WHY I DISLIKE RELIGION : TEN TOP MOST REASONS

Jahed Ahmed

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  1. NO RELIGION ENCOURAGES FREE THINKING (contrary to Universal Declaration of Human rights by UN as Article-19 says, "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion & expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference & to seek, receive & impart information & ideas through any media & regardless of frontiers") WHICH IS A PREREQUISITE FOR REAL MENTAL DEVELOPMENT.

 

  1. RELIGION IS THE GREATEST FACTOR RESPONSIBLE IN THE WORLD HISTORY THAT LED TO DEATH OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN SO-CALLED HOLY WARS.

 

  1. RELIGION DISCRIMINATES BETWEEN MALE & FEMALE IN TERMS OF PROVIDING EQUAL RIGHTS (Again, contrary to UN declaration of universal human rights as according to Article-2 "Everyone is entitled to all the rights & freedoms set forth in this declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, SEX, language, religion......").

 

  1. RELIGION HAS KEPT MANKIND SEPARATED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS (This too goes against UN human rights declaration Article-1,read under item-6 below). RELIGION CREATES BIGOTS & FANATICS & PROVOKES THEM TO HATE FELLOW HUMANS BELONGING TO OTHER RELIGION. AND THIS IS A MAJOR OBSTACLE TOWARDS ESTABLISHING UNIVERSAL ATTITUDE IN RELIGIOUS INDIVIDUALS (AT LEAST FOR THOSE WHO PRACTICE RELIGION SERIOUSLY).

 

  1. RELIGION TAKES ADVANTAGE OF HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY NAKEDLY BY SCARING PEOPLE IN TERMS OF DREADFUL PUNISHMENTS IN AFTERLIFE(?).THUS IT CONVERTS PEOPLE INTO FEAR PSYCHOTIC PATIENTS WHICH IS REALLY INHUMAN.

 

  1. IN RELIGION, PEOPLE ARE LED BY BLIND BELIEF RATHER THAN RATIONALE & CONSCIENCE (Once again point-4 & this are incompatible with Article-1 in UN human rights declaration which says "All human beings are born free & equal in dignity & rights. They are endowed with reason & conscience & should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood").

 

  1. IN MODERN WORLD, RELIGION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED TO CREATE A PEACEFUL & CIVILIZED NATION.

 

  1. IN WORLD HISTORY, RELIGION HARDLY, IF EVER, ENCOURAGED PROGRESS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, RATHER MOSTLY IT HINDERED (Remember severe mental & physical tortures hundreds of philosophers & scientists underwent).

 

  1. RELIGION RESTRICTS PERSONAL FREEDOM TO A LARGE EXTENT (Again this is contrary to UN human rights declaration Article-18,according to which "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience & religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief,& freedom, either alone or in community with others & in public & private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching ,practice, worship & observance").

 

  1. LAST, SPEAKING ABOUT PERSONAL EXPERIENCE,IF I WERE TO FOLLOW MY OWN RELIGION (ISLAM) STRICTLY, I'D CERTAINLY DEPRIVE MYSELF OF FOLLOWING:
  1. Company of many great friends belonging to other religion.
  2. Opportunity to develop a universal attitude.
  3. Immense personal freedom I'm enjoying now.
  4. Contentment that I'm doing good (to whatever extent) not for any temptation of reward in next world, rather for the common human benefit.
  5. Enormous philosophical & emotional joy which I'm enjoying now due to practice of free thinking.

P.S. In defense of my statements on religion I didn't consider it necessary to cite from Quran, Hadis, Bible & Monu Song-hita (Hindu Holy book) presuming everybody more or less is aware of those dogma in their respective religions. Nevertheless, if anybody wants me to come up with proof, I'd be glad to do so!
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Published in  NFB : http://www.bangladesh-web.com/news/nov/27/gv4n410.htm#A1 

Response to the Article: Aziz Ul Huq

My Explanation: Jahed Ahmed 

Response to a Christian Believer: Jahed Ahmed

 

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