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Quote by: Nabeel Saiyer I guess for this to become a fruitful discussion, we should ask that is man able to make laws better of is there a need for divine texts to regulate human life. I.e. Does Man know himself better, or does the creator? Or another worthwhile discussion would be that Capitalism is progressing and is definitely the system that will save man from misery. |
Here we go. The story of Saul as the first king of Israel is at issue here, and why they needed a king, and how it played out. Also relivant to a discussion of political expression in a spiritual context is the dichotomy of 'right and left' generally. The Mahabharat deals at great length with the proper expression of politics; and juxtaposed, makes it clear that the hebraic religions have more to do with justice than with politics (which is what you'd expect from the truth.)
I don't think that capitalism can save man from misery; because it provides no mandala. What's worse, it destroys mandalas long enough to help them be forgotten.