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Nepal1234: yeah, I do ask question like “what is important in life”. I always considered achievement to be of prime importance. To be able to do something useful in this world before dying, to be a great man. But since coming to America, my view in this has also changed, unfortunately. I see people who have no ambitions in life, little concern about their future and always doing whatever they want. At first, I looked down upon these people. But then as time passed, I got the impression that what most Americans look for in life is happiness. They seem to be asking to themselves “am I happy?” Then, I started looking at those people with more respect. Why do we need to be a great man or achieve if it is so troublesome? I know achievement is a marvelous source of happiness but the amount of effort you put into achieving something could be spent happier. I have shifted my answer to “what is life for” from achieving to experiencing and being happy. But this is a whole new discussion for which we need to start a new thread.
I was really hoping people would be more inclined to godliness in this thread coz that’s where I wanted to be convinced. But this is just serving to confirm my doubts. L. Oh well, at least that allows me to ask this question:
How do you plan on holding your belief with your family: parents and future children? Are you going to maintain pujas when you are the head of the family?
Geology tiger: That crossed my mind too and I totally agree with you. The idea that God and religion were a means to keep people from being unlawful when police and other means were not possible seems very logical. Even if we were created from something or somebody, why should we worship it? Say we were formed from a complex reaction, why should we worship it? The reaction happened, it led to big things but that’s all. I agree with you and rachas that believing in God gives hope. And hope gives confidence. But isn’t it false hope? Hoping from a person who you don’t know exists? Can you still draw hope even when you’re confused about His existence? Are you able to believe in God just because you need a source for hope for something not going well even when youre so confused about His existence?