Putting The Cat Amongst The Pigeons

[whiskeryron]

Does anyone think the world would be a much safer place if Islam was declared off limits & banned ?

[anneasquith]

Tudor times ? Lol

[andy-hughes]

The difficulty is, religion - the worship of a higher deity - is deeply woven into the psyche of mankind.

From the days when primitive man thought fire and the sun were gods, to today when we worship a variety of deities in various forms, the need for mankind to have a 'higher being' has been part of our psychological makeup for as long as mankind has existed.

You could, in theory, eliminate one or more religions, but you can never remove the need for mankind to worship, so the removal or one faith strand would simply create another.

[vulcan42]

It doesn't say much about the progress of humanity, we have gone from primitive man praising the sun, which at least can be seen, to modern intelligent man praising an unknown,unseen being in the sky.

[andy-hughes]

Vulcan - indeed, but the primeval need to worship remains, and it will do for a very long time to come.

[Khandro]

I agree with andy - though I think he over-simplifies it. The secular world is lacking in the absolute authority which religion delivers and most people have always felt a strong need for and turned to the lexicon of religion.

[mikey4444]

And its a lol from me as well Anne !

[andy-hughes]

Khandro - // I agree with andy - though I think he over-simplifies it.//

In my view, it cannot be over-simplified.

Mankind needs a 'higher power' to defer to, because we are not comfortable with the notion that we are all there is.

[vulcan42]

Khandro, there is absolute authority in religion only if you want it or are too scared to ignore it.

[mikey4444]

Well said Vulcan !

[naomi24]

Man doesn’t have primeval urge to ‘worship’, but rather to explain his existence and his experiences - and that’s where ‘gods’ come in.

[andy-hughes]

Naomi - // Man doesn’t have primeval urge to ‘worship’, but rather to explain his existence and his experiences - and that’s where ‘gods’ come in. //

I stick with my original view - Man is uncomfortable with the notion that he is the supreme being, so through history, he has invented supreme beings, be that fire, the sun, or God - the driving impetus is the same - someone else has to be controlling what goes on.

[naomi24]

andy-hughes, stick if you want to.

[andy-hughes]

Naomi - //andy-hughes, stick if you want to. //

Awww, thanks, I needed that, I feel so much more secure in my view now ...

[naomi24]

andy-hughes, what are you talking about?

[mikey4444]

lol Allen !

[naomi24]

... not to mention the left wing extremists, loud mouths, bigots, and drum-bangers. ;o)

[Samjenko]

Not you.

[naomi24]

Samjenko, not who?