What Makes Us Tick? Religion?

There are many types of views out there in the world, but there is one type that has caused a lot of controversy in the past and present. Religious views have caused much fuss in the world. Religion seems to always be involved in some type of law, war, or cultural imbalance. But what is the big deal about religion? Why are so many people concerned about religious views and not just their own views, but other people’s views as well? Well first we need to define religion. Religion is “A belief in and worship of a God or other superhuman agency” (You could also say “Particular system of beliefs”).

Now the interesting thing about religion is many try to claim that they either are not religious or do not believe in a religion. I would claim that to be ironic, because I think all men not only believe in a religion, but also are religious. The human race is very religious indeed. The reason I say that is because all people do believe in a “god” of some sort. Now you may say, but I don’t believe in God. Well you have a poor understanding of what a “god” really is. A “god” is simply defined as “Any person or object that is adored or admired”. Therefore we need to be aware that a “god” can be anything for any individual. You may say well I don’t worship anything, well try again because all people worship something whether it be God, football, science, art, hobbies, girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse, etc. You name it and I bet someone is worshipping it. And so we must understand that these “gods” have control over us. They dictate some, if not all, of our actions.

Why do all men have these “gods”? Because they are what gives us our purpose. They explain why we were created. We live because we believe in these “gods”. We love and care for them. We see beauty in them. We must understand that religion is not just a building or a book. Religion is in the hearts of men because we have meaning when we love and admire these “gods”. Our “gods” allow us to live for something. All men have a religion. Even the atheist who says that there is no God. Because that atheist has a reason to live and is passionate something (Maybe the fact that he doesn’t believe in a God).

So I say all of that to say this, that we live because we believe in a certain religion and we base our lives around our beliefs. What the most important things to us are our “gods” because they control the way we act and shape most of our lives. Purpose and faith are something that all people have in common whether they realize it or not. And the questions we are faced with usually deal with “What our purpose is?” and “What are we putting our faith in?”. Ultimately it boils downs to “What makes us tick?”. And this is the heart of the controversy. Because we have been debating over the answer to this question for centuries. That being whether or not if all answers are correct or if there is only one answer to this question.