Initial: Frederick
Profession: Psychology Undergraduate
Birthday: days left
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 63kg
Blood Type: A+
Waist size: 29-30 inches
Hobbies: Blogging; Reading; Songs & Movies; Chill out
Talent: Writing; Acting; Singing; Accents
Favourite Food:
Italian Food;
Kimchi Chigae;
Roti Prata
Most Disliked Food: Anything crustacean - due to allergy
Favourite Songs to Sing to: For You (self-composed) & The Promise
Favourite Body Parts: Nose; Jaws
Schools: Pei Chun Public School (1989 - 1995); Chong Boon Secondary School (1996 - 1999); Nanyang Polytechnic (2000 - 2003); Monash University (2006 - )
Current Pursuit: Bachelor of Behavioural Science
Research Interest: Evolutionary Psychology
Other Interests: Evolution; Genetics
Contact:
frederikan@live.co.uk
November 02, 2007
I had a great time talking to a friend yesterday about my lack of faith and eventual doubts on Christianity as a religion. Well, by now, I suppose many of you know that I was a Christian and I would not say that I do not totally avoid this faith altogether because I don't know if there is really a God in this universe. In addition, I do not really know if there is a heaven after we die, or well, hell for some.
There are many reasons for me to become an agnostic in matters like this. I'm glad that my girlfriend understands and thank goodness she has been very understanding. That's what I love about her.
There are many debates about religion and I'm opened to every ideas and opinions people have about their religion as well as their beliefs. It is completely alright with me as long as they do not evangelize so strongly in order to get me into their beliefs. I'm an advocate of Science, Biology, and Psychology. And it is very ignorant for people to disregard Science as an important discipline that got us here today. Without the overturning of theories and disproving of hypotheses, we would not have evolved into a much more intelligent being. Deep down, I felt so strongly for such discipline and felt that I owe so much to Science for taking us thus far. It is ever changing and ever improving throughout the currents of history.
On the other hand, religion is a fixed moral standard that does not only preaches good, but it turns untested beliefs into unshakable truths through the passage of time and institution. It is something which no one could ever come into conclusion with - whether there is a God that is. Science do not pretend to know everything, but instead, it is a constant construction of doubts and questions, so a scientist is always asking questions and being skeptical. Until their hypotheses are disproven they would then come into a final conclusion where the answers there lay. It is very unlike religion that always think they are right all the time. Well, not just them, the atheists and Baha'ists believe that exclusive faiths are a taboo to them, therefore, they are no better off. Whether we know there is a God or never is a God, it is still, nonetheless, a mystery. Whether we know there is an afterlife after we die or we simply sink into the deep crust of the earth is still a mystery as well. But if we can't disprove that there is or there is no God, it does not mean that we should come into conclusion that He exists.
However, whether He exists or not exists, is not an important matter, because religion teaches people to do good, and to love one another. But one should not rely solely on what God tells him to do in order to love people, or be good, or to be morally acceptable in His own eyes. This is not rebellion because we are born with an innate ability to love, to be moral, and to be human. We are in turn guided by our caretaker when we were as young and vulnerable as babies in cradles. I do agree that religion is what some people view as a guidance that the supreme being in the sky sets for us all. And to them, this is not earthly authority, but a heavenly one. It is not a bad thing to think that way because as humans, we need guidance in our life and our caretakers cannot be with us forever. That much is true. However, religion is not the only answer. It is very arrogant and dangerous for believers or Christians to turn away from moral philosophies, scientific facts, and reasoning altogether. Why do I say so? Because I think that religion such as the Abrahamic ones are potential shutters for embracing truths and other possibilities found in this wonderful world placed right in front of us for our discovery.
Religion impedes free thoughts. It impedes freedom of expression, reasoning, and disregard non-theistic solutions and possibilities. It hinders oneself from intellectual pursuits of knowledge and scientific theories. The religious think in their hearts that the holy book is always right and others are wrong. They think that they have "got it all" together, and that they know the solution just because their holy book says so. They are merely depending on their holy book which is only one copy they have in their lifetime, and think that it is the only solution to life. There are many solutions to life. There are many answers not just faiths and beliefs. There are many things we do not know, but yet, it is not sane to think that just because we do not know, or because things happen to be a mystery or an unknown must be the work of the supernatural or God himself. It is a big mistake to come to such conclusion, when in fact, no one has ever come into such conclusion before, except the religious people. Religious people shut themselves up in a room of prayers and thought to themselves (just mere thoughts), private thoughts, and convince themselves that their "revelations" are true no matter what. If it is "revealed" to them, it must be God and not the chemical reactions acting up in their brains.
I obviously do not know where I would go after I die, but a great relief to me is that I do not have to do good, to respect people, to be morally guided by a religion that impedes and places so much restrictions on the pursuit of scientific knowledge, such that I could enter the gates of heaven. It does not give me this pressure of performing myself in front of an unknown existence thinking that if I do such and such, I would be granted the way up in heaven after death. Death is the end of life. It is ultimately, the end of everything. So, life is very precious. This reality, which many people fear and turn to religion for salvation of their souls after death, is what makes me realise my potential for making a difference in this lifetime that I have in my hands. Knowing that I only have one life, and a fragile one, is enough for me to go through it and make the best out of it such that a legacy could be born after I've succeeded in this life that I'm currently living.
Don't let religion overwhelm you, but let the meaning of life teach you a lesson as you advance in age, because every developmental step of the way is a challenge to us as humans. And as we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we do not fear because we know in our hearts, it is what lies beneath our innate potentials that guide us all the way till the day we inhale our last.
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