You defend what you have inherited to prove yourself to be greater than the rest. There is no certainty that what one believes in is right and yet we do it. In all probability none of the religions is worth a dime... while we have far better issues to be debated this identity thing keeps us hugging on to our particular texts... how does one explode this?
2006-06-16 19:44:35 · 5 answers · asked by boogie man 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think to start off making sense of this question, you have to realize that each person is born into a world that is constructed by different factors; culture, physical environment, people you come in contact with, even climate. This is the real world as this person knows it. You know, the whole Plato's cave thing. You accept the world as it is shown to you, because you do not know any other versions of it.
A person's sense of identity is based on the world around him. You measure with the tools that have been provided to you. This is also the case with religion. As you said, you defend what you have inherited. But not to prove yourself greater than the rest. The way I see it, you defend it because it is the basis on which you have constructed your identity. Imagine you think the ground is below you, and suddenly someone else comes in and says no, the ground is actually to the left side of you. You will defend your vision of where the ground is, because if the ground really was to the left of you, you'd be lying down not going anywhere. This is a bit of a clumsy metaphore really, but I hope you get the point I'm trying to make. People base their sense of self and with that the sense of purpose in their life on the world they are born into and the visions they are taught. That is why I believe defending your vision is not so much about who is better, or who is right, but about maintaining your personal reality so that you can continue to live your life undisturbed by the worry that you might be lying on the floor on your left side, not going anywhere at all.
2006-06-16 20:04:00 · answer #1 · answered by emsje 2 · 14⤊ 4⤋
Yours is an interesting perspective. The best contest might be to see which religion, sect or denomination can do the most good for others. The first requirement would that the good works have to be done for people of a different religion than your own.
2006-06-16 19:49:52 · answer #2 · answered by valcus43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question, some people accuse hate and fight like rats in the drowning ship.
Religions are for the betterment not to quench the blood thirst.
2006-06-16 19:52:04 · answer #3 · answered by imran 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree to your statement being an atheist you can't prove any religion therefore I see them all frivolous. But people believe so strongly in something and don't care if thy are wrong. People will argue their point beyond pure insanity before they omit they are wrong. Especially religion.
2006-06-16 19:49:41 · answer #4 · answered by Kyle C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep.I agree you would think everyone should come to agree on something like this but you cannot change a hard headed blind person,people need to grow up and realize this is God we are talking about not just anyone,none of us know if we are right.like i said before their is only one God.it doesn't matter who is right or wrong it's about who believes and has love and faith in that one and only true God.
2006-06-16 19:52:11 · answer #5 · answered by CHELA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋