We cannot inflict religion on everyone. Some are difficult or not suitable for others cultures or perspectives on life. Some are no longer applicable in modern life. Throughout the century, we have changed the way we live in this world, and instead of relying on the 10 commandments from the past, the legal laws are being followed in accordance. We are also living in the technological age, and time to time, it will improve where the holograms of the people we never met can be in front of us. Let's hope we're still alive that time to experience that or it will happen so near in our time. I am a religious person by the way, I'm just telling these things for others to understand why a religion is not for everybody. Some practices and beliefs are so hard to follow when you can't even relate to it in the first place. This is why there are different images of Jesus in every country because they want to contextualize him to be somehow relatable for others. How about paganism? Did you notice that it's mostly a belief in Europe and other few countries around the world? It is because it is centered on nature. Can you be a pagan if you live in a buzzing city with tall buildings anywhere? That's going to be a hard route for all. How about the Confucius teachings about seasons? Do you think we living in a country with two seasons can even relate to that if we never witness fall and winter in the first place? Can you relate about the cobblestones and the holy Mount Sinai if you are living in a very dark winter in Scandinavia where the day is short and nights are long? Of course, you would have a hard time trying to relate it. Our environment, surroundings, beliefs, culture, and way of life can be inappropriate for a religious thing. Some people can solve real-life problems through practicality and observation while others through prayer and faith. It always depends. I hope you understand why we cannot force anyone to see the world the same way we do.
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