The Adventurous Adventures of Bob Schick

Today we discussed the topic of religion in relation to Cultural Geography. This characteristic can also be a unifying or dividing force for many countries and cultures. Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all have millions of followers that all believe the same thing. Yet they all wage wars on each other because they all think they are right and everyone else is wrong. You believe in the Prince of Peace but you're going to destroy the peace to defend him? It makes absolute no sense for these countries to be doing this and it really works Mr Schick up. Hindus and Muslims fight in India and Pakistan over who's right and wrong and has killed thousands and it is still going on. It's ridiculous how people define themselves so much by their religion that they'd kill so many others just to prove it's "right". There are even conflicts between Catholics and Protestants who believe almost the same thing! No one is right or wrong you believe in what you want to believe in. People should not slaughter those who don't have the same beliefs as them. I mean think about it, they are killing others to prove that their religion is right which states that killing is a major wrong doing! I was fascinated by things Mr Schick said about his beliefs and things that lead him to where he is. He told us a story which gave my goosebumps that have lasted up until now. He was pulling onto a road at 4:30 in the morning in LA when he felt a hand grasp his shoulder. He slammed on the breaks before being able to pull onto the road and looked behind him and saw no one in the back seat. As he sat in the car uneasy he saw a huge catering truck run right through the red light which could have killed him if he had gone. I was absolutely stunned and blown away and I stayed after to class to talk more about it. I couldn't believe this kind of thing happened to him I mean that mysterious hand could've saved him life! But Mr Schick just told all of us to believe in what we believe and to not make judgement on others beliefs.