richardhutnik said:
Actually, I argue that it is due to prevelance in community, plus force of habit and the power of tradition (just like language) which is why it is so. It is something someone grows up in and is used to. And the human mind seems compelled to be draw to spirituality. People will go, "I am not religious, I am spiritual", and then talk of that. It is more of a byproduct of how the human mind is wired. And it isn't the best though. It is just what seems to fit the most. Eventually, you get a religion where it ends up being able to adopt itself and modify. The Christian religion proves itself to be VERY flexible, with an ability for people to pick and choose as they desire, being more liberal and conservative as they like, and explain away things they have issues. Islam, by its nature, is one man and one scripture, and the basics are so simple, it shows that it can adopt all over: One God only and Mohammed is his prophet. Then a few others, like giving to the poor, and making a once in a lifetime journey. Oh yes, and avoiding things like pork. Then throw in a community of people, and you end up with something that can be part of a person's life, and it works. Coercion fails to explain why you see growth of Christianity and Islam today. There is no one forcing people to do it. |
Coercion was the initial method used to spread these religions. Today Christianity and Islam grow through indoctrination of children. Heck in my country, while I was growing up, we even had mandatory religious classes where you were forced to learn prayers and bible stories.
It is something someone grows up in and is used to.
This is the main reason why religion doesn't die out.
And what is this spirituality people keep talking about? Seems linke nothing more than chemical recations in the brain that alter people's conciousness. People can be so silly.
"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"
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