BrettNortje
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The way religion works is that there is a focus of the religion and then you need to try to get into that way of living. this is true with every religion from christianity to buddhism, where you have a mantra or rules and then you need to try to set an example for others to follow too.
Today, everybody follows examples, whether they know it or not. take that diet guy, that is a way of living, yes? following his rules would be like a way of life. when the pope talks about gay rights, people often follow for a short period and then forget about it. this is because there is so much going on around them, they have only so much attention to give.
I find the common ground between religions comes in the society they thrive in. all religions suite the place they are in, because they were made by the people that came generations before, and, the way things have panned out, they are more like those people than other people, obviously.
Now, which religion says you must not kill? all of them. which ones says you must not steal? all of them. this means that all religions are more or less the same - it is the people practicing them that change them. this is because the people that wrote their bibles were seeing the world one way, and said something else. this is because the slogan "do as i say and not as i do" is so relevant today. if everybody did as they said, not as they did, then there would be more satisfaction for the people.
Why do people have religions? this would be because of agreements between leaders and people to act in a certain way, so it is something like politics, in practice. having more religious people would be a good thing as it would encourage more moral behavior.
There are many areas of commonality among religions, but there are also claims that religions make that are irreconcilable with other religions. For example, according to Christian belief Jesus Christ is the only way to eternal life. That there is even such a thing as eternal life is disputed by some other religions. These differences can result in real, practical differences in the behavior of believers. For example, if eternal life is the only thing that really matters, then what happens to us here in this life is less important. If this life is all we have then obviously it takes on supreme importance, and all efforts are extended to preserve it. For some Christians these efforts are pointless, and so they don't make them. If one is a Buddhist and believes that this life is only an illusion then what does that do to one's efforts to change and effect the world, to make things better? If one is a Muslim and believes that God wants all the peoples of the earth to submit to Islam then obviously that has an important effect on their attitudes and behaviors toward unbelievers.
The way religion works is that there is a focus of the religion and then you need to try to get into that way of living. this is true with every religion from christianity to buddhism, where you have a mantra or rules and then you need to try to set an example for others to follow too.
Today, everybody follows examples, whether they know it or not. take that diet guy, that is a way of living, yes? following his rules would be like a way of life. when the pope talks about gay rights, people often follow for a short period and then forget about it. this is because there is so much going on around them, they have only so much attention to give.
I find the common ground between religions comes in the society they thrive in. all religions suite the place they are in, because they were made by the people that came generations before, and, the way things have panned out, they are more like those people than other people, obviously.
Now, which religion says you must not kill? all of them. which ones says you must not steal? all of them. this means that all religions are more or less the same - it is the people practicing them that change them. this is because the people that wrote their bibles were seeing the world one way, and said something else. this is because the slogan "do as i say and not as i do" is so relevant today. if everybody did as they said, not as they did, then there would be more satisfaction for the people.
Why do people have religions? this would be because of agreements between leaders and people to act in a certain way, so it is something like politics, in practice. having more religious people would be a good thing as it would encourage more moral behavior.
No they are not all the same. One leads to Eternal Life, the others eternity in the lake of fire. You could call those slightly different outcomes.
Don't they all support good policies? this leads to 'good people laws.' this means that they will have a god serving community, of course. if a community abides by all the laws of god, or not, does not stop a different god letting you go to their heaven.
The way religion works is that there is a focus of the religion and then you need to try to get into that way of living. this is true with every religion from christianity to buddhism, where you have a mantra or rules and then you need to try to set an example for others to follow too.
Today, everybody follows examples, whether they know it or not. take that diet guy, that is a way of living, yes? following his rules would be like a way of life. when the pope talks about gay rights, people often follow for a short period and then forget about it. this is because there is so much going on around them, they have only so much attention to give.
I find the common ground between religions comes in the society they thrive in. all religions suite the place they are in, because they were made by the people that came generations before, and, the way things have panned out, they are more like those people than other people, obviously.
Now, which religion says you must not kill? all of them. which ones says you must not steal? all of them. this means that all religions are more or less the same - it is the people practicing them that change them. this is because the people that wrote their bibles were seeing the world one way, and said something else. this is because the slogan "do as i say and not as i do" is so relevant today. if everybody did as they said, not as they did, then there would be more satisfaction for the people.
Why do people have religions? this would be because of agreements between leaders and people to act in a certain way, so it is something like politics, in practice. having more religious people would be a good thing as it would encourage more moral behavior.
Why do people have religions? I think the answer depends on the viewpoint one takes to think about it. A devout Buddhist monk might find a different one than that it is opium for the people.
I think it might be fear leading the people towards god, fear of being separated from their families in death? fear from not knowing what is on the other side? not knowing if there is another side. this would drive people to say, for example, birds are spirits, then through some observations unknown to me, they would pray to volcanoes and stuff.
The funny thing is, i believe volcanoes are spirits too,being a summary of faeries that make them, collecting them into one. why do people worship idols if nothing happens - is this merely a placebo effect?
If the west wants to slowly bring the world together, they should ban religion in any television or songs, as, this will lead to questions from young people, being answered by some guy from the movies! these movies are supposed to be exciting, so they have action - often the answer to the problem, yes? all media should ban any mention of religion also because they are making their case based on the words of god - using hte words of god to get what you want must be a sin. but, if the words of god are hidden, then less people will adhere to them.
I'm not quite sure what you're trying to say here, but isn't this a contraction of what you said in your OP (opening post) that "having more religious people would be a good thing as it would encourage more moral behavior"?
Now, which religion says you must not kill? all of them. which ones says you must not steal? all of them. this means that all religions are more or less the same - it is the people practicing them.
It is strange how the bibles of the world differ. they all talk about one supreme being,
Um, Judaism, islam and christianity all command their followers to kill.Now, which religion says you must not kill? all of them
The way religion works is that there is a focus of the religion and then you need to try to get into that way of living. this is true with every religion from christianity to buddhism, where you have a mantra or rules and then you need to try to set an example for others to follow too.
Today, everybody follows examples, whether they know it or not. take that diet guy, that is a way of living, yes? following his rules would be like a way of life. when the pope talks about gay rights, people often follow for a short period and then forget about it. this is because there is so much going on around them, they have only so much attention to give.
I find the common ground between religions comes in the society they thrive in. all religions suite the place they are in, because they were made by the people that came generations before, and, the way things have panned out, they are more like those people than other people, obviously.
Now, which religion says you must not kill? all of them. which ones says you must not steal? all of them. this means that all religions are more or less the same - it is the people practicing them that change them. this is because the people that wrote their bibles were seeing the world one way, and said something else. this is because the slogan "do as i say and not as i do" is so relevant today. if everybody did as they said, not as they did, then there would be more satisfaction for the people.
Why do people have religions? this would be because of agreements between leaders and people to act in a certain way, so it is something like politics, in practice. having more religious people would be a good thing as it would encourage more moral behavior.
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