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Well, it depends. I would consider Satanism, Buddhism, Vedanta Hinduism, Taoism and Confucianism barely faith based, if at all. And if you call them faith based, then in a very different meaning than when speaking about Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Scientology etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs. Jones
but aren't those philosophies?
Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism are definitely classified as religions, as far as I know, while Confucianism is a philosophical system and Satanism is a Left-Hand-Path religion which kind of makes it a mixture. It really depends on the definition that you're using, so we're basically arguing semantics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs. Jones
oh then i won't get into that. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Korittke
I believe in a kind of social karma - although I do not like the word, I know no other term to describe it. It is obvious that the society affects the way we think and feel - and this is what I call social karma. This social karma evolves in steps, and in my opinion it would not have been possible to skip the time of blind faith. It would've been a necessary requirement to have the kind of science-based society that we now have.
And the science age is far from ideal. Most people in the world still suffer, so there is a long way of progress ahead for mankind. I believe that a unification of science with religion will be the next step, next stage in mankind's development.
I believe that in the age of science all religions are detrimental to society.
Instead of "non-faith-based religions", we should focus on "religion-free faith" (i.e. keep the "personal relationship with deity" component that gives some people an easier time to come to terms with the unknowable, and throw out the dogmatic bs).