2007-05-12 06:21:55 · 18 answers · asked by Koosha 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. I think you're thinking of monotheism...which does seem to come from that neck of the woods.
2007-05-12 06:32:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Religion and artifacts of religion has been found wherever there are people. Many of those folks do not and never had any contacts with the Middle East. Abraham religion is a Middle Eastern phenomenon, though.
2007-05-12 13:28:09 · answer #2 · answered by Muffie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, as a muslim God told us that prophets were sent to every nation. All religions are gods, in the west people are obsessed with them selves, they beleive in the abraham religion yet hate the descendents of abraham and the ten comandments. You live in a world were you cannot possibly see things for what they really are and therefore only see the middle eastern religions and are brought up to beleive that you will sort everything out, yet you know nothing. Get a map and look at the world, asia is a very religios place and so is south america and parts of europe.
Switch the telly off and read books. You live in a censored world that makes you ask ridiculous questions.
2007-05-12 13:27:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets think for a moment.
The Buddhist and Hindu religions comes from the Far East.
The Druids come from England, Scotland and Ireland
The Norse gods come from Scandinavia
The Greek gods come from eastern Europe
The Roman gods come from central Europe
The Mayan gods come from Central and South America
The "Great Spirit" comes from North America and Canada
The Voodoo gods come from the Caribbean
The Egyptian gods come from Africa
.... have I made my point yet?
Religion is a world-wide phenomenon. Every society and culture on earth has had some kind of a religion and a belief in "god". There was no one group or culture that invented the idea. It is a concept that is common to all countries, races and times.
Perhaps because there really is a God, and he is trying to make himself know to every country, race, culture, society, and time.
2007-05-12 13:37:31 · answer #4 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No religion formed all over the world. The most common religions practiced today came from the Middle East, but look at what we refer to as Pagan religions...they are from all over the world.
2007-05-12 13:24:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's not; "ignorance" didn't begin there either. Religion is a force for good. Mans abuse of religion has been a source of many wrongs. Ignorance of religion engenders bigotry. Secularists are the most bigoted amongst us, therefore they are the most ignorant an unenlightened. I have many secular friends, my secular friends have very few religious friends.
2007-05-12 13:30:03 · answer #6 · answered by skippy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, that doesn't account for religions specific to other parts of the world...Native American beliefs, Mormonism, founded in 1800's North America...Buddism, Shintoism, and Asian religions...tribal religions in Africa...
I apologize, but you seem to have a narrow-minded view of religion, in general...
2007-05-12 13:25:07 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you remove from the standard definition of the word religion when you put it in quotes like that. At some time in the distant past all our ancestors lived thereabouts.
2007-05-12 13:24:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because religion isn't a phenomenon.
2007-05-12 13:25:55 · answer #9 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Incas, Native Americans, Eskimos, plenty of other groups had their beliefs.
2007-05-12 13:24:42 · answer #10 · answered by Armless Joe, Bipedal Foe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋