2007-08-16 01:24:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, religion is man made.
2007-08-16 01:32:20 · answer #1 · answered by Uncle Tim 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God has put eternity in the hearts of mankind so they will long and search for the eternal Being and therefore become religious. It is in their nature to be religious:
Eccl 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from the beginning to end.
2007-08-16 09:30:34 · answer #2 · answered by seekfind 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so. Religion is something we learn. I think that as a species we tend to think about things beyond our daily survival, and look for patterns and meaning in a vast and often seemingly hostile universe. I'd call that "spirituality", so I guess that we are innately spiritual. But not religious, because that is a function of those patterns and meanings that we derive.
2007-08-16 08:35:05 · answer #3 · answered by chasm81 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't than man is naturally religions in the sense of wanting to worship a specific god. but I do feel that man is hardwired to try and explain things and so early man used gods because they did not have enough knowledge about the world to explain it in rational terms.
2007-08-16 08:32:21 · answer #4 · answered by John C 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think man as an individual is necessarily religious. I do believe that when we form societies we also form religion as a form of control in that society.
2007-08-16 08:31:42 · answer #5 · answered by discombobulated 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Naturally `Spritual'
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2007-08-16 08:42:24 · answer #6 · answered by Bright 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No.
Religion appears to arise as an unwanted side effect from other adaptations, and has largely negative effects. For instance, it causes large amounts of resource to be diverted from otherwise productive activity,
2007-08-16 08:31:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
NOT. Religion is taught. A supernatural reason (god, magic, etc.) is an easy way to explain things that are not yet understood.
2007-08-16 08:42:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neither
If a child is not taught religion, he cannot be religious.
But deep inside every one is a silent space. When one is deep trouble, he may shout and after shouting stops, he search for this silent space.
2007-08-16 08:39:43 · answer #9 · answered by dd 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes it is the passion of man to serve God, Man is the living Temple of God so man will search for the silent dweller.
2007-08-16 08:32:53 · answer #10 · answered by Huzur 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋