From what I can deduct, the reason why a God would want followers is because a God would want Its followers to be 'nudged' in the right direction. Most of us live with the illusion that God has allowed us freedom to choose. As in, we're given a choice between good and evil. With this illusion, the worthy are seen as the ones who choose good. Good, generally being harder to do, but with long term rewards and evil generally being the easy way out, with immediate rewards.
Breaking down greed is easy. Greed is natural selfishness with immediate rewards in mind. Hence,a larger profit margin is seen as greed, because the rewards are immediate, and unlike the not greedy(but not unselfish) smaller profit margin, does not yield the long term rewards like customer commitment.
However, long term or immediate, selfishness is present. Therefore selfishness cannot be ruled as an evil trait. Greed however can.
Back to the subject of God and his followers.
Before diving into the matters of a God, we must first be sure to NOT associate any human emotion, reaction, want, or instinct.
A God would want It's followers to be good. But I see no reason why it would want to be worshipped.
In my opinion, to worship is to limit human potential by conforming to the illusion that there is a conscious, and more powerful force out there. Obviously, there are many factors and oppurtunities out there beyond the control of one human and often beyond the control of all 6 billion of us.
In an alternate universe, where Gods, religions, and superstitions are cast aside, the human race would strive and likely be more in control of these currently beyond control forces.
If you still do not my drift, I will simply create another alternate universe where every human is commited to religion. And by this, I mean pure submission. Not questioning even the basics that most religions get wrong. This would be utter chaos. Natural disasters would be so beyond control that rescue efforts would be uncoordinated.
Now why would I say something like that if every human would be out to do good? And if everyone did good, then more people from this 2nd alternate universe would extend a helping hand than from my 1st alternate universe.
This is because in this 2nd alternate universe, there isn't any technology!
Just as Evil can exist so long as good men do nothing.
The limitlessness of technology can be left unexplored so long as smart men do nothing.
So I beg you all please. Most of you who read this have even more potential than me. Potential in mathematics and science and law. Don't leave oppurtunities behind. Every effort made makes us humans more in control of this universe.
We could barely predict weather a few centuries ago. Now we're always 2 steps ahead. People used to sacrifice goats and pray to the winds for rain. Now we have more control over the weather than ever before. Think about that.
Life is a game of survival. Instead of being the species that died off because we were too busy praying, we can be the species that conquers.
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What you ought to know.
I'm not here to tell you what's true and what's not. The reason I say what I say is because I simply CAN. If I wanted to change every reader's opinion on the way the world worked, I'd be as despicable as the people who tell me how it does.
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4 comments:
would just like to point out something
some believers (albeit the more open minded ones) can and will argue that God gave us the brains, mind, capability, and what have you, to actually maximise the usage and output of the resources on Earth, and perhaps also to maximise the development of the larrggee potential in science & tech, maths, etc.
its like saying this simple statement:
"now look, the materials are all here, but now its up to you to make the most of it, and whether you WANT to, or not."
so I think, if one is a strong believer in God, it doesn't mean that he/she is confined to ONLY pious activities, but may also continue thriving in his/her scientific/technological/etc pursuits. Though provided that his/her devotion to God is not terribly compromised.
it basically depends on the overall approach of each believer towards his/her religion, i suppose.
but, yeah. I think you get my point.
Shouldn't it be more of "Why do people need God, if He wasn't there in the first place?"
to euvin.
Belief in God and belief in religion are two very different things. Or so I've been told.
And there have obviously been thousands of inventors and scientists who believed in God.
What I was trying to say was most religions are very sure that certain questions should not be brought up.
to Gabsy
Things like engines and gears weren't here in the first place, but we have obvious us for them now.
Perhaps that doesn't fit as a reply.
But ideas are just as inventable as engines and gears. And since we cannot use God the way we use engines and gears, we must therefore think of God as an idea.
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