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Is religion and faith cynical? [Spirituality & Religion]

Religion uses rhetoric to trick believers into feeling secure where none is needed. The same outcome can be achieved through philosophy without rhetoric and with respect for the individual's own minds.
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rckt148 · 61-69, M
you are entitled to your opinion ,and I will support that
but do not be confused ,Gods Children are the Church not a building
Faith is not based on rhetoric ,its based on overcoming impossible situations and events in ways the Wise many dismiss ,but can't explain.
Like my kids being healed of a disease ,and an event Doctors say is impossible ,
but yet it happened .
Also a landlord trying to make me move ,he gets sick all the sudden and a daughter has to come get him to move in with her ,I get to stay ,he ends up moving .
Manager fires me for asking for a promised raise ,he also complained I read my Bible on the job (I did between jobs ,but I did an above and beyond job)
A week later I am rehired and get a larger raise then I asked for ,but also less work ,and the owner tells me when I am not busy to read my Bible all I want ,I am good for his business ,the service I provided was not only worth every dime he paid me ,but I did it so well word of mouth praise had increased his business .
Oh and the manager who fired me was fired .
My kids were hid from me 12 yrs ,after I did something that was a huge sacrifice of obedience ,not only did I find my kids ,I was given favor with the courts and 5 months after I found them ,I won full custody of them and one of the ladies who helped hide my kids from me is the reason I have the home I live in for the last 20 yrs
I was addicted to drugs and alcohol from 13 - 34 ,,after losing my kids and 2 wives I was still unable to quit ,,but in one night I was delivered from my addictions ,over 22 yrs I have no desire to use again or drink ,all desire removed and no withdraw ,not one day
I could go on about how I lost everything and was living in a hobo camp after owning my own companies ,but my health and lose of my wife cost me everything I loved ,to getting all I lost back (except my wife ,she also has free will )and fulfilling a dream to be a recording artist
You can have your opinion to call it rhetoric ,,
I call it blessings I did not get from Church ,,
My life turned around when my opinions that were once like yours turned around
and I became a born again son of God

I found out my daughter was healed in my absence ,during the 12 yrs she was hid from me ,
but it was in a yearly checkup after I got custody of her the Doctors did a new MRI of her spine and said her disease was a misdiagnoses
ending up with its impossible ,"It looks as if she grew a new spine "
The disease is gone ,,but all the painful tests she had endured ,MRI's and Xrays proved she was not misdiagnosed ,,she had a miracle

call it rhetoric if you like ,say you can get the same results from other sources
I bet you can't ,,some of us are not into religion and playing Church
We just love God ,but I think I have more then rhetoric to base my faith on
Samson2000 · 22-25, M
@rckt148 That's a pretty Old Testament 'obedience and reward' view of faith/religion.
Delighting in your landlord's ilness doesn't fit that well with the total love of enemy proposed in the New Testament.
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@Samson2000 I never said I delight in anyone suffering or loosing
I do however know Gods hand has been on me some time
and anyone who gives their best to God gets His best
He said you can't out give me ,try me
you can make anything you want of this post
it was just a testimony ,my faith is based on more the rhetoric
sogdianrock · 61-69, M
hi rckt148
I am glad that your life is full of blessings.
Thanks for your answer
Best wishes
:)