When the first cave man realized he could threaten other cave men with blocking out the Sun during the first solar eclipse?
2006-12-17 04:10:40 · 13 answers · asked by Atlas 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes I reckon your about right, but even when evolution is proved beyond any doubt, we will still have religion, why? because its addictive people need the fix.
2006-12-17 04:20:02 · answer #1 · answered by budding author 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the early years, mankind has used gods, goddesses, and other mythical creatures to explain things they do not know or things they fear. And since the early years, people claiming to be agents (priests, holy men, etc.) of these deities, have used this power to control and manipulate populations. This is called religion. Many people feel overwhelmed by the world. So many things. So many feelings. So many problems. Better to have some sort of imaginary figure who is in charge of everything and who, if only you follow their rules and their rules only, will take care of you during that scariest of times, death.
2006-12-17 12:20:31 · answer #2 · answered by daddius42 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in God. I believe that religion is a way to worship God. A series of rituals and prayers. If I try to look at it as a non-believer, then I'd say man created religion.
2006-12-17 12:16:27 · answer #3 · answered by Nagaraja 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am Buddhist, my dharma doesn't require me to contemplate or confirm questions of this nature because this type of question is moot. It therefore is a waste of my time...
Even if an answer were possible, what possible gain would I accomplish by knowing the answer, would it allow me to jump tall buildings with a single leap...?
The Lord Buddha contemplated life and its endless cycle of rebirth and showed the way or method to rid ourselves of this world's distractions due to physical and mental self serving wants and cravings. Did not the Christian Bible say 'thou shalt not covet?' If you follow this tenet correctly then perhaps you too will become enlightened and evolve ......
Is this not a good thing..??
Rid yourself of such things like these moot questions....they have no meaning and follow your 'religion' properly....
Don't covet.....anything....realise one of the Noble Truths...there is suffering....realise another...suffering is caused by selfish desire....covetting....now realise a third....relinquish those cravings and you will cease suffering...and the last one....to relinquish suffering follow the Eightfold Path.....
Do you experience suffering of any kind....?
2006-12-17 12:30:15 · answer #4 · answered by Gaz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion was created as a way to control people. They didn't want people getting syphillis or killing other people. So they started the commandments. Unfortunately for today, people use religion as a crutch, instead of finding solutions to their own problems, they seek to God for the answers.
2006-12-17 12:26:42 · answer #5 · answered by Whatever 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God came on the scene at the same time as humankind. Some believe that if God did not already exist we would have invented him.
2006-12-17 12:17:46 · answer #6 · answered by Eva 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
religion is man made just like all holy scriptures are written by man so of course they are all gonna have some contradictions to them but most religious people are too blind to notice them and by the way i'm agnostic
2006-12-17 12:22:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man created religion, therefore it must be bad, god just ask you to believe in him
2006-12-17 12:13:15 · answer #8 · answered by man of ape 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man created religion to pass on his guilt.
2006-12-17 12:43:42 · answer #9 · answered by elfogom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
religion is one way to find answers of things that you cannot explain
I assume that when all is able to be explained, then religion will end, but this day seems still too far away
2006-12-17 12:15:27 · answer #10 · answered by MDe (A of ♠) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋