that matter. They are 100% believing in their thoughts about religion, and I respect that.

 

I meant that they should change their beliefs, and believe in Christ. I guess I didn't word that right.

 

Okay so by your logic, the logic of, "Well what if you're wrong?". That's a cowardly and untrue way to live your life, being a christian, just in case, is not faith. If I were to make such a life commitment I'd want to do it because I truly believe, and I don't, so I won't.

Let me ask you, what if YOU'RE wrong? Yeah, I'm an atheist so if god exists in any form, I'll be going to hell. And what about you? You're christian, what if Christians are wrong? Why are you taking the chance? Shouldn't you be a Hindu? Wouldn't want to be reincarnated as a toad for not following your dharma, right? I just don't understand, WHY are you taking the risk? I mean, what have you got to lose? Right? ...right?

 

I agree, (once again, I'm not against Christianity) but why would god do that to us? Why wouldn't he give us visual proof? That way everyone could live eternal life. Why does it have to be a decision? Why can't he give everyone a real decision, life Adam and Eve. But that is also another one of my theory's, that, that story is just a metaphor for the choice everyone has, good or bad.

 

Ah. I use to be a Christian until I started to question the world and all of those big life questions. (Why are we here? Who made us? Why do bad things happen to good people?...etc) Without any answers, I couldn't believe in God.

 

well, i'm Atheist as well and one thing you should understand, i dont' think Atheists are AGAINST God, they just don't believe in the existence of God.

 

Exactly, and do you really think that we're the only people in the universe? There are billions of galaxy's out there. The bible says that there is one earth, when there's got to be more life out there. Thus my theory on the bible being written by man. Look at mars, it has water on it. Why would god put water on mars? There must be more life then if there's water. Such as bacteria. Where are stories of life on other planets? You can't honestly think that we are alone in this ENTIRE universe.

 

Ya. I let everyone believe what they want to but I won't deny that I'm not Christian. My theory is that the bible is like a guide for us. What we should do and what we shouldn't do. I believe that Jesus was a character in there who lived according to that, such as an example for us. I don't believe that he was perfect though, nor that he was the son of God.

 

That's only one of the many statements in the bible that contradicts the real world, and reflects the ignorance of the men who wrote the bible, based on what they knew of their planet at the time. The Old Testament says the world is Flat. It's clearly not. If the bible were written by God you'd think he'd know the world was a sphere.