Religion: Have it your way?

Religion. God. Faith. These words mean very different today from what they used to when compared to 50-60 years ago. The Human race has evolved in so many ways. Technology is at its peak, tremendous advances have been made in science and we have attained a sort of intellectual pinnacle. However, these very luxuries that we hoped and “prayed” for have seemingly now largely due to ignorance and intolerance become the reason why we have come to question the very existence of God. Postmodernism coupled with increasing misunderstanding about Religion has given rise to Aetheists, Fundamentalists, Agnosticism and immense cynicism towards Religion.

Each individual definitely has the right to follow and believe in the faith of their choice. True. But why is it that even though we have made enormous progress as human beings we are now living in times where injustice, corruption and war has never been more? Religion has become a matter of convenience where we adhere to beliefs that work for us and neglect to follow those that don’t. Arrogance over our accomplishments has made us question the very existence of God over and over again. But there is a God. The very fact that we have a conscience goes to prove that there is indeed a higher power. Our conscience is God. Imagine living in a world where there was no God and everyone was free to do whatever they wished to do. There wouldn’t be anything that would hold us back from committing atrocities upon one another, stealing, lying or even killing each other because we would not have a conscience that would help us distinguish good from bad or right from wrong. All Religions are peaceful, therefore it does not matter which one you belong to you, it’s how you pursue it that matters.