Question, Analyse and Understand

I bought a DVD today which has a sticker on it which says WARNING: THIS FILM IS NOT SUITABLE FOR MUSLIM VIEWERS. The sticker made me more eager to watch since my friends did tell me it's a good movie and really makes you think. I'm a very curious person. Like for example, if somebody told me there's a movie that is really very gore, i would watch it. Any controversial movie will make me wanna watch it.

At times i think Malaysia is being overprotective of it's Muslims citizens with the amount of banning and censorship. The purpose of the banning? So the Muslims won't be brainwashed or easily influenced. Personally for me, if your faith is strong, you won't be easily influenced. As for me, i'm not a person who's easily influenced. I stay strong to my principles despite people may tell me i'm wrong. Well, in a way i am stubborn.

Telling Muslims what they can and can't watched is indirectly implying they are stupid and don't know how to think. Don't tell me just by watching one movie alone your faith can change? If say i was easily influenced by the movie, firstly i would asked someone knowledgeable in my religion if i have anything in my mind that troubles me regarding my religion. And i would expect a decent answer. If i can't get a decent answer, i would ask other people who can give me a satisfactory answer. If you really love your religion, you wouldn't just convert in a split second over something someone said to you or something that you watched. You need to use your brain to seek the truth.

God gives human beings "akal" (i think it's called intelligence in English) for us to THINK. That's the difference between humans and animals. Humans can think and tell the difference between right and wrong. Whatever it is that we do, we use our intelligence to think. We face a problem, we think rationally and logically to find a solution.

It applies the same way to religion. What is wrong with questioning your own religion? It doesn't mean you have committed the greatest sin of all but most people would think that way.They think the moment you question your religion, you don't believe in your religion. That's bullsh*t. I questioned my religion a lot and i seek answers from the right people and they gave me satisfactory answers. I asked questions such as :

1. What's the purpose of us being put on earth and being told to believe in Him?
2. What's the purpose of praying.

And many more. When i questioned, i always get reasonable answers, there's no contradictions. why do you need to follow something blindly just because everyone is doing it? You have the right to question and the right to get an answer.

Of course, since people like to be judgmental of me, when i asked questions, someone did tell me whats the point of me asking and questioning the religion if i'm not following what that religion requires me to do. Again, i'm not a saint. But what kind of person are you for giving me that kind of answer? Whether i follow it or not, i'm just asking out of curiosity. Imagine if an outsider that doesn't practice your religion ask a similar question, are you just gonna tell him/her provided her convert into your religion?

But this is simply human nature. They become upset when they couldn't answer you, especially those super religious people that's suppose to know it all but couldn't answer your answer so he become very frustrated and started accusing you of being a "murtad" for questioning your religion. There are 2 kinds of religious and knowledgeable people, those who use their brain to think, and those who don't use their brain to think. Those who use their brain to think can answer your questions while those who don't use their brain to think, the only reason why they are claimed to be religous is because they read and memorize a lot of religious stuff and do a lot of religious practices.

Simply put it this way, how can you truly appreciate something without understanding it? And how would you understand if you don't question it in the first place if it raises doubt in you.