This past week we've discussed several definitions of religion as well as questioning the general idea of what religion really is. A Huffington post reporter wrote, "Religion is complex and confusing. The real danger with religion is absolutist thinking, whether it's believing all religion is false and harmful, or believing that only one religion contains the truth. The messy middle ground is where the truth resides, a place that requires an open mind, a desire to learn more about religion's complexity and history, and an ability to accept the shifting sands of multiple truths that display the good, bad and ugly in religion."
I agree with this more than any other idea about religion. If there is a greater power why would we know about it? Why would one group know the truth and others not? Secondly, since we can't prove, scientifically anyway, one religion is true, or that any of them are "real" why must we take it to a point of war? Although we can't agree to do anything about global warming which is a scientific fact so maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree. I guess my point is there is no consensus, but can we agree to disagree? Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, even Paganism agree on one thing; humans should be kind to each other.
Laderman, Gary. "Religion: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly." The Huffington Post. N.p., 23 Dec. 2013. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-laderman/religion-the-good-the-bad_b_4489454.html>.
I agree with this more than any other idea about religion. If there is a greater power why would we know about it? Why would one group know the truth and others not? Secondly, since we can't prove, scientifically anyway, one religion is true, or that any of them are "real" why must we take it to a point of war? Although we can't agree to do anything about global warming which is a scientific fact so maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree. I guess my point is there is no consensus, but can we agree to disagree? Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, even Paganism agree on one thing; humans should be kind to each other.
Laderman, Gary. "Religion: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly." The Huffington Post. N.p., 23 Dec. 2013. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-laderman/religion-the-good-the-bad_b_4489454.html>.
Danni,
ReplyDeleteYou cover a few great points in your blog. I believe religion is such a personal concept that it makes people do things that others outside that realm of thinking cannot understand. There are many reasons why places go to war with one another, but I agree that religion is one reason that becomes hard to justify.
A bit of general feedback, and this may just be me... It was hard to read your post with the white background on the lettering. I was also looking for a bit more expansion on the quote you provided. There is so much embedded in that quotation that I was hoping for a bit more of your interpretation.
Overall, I enjoyed your post. I agree that religions share a common theme of kindness and guidance toward being a good person. However, the routes of achievement are very diverse. It will take a lot of work to change any aspect of religion as it is today. Of course, religions change with society, but the general beliefs of each stay pretty much the same.