Six reasons to study comparative world religions

[Cypress]

Ethical and moral codes of conduct and legal standards in most societies are rooted in religious traditions.

To overcome our misconceptions and ignorance about the beliefs of others.

To better comprehend the human potential for self-transcendence.

To better understand our culture, which in the western case is rooted in the Abrahamic traditions.

To achieve a better global perspective of humanity.

To help cultivate and frame our own beliefs and philosophy of life.

 

[Hume]

Ethical, moral, legal codes of conduct and standards in most societies are rooted in religious traditions.

False.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Ethical and moral codes of conduct and legal standards in most societies are rooted in religious traditions.

To overcome our misconceptions and ignorance about the beliefs of others.

To better comprehend the human potential for self-transcendence.

To better understand our culture, which in the western case is rooted in the Abrahamic traditions.

To achieve a better global perspective of humanity.

To help cultivate and frame our own beliefs and philosophy of life.

Agreed on the last five. The first seems to be of a statement of fact rather than a reason to study other religions.

IMO, religions form out of social consensus, not the other way around. Religions evolve out of a combination of factors such as superstitions, fireside stories, and seeking to stabilize the social order (i.e. rules of order).

 

[Cypress]

Agreed on the last five. The first seems to be of a statement of fact rather than a reason to study other religions.

IMO, religions form out of social consensus, not the other way around. Religions evolve out of a combination of factors such as superstitions, fireside stories, and seeking to stabilize the social order (i.e. rules of order).

I see what you are saying.
It might be a chicken or an egg story. I don't think you can separate religious thought and experience from human beings themselves, they way you could separate people who like coffee and those who don't. Religion or spiritual transcendence. is part and parcel of being human

Regarding the first one, I personally found that acquiring a deeper understanding of the eightfold path, the four noble truths, the five vows of Jainism, the Sermon on the Mount, the pillars of Islam, yogas of the Baghavad Gita gave me some key insights into where human cultures overlap, and where they are diverge.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

I see what you are saying.
It might be a chicken or an egg story. I don't think you can separate religious thought and experience from human beings themselves, they way you could separate people who like coffee and those who don't. Religion or spiritual transcendence. is part and parcel of being human

Regarding the first one, I personally found that acquiring a deeper understanding of the eightfold path, the four noble truths, the five vows of Jainism, the Sermon on the Mount, the pillars of Islam, yogas of the Baghavad Gita gave me some key insights into where human cultures overlap, and where they are diverge.

Agreed humans are spiritual, but religions, like laws of a society, evolve. They don't suddenly spring up like Moses walking down a mountain with tablets.

Studying other religions is a great way to see the common thread linking all human societies.

 

[Kafka]

Regarding the first one, I personally found that acquiring a deeper understanding of the eightfold path, the four noble truths, the five vows of Jainism, the Sermon on the Mount, the pillars of Islam, yogas of the Baghavad Gita gave me some key insights into where human cultures overlap, and where they are diverge.

Color me surprised! Cypress took time out of his busy schedule to LIST THE BOOKS HE'S READ TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW SMART HE IS.

I'm impressed. So knowledgable. So smart. (Is that enough? Or do you need more?)

 

[Dutch Uncle]

You've shit another masterpiece, Perry! Your mother must be so proud!

 

[Cypress]

Agreed humans are spiritual, but religions, like laws of a society, evolve. They don't suddenly spring up like Moses walking down a mountain with tablets.

Studying other religions is a great way to see the common thread linking all human societies.

Yes, tablets don't magically appear.

Also, per my point six, the study of world religions is helpful in framing, focusing, and cultivating one's own philosophy of life.

 

[Cypress]

You've shit another masterpiece, Perry! Your mother must be so proud!

He is shitposting my thread again

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Yes, tablets don't magically appear.

Also, per my point six, the study of world religions is helpful in framing, focusing, and cultivating one's own philosophy of life.

Agreed. Sadly, that takes an open and intelligent mind and most people, as Perry exemplified daily, are lower down the rung of human development.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

He is shitposting my thread again

Perry is ronery. Have a little pity on him, but mostly he should be ignored.

 

[Cypress]

False.

Where do you think most of our values and ethos ultimately come from?

I know that self-preservation, protecting one's offspring, cooperating for mutual defense and food/resource acquisition are evolutionary adaptations.

I'm talking about the more sophisticated values and ethos humans seem to have developed.

 

[Knuckles Neanderthal]

False.

I see a pattern. Disagree with everyone.

 

[Hume]

I see a pattern. Disagree with everyone.

get lost hate troll

 

[Hume]

Where do you think most of our values and ethos ultimately come from?

I know that self-preservation, protecting one's offspring, cooperating for mutual defense and food/resource acquisition are evolutionary adaptations.

I'm talking about the more sophisticated values and ethos humans seem to have developed.

You think everything comes from God.

 

[Kafka]

Where do you think most of our values and ethos ultimately come from?

I know that self-preservation, protecting one's offspring, cooperating for mutual defense and food/resource acquisition are evolutionary adaptations.

I'm talking about the more sophisticated values and ethos humans seem to have developed.

When Hume questions you why don't you threadban them as well and then start attacking them as you do me. You know. Where you threadban me from a thread because I've pointed out something you didn't know and then you proceed to attack me.

You keep doing this Cypress.

What kind of "morality" do you think that is?

 

[Cypress]

You think everything comes from God.

But you didn't provide an answer to the question. Where or what traditions do you think a lot of our values and ethos originally come from?

Didn't say anything about God. I said religion or religious tradition. The Abrahamic traditions are religions of divine revelation; that is not true for some other world religions. Which may highlight the points made in the OP - Americans don't understand world religions and culture.

 

[Hume]

But you didn't provide an answer to the question. Where or what traditions do you think a lot of our values and ethos originally come from?

I do not see any problem as you do. Do not steal from others. Seems pretty simple concept that few would contest.

Value are not universal even in one society. People who support Trump have different values that Harris supporters.

 

[Cypress]

I'm shitposting and whining again on Cypress' thread!

ftfy

 

[Cypress]

I do not see any problem as you do. Do not steal from others. Seems pretty simple concept that few would contest.

Value are not universal even in one society. People who support Trump have different values that Harris supporters.

Being able to restrain oneself from theft, murder, and rape is an ethical bar so low it barely clears the floor.

Someone who can restrain themselves from those actions hardly merits a pat on the back.

I think our ethos and values have advanced way beyond those simple maxims.