by God is Dead 23 Replies latest jw friends
It is not religion solely.
As Panda mentioned above, you could say the same about government.
It is about man vs man.
It is about POWER
And don't forget, God claims in his bible we were " Made In His Image" ...................
"So who you gonna call"
Panda,
Every bit of art and music is really built on previous art and music. That's why we can still play ancient instruments because we understand their concepts.
You obviously do not understand even the basic premis of your own argument. Your comment above has NOTHING to do with whether religion has served as the 'builder' of music and art throughout the centuries, and I speak not just of the Christian religions. Do a little research. For example, the liturgical and Gregorian chants upon which many of the classics have their base is entirely of religious inspiration.
Frankly, when a person presents an ill judged and actually ignorant opinion about a matter, such as opened this thread and speaks of it as if it were fact, it reminds me of overconfident, half-educated JW's speaking of matters of evolution. Most are too lazy intellectually do do the hard work neccessary to become truly informed.
Religion has been a powerful inspirational driving force for much of the culture upon which modern civilizations are built. You do not need to have sympathy, or even believe in God to recognize the reality of this.
HS
that statement is exactly the same as what you are saying i am doing.You do not need to have sympathy, or even believe in God to recognize the reality of this.
God Is Dead,
No, this is what I wrote:
Religion has been a powerful inspirational driving force for much of the culture upon which modern civilizations are built. You do not need to have sympathy, or even believe in God to recognize the reality of this.
This is what you wrote:
What has religion done?
Religion, like it or not has helped to give you much of what you enjoy in your life in the way of art, culture and social dynamics. It is true that it has also bought horrors with it but in order to really understand the answer to your own question 'What has religion done', you must study history. If you do you will conclude that it has bought much good, and much harm, a fact which seems to elude the thrust of your very biased posts but which merely prove that religions are built in mans image. The same man who is capable of great love can also kill his lover, the religion that can elevate the spirit and inspire and support great art, can also destroy its makers. It is called the human condition and we are all imprisoned by it in the same world-wide cell, whatever our beliefs.
Not everything that religion has done is harmful, in fact quite the contrary. You need to take that into consideration when you start such threads and ask the questions that you do.
Best regards - HS
