2007-12-19 01:15:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think the observation of other primates....even other species.....could demonstrate that creatures seek to create bonds......this creates order.
2007-12-19 01:25:37 · update #1
More than likely this is true. As far back as history can document, there has always been religion.
I'm an agnostic, I don't deny the existence of a God, but I don't necessarily accept the existence of one either. It can't be proved either way, so I chose to wait.
That said, I think the first religion was probably created when the first child asked the first parent "Why is the sky blue?" or "Why is the grass green?"
"Uh...because the gods made it that way. Yeah..."
If you follow the trail of history, you can pretty much trace the ancient Gods and their metamorphosis into the modern day Christian God/Muslim Allah/Jewish Yahweh (all the same dude).
For instance, the above God/Allah/Yahweh, originates from the Assyrian god commonly called Ba'al, or Hadad to his priests, who was the supreme God who ruled over all the other gods in the kingdom of heaven. Hadad is an adaptation of the Egyptian god Set.
See how it's all tied together?
2007-12-19 01:25:19 · answer #1 · answered by Mick 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As J-Mick pointed out, people needed ways to explain what for them was unexplainable--weather phenomena and the like. Ancient cultures thought eclipses were a sign of "god's wrath," but we now know that it's due to the sun, moon, and earth lining up properly where the moon blocks the sun's light temporarily.
But since ancient people didn't know that, they invented gods. And somewhere along the way, they created religion as a way of keeping people in line so they wouldn't ask too many questions of their leaders. And organized religion still serves that function to this day.
2007-12-19 09:30:10 · answer #2 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some would make that claim...others say it's a result of early human superstitions and the need to explain things that can't be explained otherwise...
2007-12-19 09:27:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you've hit the nail squarely on the head.
2007-12-19 09:24:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
like-associations? possible
but what about giving meaning and reasons for things?
we ever fear the unexplained
2007-12-19 09:26:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's one hypothesis, certainly - but it's pretty hard to prove conclusively.
2007-12-19 09:22:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋