Gender: Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 2136 Status: User
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 8:06 am Post subject:
ZealousDemon wrote:
Well, now we're going to be getting into the semantics of the word "purpose" and "religion".
No, we're not. It's all about how you look at it. Believers look at the situation very differently from non-believers.
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My definition was for the purpose of the creation of religion. As in, why religion exists. Your definiton assumes the existance of God and thus defines the "purpose" of organized religion as it relates to its followers.
You're totally lost in your own viewpoint, ZD. You and I both know that human beings created religion. However, those with faith would claim that western religion has sprung from revelations given to man by god, via his messengers, prophets, etc. Religion was created and exists solely to serve god. I assume the existance of God when defining religion, because there cannot be religion without assuming the existance of god.
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My belief is that religion is simply defined as a set of beliefs to answer questions about the unknown.
But without true faith in higher powers, it's just mythology, not religion.
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