Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Religion exists. It is a tool that can be used to do evil or good. Like all things in the universe, religion by its self is nether good or evil. It all depends on what you and I do with religion.
I'd rather take it back and buy a tape measure. More use, less crusading.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
However, you cannot deny that Religion has worked for most people in the world over time. If you take all religion away, people will simply invent new ones. This happened in the old Solvent Union.
In old Soviet Russia, religion invents you 😆
Man as an animal is a dangerous thing. Tell him there is an invisible man watching his every move, judging his every action, man becomes even more dangerous. Now if another man comes along saying his invisble man is better, then man will do want man does best. Fight.
Originally posted by Beliver
In old Soviet Russia, religion invents you 😆Man as an animal is a dangerous thing. Tell him there is an invisible man watching his every move, judging his every action, man becomes even more dangerous. Now if another man comes along saying his invisble man is better, then man will do want man does best. Fight.
What does that have to do with survival?
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Christianity, Islam and Judaism are only the latest. Religions go back as long as Humans do.
Okay I'm sure man managed before religion otherwise there wouldnt be a bunch of human to come together to form the first religion.
By the way dont suppose you know what the oldest religion is and why it isnt prominent today?
Originally posted by Beliver
Okay I'm sure man managed before religion otherwise there wouldnt be a bunch of human to come together to form the first religion.By the way dont suppose you know what the oldest religion is and why it isnt prominent today?
No one knows the first religion, but Hindu is the oldest.
Originally posted by Beliver
But why isn't it the most wide spread?Something to do with Christians being a little quicker to pick up the sword to spread their word?
Why are there no dinosaurs today? They are older therefore, they should be more wide spread. Do you see the problem with this line of thinking?
Humans are quick to anger.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Why are there no dinosaurs today? They are older therefore, they should be more wide spread. Do you see the problem with this line of thinking?Humans are quick to anger.
Well other than the theory of the mass extinction event...dinosaurs didnt kill for greed, hatred or an ideal.
Originally posted by Beliver
Well other than the theory of the mass extinction event...dinosaurs didnt kill for greed, hatred or an ideal.
Do you know? I was under the impression that man never came into living contact with dinosaurs.
The answer to your question about Christianity being the most populous religion in the world has nothing to do with its conquest in the name of religion, but rather Christian Europe's status as the global colonial power (and former baby machine).
Originally posted by Ordo
Do you know? I was under the impression that man never came into living contact with dinosaurs.The answer to your question about Christianity being the most populous religion in the world has nothing to do with its conquest in the name of religion, but rather Christian Europe's status as the global colonial power (and former baby machine).
You mean the Roman Empire. Forged at the end of a sword.
Yeah, because Rome really dominated Europe at the height of Christianity.... 🙄
ROME did not conquer anything in the name of religion and was already at or past its peak by the time of the Christian "conversion" (which was rather superficial and hardly equivalent to modern Christianity. Frankly the Republic was well on its way to Empire even before the Empire.
"Forged at the end of a sword" lol. apparently you have illusions of how the world works.
No. What I MEAN is Europe 1500s-1800s, colonized the world...populated continents...had their fingers in every pot. Cultural transmission, colonizations, cultural supression...all contributed.
Originally posted by Ordo
Yeah, because Rome really dominated Europe at the height of Christianity.... 🙄ROME did not conquer anything in the name of religion and was already at or past its peak by the time of the Christian "conversion" (which was rather superficial and hardly equivalent to modern Christianity. Frankly the Republic was well on its way to Empire even before the Empire.
"Forged at the end of a sword" lol. apparently you have illusions of how the world works.
No. What I MEAN is Europe 1500s-1800s, colonized the world...populated continents...had their fingers in every pot. Cultural transmission, colonizations, cultural supression...all contributed.
And how do you think Europe colonzied the world? By asking nicely and by having a flag? (Eddie Izzard joke for the unenlightened)
Europe colonized the world by being at the cutting edge of technology at the time, in other words the gun (well more accuratly the black powder musket but you get the idea.)
So at that time Christianity was spread by the gun and those who wielded them.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
"But why isn't it the most wide spread?" (it=old religion)Old religions died out and went extinct just like the dinosaurs did.
Did it die out through being found to be worthless, pointless, disproven or because all the followers were killed or converted?
Extinction or eradication?