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.
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.