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Fact or Fiction

Religion, seen exclusively as an Earthly entity, fabricated and followed blindly by humans, can be characterized solely as an opiate. Searching extensively into the influence religion has had on the human psyche and the development of human action in accordance to active spirituality, one may find the result to revolve around human desensitization. Human action is understood to be the result of motive. Behind every human action there are three significant motives; achieving stability, gaining reward, and fulfilling a purpose. Coincidentally, religion satisfies each motive with a precise explanation and infallible direction on how to victoriously live one’s life. Supported by holy writings and ancient tradition, religion gives humanity purpose. This thought develops into the blind unrealistic sense of complacency found in religious human’s today.

Stability is a motive that humans continually experience, but rarely consider. People pursue profitable occupations to achieve stability. One works vigorously to earn a livable wage to achieve stability. The more fruitful a human’s life becomes, stability is more easily obtained. A stable life is ideal for every human, without stability chaos ensues, law and order is destroyed, and morality is abandoned. Fortunately, religion provides reason for stability and determines how society can achieve it. “By justice a king gives a country stability, but one who is greedy for bribes tears it down.” (Proverbs. 29: 4) The Holy Bible stresses stability to be accomplished only through a just government. Projecting the necessity for competent and moral leaders. The Holy Bible also warns its readers to avoid unethical behavior, for it results in destruction. The intention of stability is to avoid destruction. To avoid destruction act justly. If one acts justly stability is achieved. Orthodox humans will accept this passage as truth and act accordingly.

The most prevalent motive behind all human action is reward. All actions accomplished or attempted are predisposed to some type of reward. The reward may be physical, spiritual, mental, big, small, beneficial, or detrimental to others. Implicating ethical action, religion offers humanity numerous rewards including; everlasting life, favorable occurrences, peace of mind and heart. “Verily, those who have attained to faith, as well as those who follow the Jewish faith, and the Christians, and the Sabians-all who believe in God and the Last Day and do righteous deeds-shall have their reward with their Sustainer; and no fear need they have, and neither shall they grieve.” (Sura 2: 62) The Koran directs its readers towards the ultimate reward, eternal happiness. Those who possess the legitimate faith of the “Sustainer,” act justly, and accept specific holy traditions, are rewarded. Human nature motivates us subconsciously to desire happiness. The Koran presents direction on how to acquire happiness and the advantage of working towards a reward. Every action can be identified as either ethical or unethical. Ethical action compensates celestial retribution, while depraved acts leaves one alone and forgotten. Those who understand and trust The Koran will attempt to act justly in anticipation for an assumed reward.

The human motive of fulfilling one’s purpose encompasses all actions accomplished and all actions left undone. Who a person is can most clearly be defined as who a person is not. Actions derive from purpose and purpose derives from self. The totality of self is unique to each individual. The purpose of one’s life cannot be answered logically or scientifically, but only spiritually. Spiritually, in regards to one’s soul and one’s journey towards self actualization, not religion. According to certain religious texts, life’s meaning has one answer, encasing all humans. “But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” (Exodus 9: 16) According to the text, the ultimate purpose of life is to proclaim god’s name. Religion stresses the importance of moral accomplishment and achievement, ethical exertion and effort, precise doctrine and absolute dogma. Religion as an entity resonates infinite knowledge and virtuous insight. Humanity supports individuality, choice, compromise, freedom, and change. Not a religious dictatorship. Religion’s purpose for humanity is too expand religion. Although, religion is an idea, a theory, a concept, an interpretation, a belief, people around the world comply to ancient texts and live according to their religion’s will.

The Holy Bible and The Koran, communicate the ideal human life. These holy texts assume humanity to fail without the supportive brace of religion. This may be true. The writings provide guidelines on how to live a just life, how to love one another, and how to cleanse one’s soul of evil. When civilizations abide by fundamental rules, brought to humans attention by religion, all three motives for human action may be satisfied. This result is obviously beneficial to humanity, but is it favorable for humans to live as drones under the influence of a religious opiate? Religion has faults, individual spirituality has none. If there are evident discrepancies with major aspects of religion, how can one believe? “In your majesty ride forth victoriously in behalf of truth, humility and righteousness; let your right hand display awesome deeds.” (Psalm 45: 4) This passage clearly identifies the importance of humility and the equivalence with humility and ethical deeds. The Holy Bible also stated the purpose of life was to proclaim the greatness of God our creator. The soul purpose of humanity is to evangelize a perfect, but excessively egotistical God. Until, humanity is awakened from its false and unrealistic sense of contentment, no person will understand the true meaning of life.