1. I'm an atheist, BUT . . .

Comment #14443 by nilanshu on December 22, 2006 at 1:20 pm

"I'm an atheist, but religion is here to stay."

Yes, I am an atheist, but my religion is more than a belief or disbelief in God. It's not exactly that I don't believe in God, it's just that I don't bother about the concept of a Creator. It's the Creation I interact with and I cherish.

Unlike most other popular religions, my religion also includes atheists. My religion has the unique distinction of being flexible and just enforces common social values that I use in my day-to-day life including even my professional life.

1. Positivity - Bhakti Yoga
2. Right Action - Karma Yoga
3. Rational Thinking - Rāja Yoga
4. Knowledge Seeking - Jñāna Yoga

Religion is not necessarily an evil we need to fight against, but it is the literal translation of religious books which is an anachronism in the modern days which we need to reject.

Although most violence in the current world, and I am talking about terrorism here, uses the pretext of religion, it is not religion rather discrimination and oppression that is the cause of this violence. The initial purpose of all religion was always to unify and promote common ethical and social values among a group of people as opposed to dividing and segregating humans as it is doing in the modern world.