What do You Say-3?

Question

To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy.

Answer 1

In order to become popular, there has to be a need in the society for the thing. The need arises from the level of the collective consciousness of the society. So every religion (the same as any other thing or phenomena) which becomes popular, adequately reflects the state of that society at that time.
So, as you say, if a superstition plus philosophy makes a popular religion, then that's exactly what the majority of the people need. That's what their level of understanding is. They are not ready for more.

Answer 2

01. A superstition can never become a religion & a philosophy can only be a miniscule part of religion.

02. Religion is a much larger than life idea.

03. Philosophies are rigid but, can change with the times while, superstitions are more dynamic & spring up with prevalent ignorance from time to time.

04. The concept of religion may vary from one culture to another. For eg. Followers of Christianity & Islam simply go by their respective holy books - This is blind faith (that can lead to superstition). Hinduism & it's corollaries like Jainism, Buddhism, etc. provides a certain framework, basic idea & gives it's followers ample number of choices & opportunites (by way of different schools of thought) to understand the TRUE NATURE. Our holy books do not dictate anything upon anybody & that's the beauty of it.

05. All the modern world religions have begun with the concept of 'Idolatory' i.e. the followers deliberately selected just a single soul as the sole messenger of God & the rest was put to dust. This does have an element of superstition, but the philosophies & teachings of those great souls are always deemed to be correct.

06. Technically - Philosophy, Superstition & Religion are all born out of the "Quest" for knowledge of the ABSOLUTE. It is the various traditions, cultures mixed with the vices of people that tend to distraught the originality of all of these with the passage of time.

Answer 3

Friend,

There may be superstitions in all religious philosophies, but it is not necessary that a superstition must enslave the philosophy.Actually the Philosophy of a religion is there to smash all your superstitions and show you the truth.Then how can you say that it shall be enslaved first?Never. in my opinion, this shall be a condition.
Take our Hindu religion and the Great Vedanta or Philosophy we have.What it tries.It tries to shatter all your beliefs and superstitions.It takes you to the path that leads to REALITY the ULTIMATE.But still the Hindu philosophy is popular and praised by many both eastern and western scholars.

Answer 4

A popular religion needs a large following! It takes a long time for any new religion to establish itself, but if you are thinking of a sect or a cult within an established religion, or on the lines of a religion already established, yes, it is worth a try, within a life time one could sow the seeds of a new something, for it to grow in three generations worth of years! You need a lot of money, too! Bahaism, grown from the essence of major established religions, survived, and is surviving because of, among other things, lovely architectural structures supported by funding, and the money power available from the supporting elite in different parts of the world! Rather than religion, the elitists favour patronising Rotary 'movements', Lion Clubs, Masons and the likes, staying within their different religions as individuals! Philosophy and superstitions are quite another plane, they find nourishment and nursing within religions, after religions are formed!

Answer 5

For a "top contributor" to religion it is shocking that you'd ask such a question of the ravenous sharks of the philosophy world... I like it.
But, there was nothing superstitious about the early religions. We think them that way now, but back then they were believed to be science- by some still today, though we've gotten rid of two this year... the Graham lady and Falwell, rot in hell both of them. While Nietzsche correctly labeled the Hebrew tradition a SLAVE MORALITY it was not a philosophy which was enslaved, but rather a belief system which found liberation in slavery- as now the major three do as well.
It is quite sad. I do not think there will ever be a religious boom as there was before now- at this age of information, understanding, and knowledge of science -and I think that should REALLY say something to us all about the mind frame of those who NEEDED religion and hopefully set us all free from it's grip.

Answer 6

i want to say -4 not 3

Answer 7

How correctly you are telling . Out of fear caveman worshipped what & what not. Still it continues.
my philosophy is ONE SUPREME BEING.

Answer 8

No, you just need a narrow mind. No to worry, you'll get there soon enough. Just keep eliminating things, it's called deduction.

Answer 9

You are partially right.

Answer 10

i am sorry, what u say is a fallacy.