Does it not seem logical that atheist thinking, such in Russia would have been capitalist and Christian thinking would have been more communist in nature?
2007-02-28 10:40:32 · 7 answers · asked by watchingicemelt 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
That sounds logical to me. So how did things turn out the exact opposite? The irrational belief systems formed among the capitalists and the objective reality formed around the communists....hmmmm ...very interesting.
2007-03-01 17:06:39 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ostensibly, yes. Much of the pre-communist utopianism in English literature is distinctly Christian, and the age of enlightenment, which birthed Capitalism, is remarkable as a period where religion almost died out. Most Notable thinkers of the day were deist. Bear in mind that this was before Darwin, so answering the question of "where did we come from?" was rather difficult.
The switch occured in the 19th century. Karl Marx drew upon Hegel to form his own vision of a Utopian society, which supplemented faith in god with a faith in government. The philosophical movement that culminates with Marx is notable for its utter rejection of reason, which is second bananna to faith.
However, Christianity got a new start in the capitalist United States. Because there was absolutely no tradition of government support of religion, any religious organization was forced to survive on its own, which oddly enough, means adopting a capitalist model: finding new and innovative ways to secure a ticket to heaven for your flock. This innovation continues to this day, as the wall that separates church and state in America is stronger than ever (despite repeated attempts to crumble it) so the churches compete vigorously amongst themselves for new sheep to add to the flock. Understandably, this promotes a philosophy of a type of individualism among the churches, and this filters down to the people.
That's why the most religious parts of the United States are also the most right-wing, while the left-wing, which has its philosophical roots in Marxism, contiues to uphold faith in the state as superior to faith in a god.
2007-02-28 18:57:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely. Acts 2:44-45 reads "All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need."
2007-02-28 18:56:18 · answer #3 · answered by Surely Funke 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All you need to be an atheist is to accept one truth: how you make judgments with that truth is up to you.
And no one follows their religion truly: the bible says horrible things you wouldn't believe.
2007-02-28 18:57:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Kingdom of God is the perfect government of socialism only it's a Higharchy or monarchy.
2007-02-28 18:55:36 · answer #5 · answered by Michael JENKINS 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shhhhh... You may be on to something! Lets not confuse the public any more than what they already are, cause I fear this logic may trigger more invasive wars!!!
2007-02-28 18:50:32 · answer #6 · answered by Utopian Friend 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would seem to me that God came first, then the Athiest.
2007-02-28 21:15:37 · answer #7 · answered by Da Mick 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋