1. If humanity got over their fear of death, would relgion be necessary?
2. Does religion quench mans desire to live forever?
2007-11-04 05:48:13 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1. Religion is NOT necessary, fear of death or not. But like dessert, it can either make life enjoyable, or if used too much as a barrier from enjoying the rest of life. Religion and death, too me, are two seperate things; I do not fear death, and my personal, non-dogmatic religion serves as both intellectual and spiritual stimulation.
2. It depends; for some, it seems to enable the notion of some sort of immortality. I think living forever is pompous, and would eventaully get boring.
2007-11-04 05:53:24 · answer #1 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Religion is a way for a few people to influence many to do what they want. Many people feel their lives are empty so want to believe in something. That is why they choose to follow a religion and are then influenced by religious leaders to do what the leaders want (hence why there are so many rules and laws associated with religions). Religion is not necessary now nor will it be necessary if humans that do fear death got over that fear.
Religion may quench mans desire to live forever for those who blindly follow it.
2007-11-04 06:01:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question.
1. If humanity got over their fear of death, would relgion be necessary? -- Religion is unecesssary as it is anyway. But it would have even less reason to be important in people's lives.
2. Does religion quench mans desire to live forever? Religioius belief certainly *appeals* to people's hope of living (and there are many who have wanted eternal life). But does it "quench" that desire? No, not really. In an important way religion tends to inflame our fears (especially of death), rather than mitigate our fears.
2007-11-04 05:59:36 · answer #3 · answered by kwxilvr 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Religion is never necessary...a relationship with God is necessary...so yes,,,it would always be necessary. And for the record....the sting of death is gone for Christians...we don't fear death...does not mean we don't fear the manner of death...we all want to die peacefully, but death itself is no longer a scary thing...our spirit goes to Jesus when we die..
Nothing quenches men's desire to live forever..We all won't to do that. Eternal life...men have spent fortunes on trying to figure out how to live forever. When the truth was right before them all the time, if they had only known where to look....
2007-11-04 06:03:03 · answer #4 · answered by dreamdress2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Religion will always be necessary to those who believe. Its not a fear of death that makes me believe. I believe in God and heaven because I need to believe that I will eventually get to be with the people in my life who have passed on. I have to believe that life, and the choices that I make, have meaning.
2. I cant answer for anyone but myself, but I know I cant live forever, and I accept that. I have lost people and I know I'll loose more. I can only hope that I'll live a long full life
2007-11-04 05:54:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1.. No, fear of the unknown is the driving force behind religion, along with ignorance. Remove fear and replace it with enlightenment and acceptance, and religion as we know it ceases to make sense. Of course you always have other religions that will come along.
2 No, I don't think that really makes sense, most religions believe that you will live forever, either in an afterlife, or reincarnation of one form or another. Man's desire to live forever and avoid facing the fear of the unknown is part of what makes religion so tempting to believe..
The hardest thing for any human to admit and accept is their own ignorance.. not one of us knows what will happen when we die, some of us face it as an unknown and accept it as a natural part of life, others fear it and refuse to face it as an unknown, replacing it instead with a belief that explains it all and removes the fear of death as one of the greatest unknowns..
2007-11-04 06:01:58 · answer #6 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For number 1, it is not the fear of death people turn to religion. I did it because I believe what the Word of God says.
As for number 2, I would not want to stay here forever. God through Jesus, promises a place where there will be no pain and suffering. Who would not want that?
2007-11-04 05:56:49 · answer #7 · answered by Ferg 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. yes, because we would still need to understand WHY. religion is how humans make sense of the questions in Life, not simply death.
2.No
2007-11-05 02:10:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Yes. because fear of death isn't the only predication for a religion.
2. I doubt it...
2007-11-04 05:53:30 · answer #9 · answered by CubeScience 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. It's unnecessary anyway!
2. It quenches a lot of natural desires.
2007-11-04 05:52:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋