First statement, of course it is not to be emulated, and the
cause of the acts? Blind faith in religions. Remember the cause is
more important than the effect.
Second point, again i ask back the same question, how do you define
god when there is countless theory about god? What makes your God
the "real" one, because it is the same everywhere. So are you
saying that the purpose of religion is to reassurance about life
after death and it has no practical function beside that?
For me, i don't follow religion dogma and neither am i atheist.
However if you ask me to evaluate myself, i would say i am a
spiritually healthy person and that is not to be mix with religion.
Religion and Spiritually are often confused by the masses.
Spirituality is your own conscience and connection with life and
the universe in general, you can call it God or anything you
like.
Third, it is critical for all of us to judge using our head and
thinking , not blind faith. Just because you fear something, it is
not a wise thing to randomly clutch on to something you do not
understand or do not work actually. Religion works because it
provide psychologically comfort about death, like your parents
comforting you when you have nightmares as a child, it's the same
theory at work.
Of course faith is not the same as proof. Faith is believe without
questioning or rational logic. Proof is evidence and analysis.
Thank God then we are judge in courts with proof and not faith or
the legal system will be in chaos. And thankfully, most of us
choose to use proof when approached by conmens and not faith.
Last , do not confuse non religion with non supernatural. Remember
religion is a set of morale codes followed with mystical stories of
a higher figure. Supernatural however can refer to things like
fate, destiny, nature and the universe.
So clear up defintion of higher power, religion and supernatural
forces first otherwise you are running in circles. So just like
you, i won't try to temp fate or evil spirits.
Remember the phrase "If you teach a man to fish, he can fish
everyday on his own". In life, everything you learn is never dead
set, you are to reapply it and evolve on it to form your own style,
everything is only a beginning guide...