Views on religion conversation

<b>ME</b> What is your religion? I don't believe that I'm mature enough to have a religion yet. I don't even know myself, I can't rely on something that I can't see to hold me down in times of need. I have to rely on myself first, then maybe when I find out who I am, I can trust in something else What are your views on your religion? I believe that I am making a mature and conscious decision not to believe quite yet. Some people may argue that I'm not, but I'm going to stick to what I think and no one can change that. What are your views on religion in general? I think it's more of a novelty now-a-days. I believe that people do believe in some higher power, but they abuse the fact that there is someone. I don't believe that if there is a God he's here simply to help us and save us in times of need. I think that he's there to watch over us and judge and decide about our lives and what we do with them. I think it's our choice what we do in life, he's just the final decider in whether or not we go to whatever heaven like place there is. How do you think it's effected people today? I think it's broken apart a world that should have been brought together by now. Wars are being fought over a the many different gods and different belief systems. We can't all agree on one simple thing, so nothing else anyone says is good enough. I think the religion will kill us all someday, just for the simple fact that we can't agree to disagree on religion and god. Do you think it should be more or less prevelant? I honestly don't know. People rely on gods to make them feel better, and yet people are angered about the difference of opinion. It's too touchy a subject for a simple yes or no to this question. Do you even believe in God? I believe in something. Maybe not a god, but some driving force who watches over our every move. Why or why not? Because I refuse to believe that we die and that's it. I think there is something pending our futures for when we do pass away. Maybe reincarnation, maybe heaven and hell, maybe something entirely different. He doesn't control our actions but he does note every one, and in noting them decides whether or not we've made too many mistakes or just enough to be good people. If I've contradicted myself at all it's because I'm so unsure about this subject and I apologize ahead of time. <b>HER</b> I really really REALLY liked all of your answers, and I was nodding the whole time. That's very interesting that you are holding off on religion until you feel right about making the decision. What are your parents views on this? About reincarnation, I believe that it is possible. Maybe it's just because that idea facinates me, but I really do think that God (or the higher power in your opinion) gives us a choice between Heaven or earth. Does that make sense? <b>ME</b> My mother respects and agrees with every decision I make, which I think is why I'm so ready to believe in myself to make this decision. Maybe if she wasn't like that I'd have been forced into a religion by now I can't be sure. And it does make sense. It's almost as if, once you're done with life, you can move on, but if you feel like you've made too many foolish decisions or maybe if you feel like you aren't ready to really move on from life yet you can come back and try again. Almost like a trial and error, without the remembrance portion of it. Though maybe in our subconscious we know about our past lives Maybe that's how we learn right and wrong growing up, maybe it's already instilled in us from our lives before. <b>HER</b> Exactly. There are things I know that I probably shouldn't know. Or things I like, that are way before my time and sometimes I wonder if it is because of a past life. There are religions that believe in reincarnations and such. Sociology helped me a lot more in the area of religion than I thought it would, actually. <b>Me</b> I know exactly what you mean I've always been too mature for my age. I think that maybe in a past life I was someone intelligent Someone that knew what they wanted and knew right from wrong Maybe I was someone who just wasn't quite ready to move on yet I think that our dreams are also a gateway to past lives The dreams that we can't remember or maybe don't want to remember are us reliving past events from people we were at times I've had dreams about being completely different people that I've never come across in life Maybe it's coincidence maybe not But you can never be completely sure <b>HER</b> Same here. Wow, I never thought I would meet someone with the same ideas as me. Really. This is so cool. I believe that your dreams can not only tell you about your past lives, they can hint at your future, too. I believe the subconscious, can do a lot more than people use it for. If only we knew how to use it, do you know what I mean? Like, if you believe you're sick, really really believe it, sometimes, you really get sick. Stuff like that. <b>ME</b> Do you think that the future is already laid out solid for you then? Or do you believe that you can change it and mold it to what you want? I believe that we don't give hypnotists enough credit. The human mind is fragile enough to fall into a completely subconscious state And if people could just harness that, and realize how to use that then maybe we could come up with answers about lives and the truth. And I think that's where most of todays diseases come from Cancer was never this prominent, never. Yes it was there, but never to this extent. Maybe it's the different things we have in life now, the different toxins and such. But then again we're so bombarded with it that maybe it's our subconscious slowly building up a tumor inside of us because of the constant intake of all the diseases there are now. Or maybe cancer is too big of a sickness to compare to that, I'm not really sure. <b>HER</b> I understand that. In my mind, our future is laid out already. It's there, but it's our choice of how we get there. Someone once said that God has a plan but he's not going to force you to do it. You have free will. He just nudges you. Like, if you lay in bed and wait for God to push you out of bed and get your day started, it's not going to happen. You have to get yourself out of that bed and go to work or school. You have to move, but you're being guided. Know what I mean? And I completely believe in hypnotists. I want to be hypnotized at least once and see what we can find out about my past life. I'm really open to the idea, and I believe that that could make getting into the subconscious a little easier. <b>ME</b> I like that we can agree on all of these things And have the same opinion It's nice to finally see someone who will understand and not complain about the lack of devotion I have toward one ultimate power But for now I have to go, thank you for proving to me that it is possible to have a conversation about religion without fighting.