"Religion is like language or dress. We gravitate toward the practices with which we were raised. In the end, though we are all proclaiming the same thing. That life has meaning. That we are grateful for that created us."
Growing up my whole life I've been taught the ways of a devote Catholic. Learning the lessons of the Bible and being expected to follow them at first seemed like the only way, the right way. But as I grow and expand my mind in the areas of science and other religions, I have started to question the true motives of religion. In "Angels and Demons", written by Dan Brown, the debate deciphering between science and religion is inevitable. At the end of it all, it comes down to looking for the great questions in life. Why are we here? What is our purpose? Why does a buttered piece of bread consistently fall and land buttered face down? I understand that if I were to be raised in a different country, the middle east for example, it is likely that my religion would be completely opposite from what it is now. I believe that it doesn't matter what religion you follow, just as long as you have something to subside the cravings of knowing the mysteries of life.
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Very good paragraph Danielle. You have used great vocabulary and have discussed one major issue. I have also been raised as a strong Christian/Catholic and this book has also made me almost start questioning not only my religion, but also the same questions you've stated. How did we get here? Why are we here? These questions are some of the most common questions in the world. Everyone wants to know how we got here. There's no exact proof yet, even with the discovery of anitmatter, but that's what I think religion helps. It allows us to believe we know exactly how we got here. Obviously, to you and me, God put us as explained in the Book of Genesis.
Great Job. Keep up the vocab:)
I really like the concept that you brought to my attention of which it really depends on where we were born and what we belive in. Also that it does not matter what we belive in as long as we belive in somthing. And the most important thing is just being contempt with our position in our life!
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