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A human being is part of a whole, called by us the ‘Universe’ —a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts, and feelings, as something separated from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. It should transcend a personal God and avoid dogmas and theology. Covering both the natural and the spiritual, it should be based on a religious sense arising from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity. (Buddhism answers this description).
I didn't come up with that. but it pretty much sums it all up.
especially the second paragraph.. especially:
"It should transcend a personal God and avoid dogmas and theology."
religion wasn't created to control people.
that's what it turned into when people figured out they could control people with it.
homosexuality isnt wrong. it just feels wrong.
if we were brought up and taught differently, then it would be okay. and it wouldnt feel wrong.
it's just a bias people have. unable to admit ignorance and let go of old ways. egotistical.
but old ways will pass, when old people pass.
but actually, we have to define what religion is.
google says:
re·li·gion/riˈlijən/
Noun:
1) The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, esp. a personal God or gods.
2) Details of belief as taught or discussed.
so if an alien species were to observe us...
why can't capitalism or communism, or dictatorship be a religion?
we are worshiping a superhuman power (a government, or a collective of individuals [or just one individual in dictatorships], who hold greater power than the rest of us).
all those all have figureheads, figures we have to worship and obey. they all have their own laws and morals.
hah, i can say people worship hockey players, or actors and actresses. can they not be viewed as lesser gods? a religion with many levels of gods. one himself can rise to godhood through fame and money or whatever other means.
what's the difference?
and by definition #2... details of belief as taught or discussed.... that sounds like modern society to me.
i believe religions will just be updated.
"It should transcend a personal God and avoid dogmas and theology."
gods can take many different forms. in fact, someday we may be viewed as gods by a lesser evolved species with lesser awareness.
dogma can take different forms (science and scientific theories and laws are dogmas in some ways). dogmas are just the best explanations we have for what we can observe and test out at this moment in time. currently science makes more sense than blind faith. but who says 1000 years from now current science could be considered fairly inaccurate? so if that happens, what is current science? just a dogma as well.
the only way the human race can evolve continually is to adapt to and adopt new discoveries and thoughts, through application of greater awareness.
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