These are illusions of popular history which a successful religion must promote: Evil men never prosper; only the brave deserve the fair; honesty is the best policy; actions speak louder than words; virtue always triumphs; a good deed is its own reward; any bad human can be redeemed; religious talismans protect one from demon possession; only females understand the ancient mysteries; the rich are doomed to unhappiness...
Thoughts?
2006-10-30 08:29:20 · 4 answers · asked by just nate 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Of course you are right. Religion is a way to con troll the masses. It is a way to make people act in a certain way. If people did not have religion they would not be able to take the crappy life that they have. It is the dream of rewards for suffering through life with nobility and kind spirit that keeps the masses going. Now each Religion has it's own rules and what not. But it is like music, it is a way to keep the masses working with out considering the futility of why.
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2006-10-30 09:33:32 · answer #1 · answered by Bacchus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Illusions in perception. Each one of your examples has a counter to it. You can clearly see evil men prospering, actions are nothing with out words to follow, honesty is the best policy unless you feel a need to hide something you did wrong, fair is deserved by all not just the brave, virtues can triumph untill virtue is no longer upheld, no good deed goes un punished in that theory, redeem a human is something that you need perspective on, not all evil people are exactly human anymore, talismans are worthless, if you beleive in that stuff your better off in believing in gods protection alone, no medium, guys understand ancient mysteries too, if the rich where charitable they might have that pleasent after life like the poor folk. Popular history is just that, popular, just because it's popular doesn't mean it's correct. Unpopular history has it's truths in there, you just have to seek out the good stuff.
2006-10-30 17:27:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that's not illusion. Illusion is when people think indepedence of Texas is about freedom from Mexican dictators when Mexico guaranteed freedom to US slaves and have abolished slavery. US citizens kept bringing slaves to Texas illegally and when the first injured US army man, black man, during battle of Alamos try claiming citizenship and he is denied by government.
2006-10-31 00:43:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
quite a few of these illusions are based on actual happenings and real people. For example the "sword of Damocles" legend. or the 300 Spartans.
2006-10-30 16:39:39 · answer #4 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋