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has religion caused most of the worldly conflicts throughout time. Surely it is meant to preach peace not war , love not hate, harmony not disharmony. Are all the people who perpetrate wars not being true to their gods
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You answered your own question though I think. Religion is often the sh1tty stick or scapegoat used when in fact it's usually something to do with politics. Or oil. Or money. Or land.
I'm not particularly religious myself but I do think that if there is a higher power out there it's got to be pretty mad at us for blaming it for the rubbish we do.
Spike Milligan (sp) once wrote 'God made night but man made darkness.' I've always liked that.
You answered your own question though I think. Religion is often the sh1tty stick or scapegoat used when in fact it's usually something to do with politics. Or oil. Or money. Or land.
I'm not particularly religious myself but I do think that if there is a higher power out there it's got to be pretty mad at us for blaming it for the rubbish we do.
Spike Milligan (sp) once wrote 'God made night but man made darkness.' I've always liked that.
I'm not 100% sure on this but I read somewhere that contrary to popular belief, it's not religion that is the cause of most (modern) conflicts, but territorial disputes.
The question is still valid though...but I don't see any major changes in the way that major religions operate any time soon, or the way in which people use religious doctrines to further their own secular goals.
The question is still valid though...but I don't see any major changes in the way that major religions operate any time soon, or the way in which people use religious doctrines to further their own secular goals.
In the old Testament/Torah, God was a God of War, this is the same God that Christians and Muslims also worship, but in different guises.
I would guess its all about which religion you adhere to as to whether its peaceful or not.
Having said that, wars are caused minly by old fashioned greed/prejudice/jealousy etc.
The only way to eradicate war, is to eradicate Humankind,
I would guess its all about which religion you adhere to as to whether its peaceful or not.
Having said that, wars are caused minly by old fashioned greed/prejudice/jealousy etc.
The only way to eradicate war, is to eradicate Humankind,
depends how you define religion. It's seldom the cause of war, though you could include Muslim jihadi teaching and the Christian crusades in the list of religious wars. But religions don't necessarily preach peace. They're more often about achieving happiness, making the crops grow, honouring your ancestors. Peace, or war, may be seen as a means to these ends.
"I would guess its all about which religion you adhere to as to whether its peaceful or not".
This quote from Lonnie is why Wars are started, because religion has caused everyone to take sides, and want to prove how much their religion is the true way to God. Man causes War because we sin and we pay attention to religion. God di not give us religion, Man did.
if there were no religion, world war 2 might never have happened since hitler would not have been encouraged to be hostile to the jews. personally i don't see how religions, eg the bible stories are physically possible, maybe people just made it up years ago because they are afraid of the unknown? just an opinion x
Ancient Europeans wrote about Ages of Man:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_Man
There are also many other references to various types of world ages or Ages of Man in Hopi (worlds), Mayan (suns) and other cultures of antiquity. Giorgio de Santillana, the former professsor of the history of science, mentions approximately thirty ancient cultures that believed in the concept of a series of ages and the rise and fall of history, with alternating Dark and Golden Ages.
More information about the ages is available in the Yuga
theory of the Hindus:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuga
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satya_Yuga
The theory states that there were no wars in Satya Yuga
(Golden Age). People lived with peace and harmony.
Wars started with the second Age, with only righteous
and justified causes. They were very small in number.
The largest number of them occur in Kali Yuga (age of
darkness) which clouds the mind of most of the people.
It has been astrologically forecasted that the dawn of
Golden Age will occur in about two decades from now:
"From 2010, winds of spiritualism will blow across
the entire world, awakening more and more people
in its wake. Where limits of (modern) science end,
spiritualism begins. .... Along with scientific
progress, intellectuals will start recognizing the
importance of spiritualism. .... From 2050, a new
era will begin...."
Swami Dattavadhut, Prophecies 1998 to 2100, Vanita Books, Mumbai, 1997, pp. 33-42.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_Man
There are also many other references to various types of world ages or Ages of Man in Hopi (worlds), Mayan (suns) and other cultures of antiquity. Giorgio de Santillana, the former professsor of the history of science, mentions approximately thirty ancient cultures that believed in the concept of a series of ages and the rise and fall of history, with alternating Dark and Golden Ages.
More information about the ages is available in the Yuga
theory of the Hindus:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuga
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satya_Yuga
The theory states that there were no wars in Satya Yuga
(Golden Age). People lived with peace and harmony.
Wars started with the second Age, with only righteous
and justified causes. They were very small in number.
The largest number of them occur in Kali Yuga (age of
darkness) which clouds the mind of most of the people.
It has been astrologically forecasted that the dawn of
Golden Age will occur in about two decades from now:
"From 2010, winds of spiritualism will blow across
the entire world, awakening more and more people
in its wake. Where limits of (modern) science end,
spiritualism begins. .... Along with scientific
progress, intellectuals will start recognizing the
importance of spiritualism. .... From 2050, a new
era will begin...."
Swami Dattavadhut, Prophecies 1998 to 2100, Vanita Books, Mumbai, 1997, pp. 33-42.