Conformity

I never actually realized how serious conformity was until Keith did his presentation. As much as people don't want to admit it, religion is a huge conformity that people fall in to. I always hate to question religion, but you look at certain situations and wonder why. Lets take a look at Al Qaeda for example. Those people honestly believe that it is OK to bomb other people's homelands. Then, we look at the United States, and in reality we are in their territory. To both sides, we are justified in our beliefs. We both believe that it is OK that we are doing what we are doing, but not OK that the other side is doing what they're doing. I know in the United States we look at everything and we say "Yeah, I know that's bad." But, how are we to judge any other countries for their doings? Kids who grow up in different cultures with different religions will grow up and have their own beliefs. That isn't that part of the amazing things in the world? Everyone is different in their own way. Religion gives us something to believe in, something to have hope in. Some people have no hope in the world. Instead of bashing other people, we should be grateful for what we have.