I think that the reason humanity has always beleived in gods is that it takes alot of responsability off the shoulders of the beleiver. If their is a god taking care of all the really big stuff, then you don't have to worry about anything but yourself.
Humans all around the world and back into far reaches time, choose to believe in powers greater than themselves, like a god or many gods. I think that they do this because it makes life a lot less complicated when you know that the thunderstorm was really caused by the gods being moody and there's not actually anything you can do about it. A higher power is also an excelllent thing to attribute life's great mysteries to. Questions like; "why are we here," "why do we die," "why does the sun shine only during the day" and "why does my neighbor have better luck than I do," all can be answered with the simple explantion; "because God said so." I think the drive behind having religious beliefs conincides with the natural curiosity of humans and their fear of the unknown. These things make religion a perfect way of satisfing questions and giving comfort to people individually or as a whole. Another driving force behind faith generally is that it brings people together and gives them a sense of community and purpose. I think the final and, in my opinion, most influential force behind religion is that people want fairness. They want to know that the person who is being lazy and selfish will get what they deserve and the person who is being good will be rewarded. I do not really subscribe to a particular religous faith, but I do strongly feel that your actions towards other inhabitants of this planet will dictate what kind of life you will have and how happy you will be. I think that taking responsibility for your own actions is the best kind of faith.
I think that the reason humanity has always beleived in gods is that it takes alot of responsability off the shoulders of the beleiver. If their is a god taking care of all the really big stuff, then you don't have to worry about anything but yourself.
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ReplyDeleteHumans all around the world and back into far reaches time, choose to believe in powers greater than themselves, like a god or many gods. I think that they do this because it makes life a lot less complicated when you know that the thunderstorm was really caused by the gods being moody and there's not actually anything you can do about it. A higher power is also an excelllent thing to attribute life's great mysteries to. Questions like; "why are we here," "why do we die," "why does the sun shine only during the day" and "why does my neighbor have better luck than I do," all can be answered with the simple explantion; "because God said so."
ReplyDeleteI think the drive behind having religious beliefs conincides with the natural curiosity of humans and their fear of the unknown. These things make religion a perfect way of satisfing questions and giving comfort to people individually or as a whole. Another driving force behind faith generally is that it brings people together and gives them a sense of community and purpose.
I think the final and, in my opinion, most influential force behind religion is that people want fairness. They want to know that the person who is being lazy and selfish will get what they deserve and the person who is being good will be rewarded. I do not really subscribe to a particular religous faith, but I do strongly feel that your actions towards other inhabitants of this planet will dictate what kind of life you will have and how happy you will be.
I think that taking responsibility for your own actions is the best kind of faith.