do we really need religions?

Question

lets face it..more than half the conflicts in the world are caused by religions... we see people differently based on their religions.. ppl kill in the name of religions. think its time we evolve out of this ancient phase. its better to find out who u really are inside than to luk up to the skies. wat do u think?

Answer 1

Religion is not something that human beings built into the system. We may or may not want but religions are here to stay. Understanding the definition of Religion would make things clear.

What do we mean when we talk of Religion?

Just before the time when Bhagwan Mahavira descended on Mother Earth to become a man God in his lifetime... how did the humanity exist before that as there was no Religion at all before the times of Mahavira. Gautam Buddha had not yet come, and so did Jesus Christ. It was another 700 years to go before Prophet Mohammed would be born.


If the Spiritual masters of the day belonging to various Religions proclaim that their Religion was the best and only to be followed... where were they when the humanity survived even before the likes of Bhagwan Mahavira, Jesus Christ and prophet Mohammed were even born. They have got to be wrong... they must have a vested interest in proclaiming their Religion to be the best.

Jainism flowered after the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism took birth... Bhagwan Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara precipitated the cosmic wisdom to the masses. Until the 23rd Tirthankara, Lord Parshvanath... the fragrance of the cosmic wisdom could not be spread to the masses and was limited to the Tirthankars, the Arihantas and the Acharyas (Spiritual teachers) of the times. The followers of Bhagwan Mahavira are known as following Jainism Religion. It is a different fact that Jainism is not a Religion and it is primarily a way of life. This is also confirmed from the fact that the followers of Mahavira are not known as following Mahavirism. They are known as the followers of Jainism... the definition of Jainism I shall take up later.

Buddhism is primarily the essence of the teachings of Gautama Buddha. The followers of Sidhartha Gautama are supposed to be following the Buddhism Religion. Everything contained in Buddhism is always related to the teachings of Sidhartha Gautama. The teachings of Gautama Buddha are also termed as the middle path... neither following too austere paths which is difficult to follow and not getting totally involved in the household affairs... following the middle path is what Gautama Buddha preached if one desired to crossover the ocean of Samsara (the life cycle of 8.4 million manifestations) and achieve Salvation in this life. Buddhism spread around the globe only after Sidhartha Gautama took birth learnt of the cosmic wisdom and achieved monk hood.


Christianity is a faith the followers of which comprise of believers in Jesus Christ. Those who consider Jesus Christ as the son of God... whose teachings form the primary content of the Bible... and the following of whom is termed as Christianity. Before Jesus Christ came there was nothing we could call Christianity. Christianity took its roots only after Jesus Christ was born on Mother Earth.

The followers of prophet Mohammed are called Islamite. The teachings of prophet Mohammed are primarily summarized in Koran and his following termed as the followers of Islamic Dharma neigh Religion. Islamic teachings are primarily focused on prophet Mohammed. Islamic Dharma spread only after the advent of prophet Mohammed... not before!

Jainism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islamic Dharma are normally considered as Religions... all Religions do have a central focus in them. Jainism has Bhagwan Mahavira, Buddhism has Sidhartha Gautama, Christianity has Jesus Christ and the Islamic Dharma prophet Mohammed.


What when all four of these man gods did not exist! Say about a thousand years before the advent of Bhagwan Mahavira came Lord Krishna, the Avatar. The followers of Lord Krishna are not termed as the followers of Hinduism. Not at all. What when even Lord Krishna had not yet incarnated. Even then say around 3600 years before from now the humanity survived without a Religion... how? More on religion here- http://www.vijaykumar.com/religion.html

Answer 2

I agree that most wars are caused by religion, and that some people discriminate based on religion. However religion gives people faith. It also gives people a sense of being and self worth. For many people it gives them a purpose i.e if they behave in a way certain way, they will be rewarded in the afterlife. I do not think religion is a bad thing, its just people have to accept that there is not only one right religion...there are many

p.s i am not very religious but i can understand why it helps people

Answer 3

I think religions are guidelines to lead us on the right path of life. It is important to teach a young child good moral values and i think religion is a tool to do so. All religions teach the same fundamental values such as do not lie, do not steal, respect your elders etc. Therefore, yes I think it is important to have a religion and learn the good values the religion teaches but i don't think it is a must to accept and follow ALL the customs associated with it especially if it clashes with our way of life or our principles. For example, I am a Hindu and a female Hindu devotee cannot pray in a temple if she is having her mensus. No offence to other devotees, but I personally think this is absurd because women are designed by God to be this way and there is no reason as to why women should not be allowed to pray in a temple during this period of time. Are we sinners or are we dirtier than dogs and that is why we are not allowed into the holy shrine? So, I think people should embrace a religion but not follow its rituals like an automaton. I don't think there is any harm in bending some simple,small rules as long as it makes sense and does not hurt or harm anyone.

Answer 4

Decent people don't need religion, but people who don't have any sense or brains need the laws associated with either religion or those that are legally incorporated into society, that usually coincide with those of religion.

Yes, there is some violence caused by hypocrites in religion, but people such as yourself tend to overlook the vast amount of good that is done. Ultimately., you're correct, however, if people can learn to live by their common sense.

Answer 5

Man is inherently religious.... there is an inner desire to know the meaning of life, what awaits us beyond death, who God is, etc.

If we were to eliminate death, then it would be different - but death is really the ultimate wake up call (ironic, huh). Going to a funeral of a friend, knowing that death awaits you and your other friends, etc. stirs up something within us that can not, will not be satisified until we find God, know God, learn to love God....

thankfully, we can know the answers. We can know the meaning of life - at least to a large degree (there are always mysteries). We can know God and love Him and learn who He is, etc

I thank God that Jesus has opened the way for us to know Him.

god bless!!!

p.s. - I would't give you much more than a nickel for all the religion in the world - but I am so glad to be able have a living relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

Answer 6

I personally believe that mankind needs religion, its obvious that we were created with this desire. There is a prophecy in the christian bible that claims that one day the world will unite in an effort to exterminate all of the world's religions for the sake of peace and security. This is suppose to mark the 'end'.

Answer 7

Most conflicts are caused by despots.Presidents usually have the makings of despots. If feel they need to use religion for a cover to get ultimate power they will do it. For some religion is what helps them sleep at night, that their comfort, let them have it.

Answer 8

faith:- faith is a equipment of ideals and worships that's composed of a code of ethics and a philosophy of life. there are various faiths in the worldwide immediately. a number of those religions are of cutting-edge foundation yet maximum of them are very previous. in fact all of us understand from heritage that guy has continually had a faith. Even the primitive adult adult males residing in caves or jungles had some style of religion. The concepts and rituals in guy's faith have constantly developed and grow to be extra rational and state-of-the-paintings as time went on. The primitive religions of the Cave guy and the Bush guy gave upward push to the well-known religions of the previous 3 thousand years. immediately, the main substantial religions of the worldwide contain: worldwide faith ----- Originated in Zoroastrianism ----- Iran Confucianism ----- China Hinduism ------ India Taoism ------ China Jainism ------ India Judaism ------ Neat East Christianity ------ close to East Islam ------ close to East Buddhism ------- India Shinto ------- Japan those are the super religions of the worldwide that are actually not in basic terms in charge for all our accrued wealth of information, philosophy, ethics, and social and ethical codes, yet have motivated the lifestyle, the language and the moral attitudes of very just about each guy or woman residing immediately. distinction between non secular and Non non secular Peoples. one million. The non secular human beings have self belief in something mutually as the others do not. 2. The non secular human beings carry out specific acts of worship mutually as the others do not. 3. The non secular human beings look to stay with a undeniable code for their social and ethical behaviour mutually as the others do not. 4. The non secular human beings come across a purpose of life and characteristic a different philosophy in the direction of it, mutually as the others do not.

Answer 9

No, we do not need religions. That is the primary reason why Jesus (the Son of God) came to earth. He Came to set us free from religion and make a way for us to love God. Religion is mans way of trying to earn Gods favor, Christianity is Gods way of coming to man.
May His peace guide you, and his love show you the truth.

Answer 10

Humans are religious creatures.

Everything has a religion. The Sun, the Earth, and so on each has its own religion.