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Quote by: Clarence  Good read, Agnos. I agree, but to be fair, our religious heritage has a little to do with our implicit morality. |
Agreed, and I
do touch upon this slightly when I say:
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Quote by: Agnos Though it would not be preposterous to assert that the world’s most well-known religious texts were written not by the hand of God, but by Man, and that these texts are in fact a direct reflection of the authors’ own implicit moralities, it would not be an effective maneuver either. |
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Quote by: Autolykos In a way, religion served an important purpose in earlier times. That purpose was to show that man is not the be-all, end-all. Man can not do everything; his abilities are inherently and fundamentally limited. Those things that were beyond man's ability to control were attributed to divine forces. So, religion's purpose, among other things, was to remind man of his (rather low) place in the universe. |
Ah, yes. Good point. I hadn't really thought of it that way.
By the way, I appreciate the comments
everyone. I am new here, and so far I have found it to be a pleasurable experience.