I've been thinking that too, back when there was no explanation for things Sent from my Galaxy Tab 4 using Tapatalk
We do not know exactly how or why religion was created, it was too long ago. OP did not answer the question. It's bad form to start a discussion without any input from the OP
It was created to control the masses IMO. Plus I'm not religious but the morals set forth in scripture are good guidelines to live life by.
Man did not, and can not, create his own mind (nor the propensities of his spirit). Imo, it's not a coincidence that almost every group of human beings on planet earth have believed, and do believe, in some form of animism or another.
true, the believed existence of a divine identity is common to all culture, but the theological expansions of this belief (afterlife, moral, praise) were indisputably designed from the constructs of mortal mind. So, religion, or theology, is the interpretation of the divine. Sent from my SPH-L300 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Whatsup mayne? How you been, broseph? Listen, man... in this scenario, I honestly do see both sides of the argument. Like I can totally see how one can argue in the favor of reducing a person's or a people's belief in some sort of transcendent existence to mere fanatcisim and puerility... like, for real, I do. But, to me, the question and discussion of whether or not there is an intelligent supra-sensible being, or supra-sensible beings, who can communicate with sensorily-perceived mortals, such as ourselves, remains a lot deeper than most are willing to admit and concede (for it's a question of fortified onotological principles); the notion of a supreme being, or a set of beings who are beyond the probing of tangible means, is, also, in all honestly, a very black and white question -- either there is, or there is not. If there is, well, then, I believe, on principle, that man would not be able to fully answer and comprehend every aspect of such a being's existence, only pride would want to, for, what is faith without doubt? There can be no true faith without obscurity. So, if there is, then maybe this being has "revealed" himself throughout different ages, in various manners, either by way of avatars, word of mouth, or scribe, each with a different precedented dharma, in order that man, as a whole, may dialectically evolve in knowledge, will, and spirit. And yet, if there is not such a being, or beings, then, well, yes, all of man's customs can be understood in terms of psycho-bio-logical schemas. But, again, to me, this whole topic, in its entirety, is a very, very, deep ontological query; far deeper than most are willing to accept; that is to say, I believe that the question of the actuality of a supra-sensible God (and not of the truth of a particular religion and path, or of the different proprieties and philosophies of different cultures) is so beyond the bounds of lazy and mundane rationalization, so far that, most people, maybe even the OP, do not trully circumspect every branch and avenue of human knowledge, they do not look far and wide, they do not exhaust the energy needed in order for one to form a proper opinion about the question of an eternal and infinite mind. My position is similiar to that of Al Ghazali's... "Lack of a sense of culture for a religious scholar is more dangerous than a lack of blood cells for a weak patient. A caller to Allah has to read about virtually everything. He or she has to read the books of belief and the books of atheism, the books of theology and the books of philosophy.In short, to read about all schools of human thought is how one gains experience in life."
Though I am a Buddhist and believe in theological practices and spiritualism, I still regard the theological practices (not the premises of the religion's') as man's creation and expansion upon this premise. An irrefutable example of this is the position of the pope in Catholicism. His role is to translate our expand on the "will of god". I personally don't believe that God told anyone to say thirty hail Mary's. That's because most holy practices in theology are implemented by the practitioners. Therefore, theology is the interpretation of a divine premise created by mortal minds. The religion is the invention of man, though the divine concepts or concept of the divine very well could be the work of the divine. Religion is man's brainchild. The premises are the works of the divine. Btw, I love the theory regarding how "God" exposed himself differently to different cultures with the intention of diffusion creating a broader spirituality.
And not much hombre. Just expanding my spiritually through Buddhism, smoking weed, hanging with friends, and getting through school. Sent from my SPH-L300 using Grasscity Forum mobile app