ANYWHERE: AT ANY TIME IN HISTORY???please dont say communisium--people in that situation--still believe--they just not talk about it out load
2007-09-14 14:54:37 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
no, i don't think there ever has been one. / i don't see how animism is godless. spirits who influece your life, are they not gods. Shinto is not a country or civilization.......Japan has had it's share of gods. pure Buddhism has no god, but many sects have made Buddha into a god and/or adopted local tribal gods. but here again, Buddhism is not a country or a civilization. / maybe some, like the Yanamama have/had no gods. or maybe this is just a misunderstanding on the part of translators or whoever.
2007-09-14 15:01:48 · answer #1 · answered by deva 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, I can. Take the Yanomamo tribe of Venezuela and Brazil, only recently subjected to Western influence.
Prior to their exposure to missionaries in the later 20th century, the Yanomamo's religious belief system included four layers of an afterlife and three types of souls (such as the "animal" spirit- noreshi), but no deity to speak of.
Not to mention Shinto religion. I think there is belief in animism, or spirits in everything, but no god as far as I know. Same for some variants of Buddhism.
2007-09-14 15:01:33 · answer #2 · answered by Dalarus 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Most of the native African and Caribbean cultures have animist religions. They believe in spirits, but not gods.
Many Eastern cultures also have no god concept: ie. Taoists and Theraveda Buddhists in China, or Shinto and Zen Buddhists in Japan.
2007-09-14 15:05:09 · answer #3 · answered by marbledog 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
China, before Buddism entered China from India 1500 to 2000 yrs ago.
2007-09-14 15:01:17 · answer #4 · answered by Gone 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All people were afraid of the dark and the unknown at one time or another. True atheists live in the light and are studying the unknown to make it known. Care to join us? You are not still afraid, are you?
2007-09-14 15:04:10 · answer #5 · answered by Lionheart ® 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Early civilizations in East Asia were virtually godless. They had no scripture or formal places of worship. Their faith was more idealogical than religious.
2007-09-14 15:01:33 · answer #6 · answered by Bindo 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That town where the Flintstones lived. Bedrock! Yeah, that's the ticket.
2007-09-14 15:02:41 · answer #7 · answered by RIP_GOP 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
point? There is a tribe on a group of islands that believes god is some guy who flew a plane to there island drop off supplies during ww2. believing in god doesn't make it real.
2007-09-14 15:02:24 · answer #8 · answered by Satan 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well you did not specify Human Civilization. so thoes folks on Meerkat Manor..
definately a civilization...definately no god or gods.....
but as for humans. we ahve always worshiped something. most likely Fire, or an animal that was a primary source of food.
2007-09-14 15:03:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Name one country or civilization that has never has MOMMY OR DADDY
oooh wait - I see a link!
2007-09-14 15:01:42 · answer #10 · answered by (notso)Gloriouspipecleaner 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋