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Article: A philosophical approach to find a solution beyond religion adherence (part one): Religion and sexual arousals
Originaly Posted On: 2008-02-23 15:36:07

I’ve always wondered why people become religious and religion adherent. Sometimes I tried to have conversations to find out and sometimes I was in the middle of religion related or religion philosophy discussions and debates to have my conclusions; in school, with every people I meet, through university and even in blogosphere! But never ever I had convinced them and never have been truly convinced! The best achievements, always is some doubts that I do more than the rivals!

Some days ago I read Esra’s article on bashing Islam and found it helpful to bring out my new viewpoint about religion related subjects!

As many societies tried to learn (but not middle eastern) that religion is some personal achievement of life that one should have his own. Some “live and let live” act! Here comes an example:

Finding a partner and a lover is something related to our tastes! When a man finds a woman fit for him to start a life in association, he may have some factors to pick his lady from bunch of women around. He may concentrate on some traits due to his life, his family ideology (what they appreciate), family and social influences, social and cultural situations and some many more factors; e.g. being nice, beautiful, aware, kind, coy, hot, sexy, having good mothering ability, rich, famous, family position … and every traits that brings out his love and is an arousal to go after her (You can find yours and add them to traits list)!
And that’s the same when a girl wants to find his partner. But she is not into a coy or shy guy Then she is going after some confident, strong, famous, rich, kind, sexy, hot and whatever that is an arousal for her. And when she wants marry him, she picks him beyond her premises: Social and cultural influences and limitations, family will and her way of goodness that she has learned in her life (definition of goodness for her).

Then he/she had his/her lady/man and will live his/her life with her/him happily for ever!

But some in the middle of way find out that he/she wasn’t the match. They leave each other and maybe try to find a better one that suits!

First Question: Should we blame each other because of how our partners are? If mine isn’t very nice, should you blame me and say, “hey dude, your chick is an ugly one, then you’re a stupid”? If your husband isn’t rich, should I blame you and say “when you’re husband is poor, then you are a stupid”?

Answer: As we all know, picking our partners depends on what we FEEL and FIND good for ourselves! It depends on what is tastier for us and it also depends on some factors about how our life has been, where we’ve been grown and what we have experienced in our life!

In the case of ideologies that’s the same story!
When you birth in a Jewish family that’s your first premise! When you loose your family and home in Iraq terrorism acts, that’s another big influential premise! When you live in Middle East, that’s another fate! When you are born in a Norwegian rich family, that will lead to another form of experience! Your father was Bahai and you’ve been born in Iran, that’s another experience!
Some may have some great and fine lives, then they are living different paradigm than those haven’t.

I don’t want to count more situations that effect on your ideological life; but they made you to become an adherent in a special ideology! That’s it!

But maybe in the middle of your life you find out that fits you not and you deserve a better one! What you do is to just pick a better one if you FEEL there is a better one! That’s it!

Second Question: Should we blame each other because of how our ideologies are? If mine is Islam, should you blame and bash me and say, “hey dude, your religion is supporter of terrorism (by referring to Jihad or some other fundamentals), then you’re a terrorist”? If you are an atheist, should I blame you? If you are a Christian should I say “why you are Christian when god revealed us the holy book Quran”?

Answer: Again it depends on the factors that have influenced our life and are influencing it right now. I’m adherent to my ideology because I found it useful! Or I changed because I found mine to be useless and found a better one; Just it!

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