Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Religion as I see it
Religion as I see it, is a set of guidelines which gives a platform to lead a good life. Many of the practices in different religions can be given a scientific justification while few of them can be considered as stories to emphasize a point. To elaborate on the latter point, every avatar of Vishnu shows an example of how an ideal person leads his life. These could be a fact or a myth, but they can be directive to lead a good and disciplined life. Religion does not require a god, but it is a useful tool to make people follow some practices for we always fear superiors while take things for granted when we are the boss. In my view religion is a concept devised to form a disciplined society.
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you are true and I accept the view. Some times views are exaggerated where the difference of opinion generates heat.
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But seriously, who are we to say what ideal is and what discipline is?
ReplyDeleteVery true!!! No one can really say what ideal or discipline is. These stories just give examples on how to tackle problems, answer some ethical questions and make some decisions. I feel that these are only the personal opinion of authors and following it is only a matter of choice.
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