English Oral – The Hypocrisy of Religion.

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English Oral – The Hypocrisy of Religion.

I'm going to talk about the hypocrisy of religion. It’s not really possible to define religion, but it is possible to say it involves belief in a magnificent power or divinity, as well as a belief in the after life. The belief usually is involved with ‘god’; This God has given humans a moral code to follow, and this moral code requires us to be selfless and to care for each other and the world. If we obey, God will protect our existence: if we do not obey, God will destroy us.

This clearly shows people blindness to the truth; that religion is an illusion, a fairy tale which has been exploited to the extreme; it protects people form the truth, and does not let them see the world for what it is; an egotistic place. Religion is a prison for the mind. Religions are dogmatic  - they assert information without any proof, and are intolerant, as they do not accept other beliefs.

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This is what Karl Marx believed, he said, and I quote:

‘Religion is the opium of the masses’

Or, as was said by Stephen King:

"The beauty of religious mania is that it has the power to explain everything. Once God (or Satan) is accepted as the first cause of everything which happens in the mortal world, nothing is left to chance...logic can be happily tossed out the window."

- Clearly showing their views on “Religion”

I believe that religion is the cause of many things, and without it, there would be a better world.. Religion is the ...

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