[Discussion] Religion

[HashiraMadara]

Everyone already knows you're an idiot.

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[BlacLord™]

Check your definitions:


Religion*is a*cultural system*of*behaviors*andpractices,*world views, sacred texts, holy places, ethics, and*societal organisation*that relate*humanity*to what an anthropologist has called "an order of*existence".

"a*set*of*beliefs*concerning*the*cause,nature,*and*purpose*of*the*universe,especially*when*considered*as*thecreation*of*a*superhuman*agency*oragencies,*usually*involving*devotional*andritual*observances,*and*often*containing*amoral*code*governing*the*conduct*ofhuman*affairs."

*"a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices"

There is a thing like non-theistic religions. As I was saying, religions aren't limited to theism.

You've just proved my point.

Superhuman agency = God
Governing the conduct of human affairs = Subservience

Buddha isn't even a superhuman, not even in a non-Godly way. Just a normal human. And he doesn't control anything or tell people what to do.

A religion involves some kind of God; that is a fact. Here's half a dozen definitions including the one you posted, which backs my point:

the belief in a god or in a group of gods. : an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods.
The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods
The belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers, regarded as creating and governing the universe
the belief in and worship of a god or gods, or any such system of belief and worship
belief in, worship of, or obedience to a supernatural power or powers considered to be divine or to have control of human destiny
belief in a divine or superhuman power or powers to be obeyed and worshiped as the creator(s) and ruler(s) of the universe



It ain't me that needs to check his definitions.
belief in, worship of, or obedience to a supernatural power or powers considered to be divine or to have control of human destiny

 

[Marin]

You've just proved my point.

Superhuman agency = God
Governing the conduct of human affairs = Subservience

Buddha isn't even a superhuman, not even in a non-Godly way. Just a normal human. And he doesn't control anything or tell people what to do.

A religion involves some kind of God; that is a fact. Here's half a dozen definitions including the one you posted, which backs my point:

the belief in a god or in a group of gods. : an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods.
The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods
The belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers, regarded as creating and governing the universe
the belief in and worship of a god or gods, or any such system of belief and worship
belief in, worship of, or obedience to a supernatural power or powers considered to be divine or to have control of human destiny
belief in a divine or superhuman power or powers to be obeyed and worshiped as the creator(s) and ruler(s) of the universe



It ain't me that needs to check his definitions.
belief in, worship of, or obedience to a supernatural power or powers considered to be divine or to have control of human destiny

How did I prove your point. My point was that there are multiple kinds of religions, hence why we have mutiple different definitions. Buddhism is classified as religion and that is a fact.

 

[Richard Lucifer]

Thread question: What is your religion? Who chose it for you? What convinces you in it enough to think it is > than others

I am a Jew
I was born a Jew not a convert
I don't think like that, My view on Judaism is pretty much what Albert Einstein said concerning it.

The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this. These subtilised interpretations are highly manifold according to their nature and have almost nothing to do with the original text."