关于宗教的思考
<p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Sophie">Sophie</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="devout">devout</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span>, <span word="Mormons">Mormons</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="religions">religions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supreme">supreme</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="faiths">faiths</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="cults">cults</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="church">church</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="community">community</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="that">that</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="personal">personal</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mindless">mindless</span> <span word="uniformity">uniformity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shallow">shallow</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="value">value</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="blindly">blindly</span> <span word="followed">followed</span>. <span word="Religion">Religion</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="element">element</span>, <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="being">being</span>. <span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="degrade">degrade</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="individuality">individuality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="interpret">interpret</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discriminate">discriminate</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homosexuals">homosexuals</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="believers">believers</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="strip">strip</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>, <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conveying">conveying</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>—<span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="worshiping">worshiping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="the">the</span>” <span word="God">God</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="fetched">fetched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="divine">divine</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supreme">supreme</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="input">input</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="God">God</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="fate">fate</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assign">assign</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="accumulated">accumulated</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fulfill">fulfill</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="be">be</span> “<span word="religious">religious</span>” <span word="per">per</span> <span word="se">se</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="silly">silly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="equate">equate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> “<span word="religion">religion</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="faith">faith</span>.” <span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="larger">larger</span>. <span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believing">believing</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="accumulated">accumulated</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="actual">actual</span>, <span word="real">real</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="events">events</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="supposed">supposed</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 21<span word="st">st</span>, 2017, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="theoretically">theoretically</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Newtown">Newtown</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span>? <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p>
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