2007-11-29 19:25:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Upon reading your question, my first thought was "Which religion?" I suspect, for example, that if it were Buddhism, the addition of "commandments," regardless of their content, would be a huge change. (Buddhists, correct me if I'm wrong.)
Next, I wondered what might add such a commandment to a particular religion. Are you suggesting that the "think" requirement would come from the deity, or the "grass roots"?
And then, "greatest" in what sense? A commandment is something you must do. So what makes one imperative greater than another?
In any case, I imagine that such a commandment would generate a religion that was rather meditative, or one that emphasizes scholarship.
2007-11-29 19:47:26 · answer #1 · answered by yutsnark 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps the commandment would have to be "Think Rationally" for it to make any difference?
All believers think but its often just to invent excuses and rationalisations to cover over the absurdities of religious belief. The cherry picking of the bible is a good example of this. You certainly need to do some mental gymnastics to be able to blank out the bad bits of the Old Testament for instance.
2007-11-30 03:42:31 · answer #2 · answered by Celestial Teapot 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People would be studying the book trying to find out what exactly they should be thinking. The same way they talk about having "freewill"..... as long as you don't use it
The full commandment would be "Think what we tell you to think!"
The original "sin" was knowledge.
2007-11-30 15:11:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion would have to be re-invented by man under this new commandment.
2007-11-30 03:28:42 · answer #4 · answered by crewsaid 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that is a stupid question, because it is what if.
what if you get off of your high horse and come back to earth?... the greatest commandment is to love God with all your being. don't try to turn it around so you sound so sophisticated in your questioning.
2007-11-30 03:34:41 · answer #5 · answered by Pulling Down Strongholds 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Then it will completely vanished and the droves of people that are brainwashed will finally come to their senses that they were following nothing more than a load of waffle.
2007-11-30 04:45:03 · answer #6 · answered by Paulie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Picture a cube of sugar dropped into a glass of water.
Pretty much sums it up.
2007-11-30 03:35:28 · answer #7 · answered by writersblock73 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it would be better. Instead of trying to disprove religion based on faith which is what it is. faith requires no thought just study but i you are talking about thinking about the bible we would have more insight into the understanding of gods meanins.
2007-11-30 03:29:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be the same.
Don't assume that if you ask people to think they will think like you do. If you ask people the think...you will still have the beautiful variety that you have today.
Do you assume that religious people don't think? How arrogant of you if that's the case.
2007-11-30 03:29:12 · answer #9 · answered by ∞ sky3000 ∞ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think is reasoning logically. It stand side by side with faith. Thinking is natural law that governs our bodily existence, and faith governs our spiritual existence.
2007-11-30 03:39:12 · answer #10 · answered by hmmmm 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋