Religion and Civilization

led*

Does religion makes civilization stronger or religion does destroy it?

TredKiller

does niether really.

just another ingrident in the pot man.

gives some solid good morals, other derranged views of the world

depends on the way the individual percives it.

larryXdavid

religion helps capitalism...

squealpiggy

Religion strengthens cultures, particularly ones beset by conflict or under threat from others. It does so by forming social cohesion, providing a rationale for considering outsiders to be outsiders, and groups people neatly into those who are righteous and those who are not.

led*

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Religion strengthens cultures, particularly ones beset by conflict or under threat from others. It does so by forming social cohesion, providing a rationale for considering outsiders to be outsiders, and groups people neatly into those who are righteous and those who are not.

But isn't religion is one the reasons why there is war?

squealpiggy

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But isn't religion is one the reasons why there is war?

Yes, it can be. Religion is a meme. That doesn't mean it's a stupid picture on the internet, it's a defined term that describes an idea or concept which replicates itself from person to person, and evolves as it does so.

Religion evolves from animist and totemic spirit reverence into actual spirit worship and eventually the spirits are imbued with greater and greater powers until they become gods, then the gods settle into hierarchies until finally there is a king of the gods, and this may eventually evolve into a single god. Usually at some point there evolves a narrative about the afterlife and about rewards and punishments and successful mutations of the religious meme tend to include a concept of hell, usually the worst of which is reserved for people who don't actually belong to that religion.

Religion improves social cohesion and if a society grows significantly stronger than those around it or if the religious meme is a particularly potent one then it may be adopted by other societies and then spread. A strong enough religion can mutate into one which demands the conversion of its neighbours and thus causes war.

Ta Khent

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Originally Posted by led*

Does religion makes civilization stronger or religion does destroy it?

That would depend on what part of the world you live in.

~AK49~

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But isn't religion is one the reasons why there is war?

In some cases it is, and in some cases its just an excuse used to progress ones agenda, in other words some just want more land/money/etc and say they its a fight for god or whatnot, using 'god'/holiness as an excuse.

Imo

Checheni_Lamara

This is about what religion you believe in. Peoples need to have solid-strong religious faith in order to survive. Non-religious belief communities are bound to disintegration.

Once_Capitalist

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This is about what religion you believe in. Peoples need to have solid-strong religious faith in order to survive. Non-religious belief communities are bound to disintegration.

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