Religion Can Be Good?

There are many religions out there and I lack the knowledge to comment on the vast majority of them. I am a Catholic and was born into this religion, I don't believe in the bibles story but I do believe in a vast multitude of the bibles teachings. It seems to be the same in almost any religion they are based on writings from some unknown author. We think we know who wrote these things because of what we have been told.

I have met many people who have blind faith, one example was of someone who I met who said he was a Catholic and believed in all their teachings. His reasoning was that he will go to heaven if he follows the bibles teachings. He was extremely certain of his belief with no evidence whatsoever, he said he just knew. I am not saying this is wrong because he will no doubt live a good life and be a good person to those around him. But by limiting his view point he misses out on a lot of life's teachings and experiences. It can be a good thing for some people, the bible however is not the answer to all of life's questions and problems there isn't a religion out there that teaches life experience.

The best thing about religion though is the values that are taught which generally are accepted by everyone to be good. There are a lot of values taught in religion that everyone can agree on, just one example that many can agree upon is that killing is wrong. This is a truth we can pretty much all say without a doubt to be correct. It is these things we collectively agree on that everyone should know and be aware of. By becoming aware of these truths that everyone agrees upon it helps us create a more clear and concise theory about the meaning of life.