just arrogance masked as humility. Do you agree with this statement?
2006-08-29 08:06:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Religion is just arrogance masked as humility. What do you think about this statement?
2006-08-29 08:08:46 · update #1
Religion is a complex fiction contrived so as to assure a "believer" that death isnt real.
2006-08-29 09:33:52 · answer #1 · answered by Alexander Shannon 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have to disagree. Religion is a belief structure to explain things that cannot be explained any other way. It differs from things like philosophy by giving reasons based on moral grounds supported by a higher power or powers. The practical application of it in people has a tendency to bastardize the underlying principles of the beliefs. For example, fundamentalists take a skeleton application of the beliefs and twist them to their own personal goals or ends. In that case it is arrogance masked as humility or humanity, but it is not the religion that is at fault...it is the people behind it. Ultimately, any idea or belief cannot be anything other than itself until it is put into practice and interpreted from there. Thus, religion is neither good nor bad until some person makes the application of it so.
2006-08-29 15:17:23 · answer #2 · answered by Scott L. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is the cause of all wars ,and people getting killed,what ever happened to people helping people no matter what their backgrownd or colour or race ,religions are all different and we all have our own ,but why cause so much pain and suffering because of it ..ill never get my head around it all ,i have my own religion,treat everyone with the same respect as i would like to be treated with,if you cant help another human being its a sorry world we live in,if someone had been run over by a car ,would you find out what religion they were before you spent money on your phone to ring for help ,no ,i dont think so ,
so why all the hate ?i so hope my next life is much better than this one.
2006-08-29 15:22:43 · answer #3 · answered by whitecloud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It's a group membership thing that has specific 'god beliefs'. By being a cohesive force on one hand, religion is also divisive since it greats in/out and us/them dichotomies that would not otherwise exist.
It's another tribalism thing. You can have the same problems with other expressions of tribalism: gangs, city states, political parties or systems, nations and so on.
2006-08-29 15:17:39 · answer #4 · answered by sheeple_rancher 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I do not agree. Maybe some people act that way, as if superior, but true religion should be about love, peace and humility.
2006-08-29 15:09:38 · answer #5 · answered by free2praise76 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Disbelief is a nightmare disguised by a black suit. What do you think about this statement?
2006-08-29 15:12:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't agree. You've probably met some weird people. Remember, don't judge religion on people. They'll always mess up and let you down.
2006-08-29 15:13:10 · answer #7 · answered by Papa John 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Amen to that. And control masked as liberation....
2006-08-29 15:17:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
can be.
also is a tool and comforts a great many people.
2006-08-29 15:08:56 · answer #9 · answered by sweets 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I dont understand.
2006-08-29 15:10:33 · answer #10 · answered by C-Lay "L" 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋