thank you for the question Q-man. well i can only speak for myself why i got into islam. like i mentioned in my story i felt something was missing from my life and religion took that place. and because of all the anger and hate that was building inside me, the religion of islam was well designed for me to fuel that anger. i could very well have become the next shoe bomber. islam also made everything "easier", you didnt have to think all the time and wonder about why are we here, and why this and why that. islam explained everything. but truth is life is not that easy, but it was a nice release to believe that it was for a while you know what i mean? that is until you wake up from it all and realise it was all b.s. . hope that helps your understanding of this phenomenah.
Thanks Morpheus! You have set my mind at ease.I had experienced a queer kind of depression watching all those videos on the you tube showing new conversions to Islam from all over Europe,like Q-Man I was baffled,I couldn't believe my eyes!I mean if religion is what these people wanted,why Islam for heaven's sake!How could these people be fooled into thinking that this was a 'TRUE RELIGION',AND THAT KORAN IS 'THE WORD OF GOD'? HOW COULD THEY BE BLIND TO THE REALITY OF HOW IT'S PRACTICED IN PLACES WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOLLOWED FOR CENTURIES?
How could they ignore its criminal history?
Mercifully ,I am an outsider in all this inasmuch as I don't consider religion as a basic human need for people to find meaning in their lives,as Abrahamic religions tend to do.In fact they tend to,while paying lip servicing to doing and being good,invoke the worst feelings in men that divide humanity into warring groups ,by their 'HOLIER THAN THOU ATTITUDE'
Yes! Morpheus you are right, life is complex to the extent that there are no easy fixes for our problems.No organized religion,no matter what they claim,can help.If anything they worsen your condition by making you feel guilty.
IMHO,the solution to all our problems lies within us.Nature has endowed us with a built in regulator that works perfectly under normal conditions,that also has an overload protection for stressful conditions,which tempers and moderates your reactions to the external world and preserves your sanity,giving you peace of mind.It is when this overload fails ,you have all sorts of problems thrust on you.
Topic: Heres my story