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If you think religion – and by extension our inability to think rationally, which it legitimises at the highest levels of society – has “nothing to do with it”, you’re clearly not paying attention.
And by “it”, I mean the climate crisis (the habitat crisis), I mean the human tragedies unfolding in Gaza and elsewhere… I mean our inability to tackle the existential challenges of our times in a logical and reasoned manner because we have 21st century technology driven by 1st century thinking.
@aral we are but a bunch of apes with good tech - I don't think we can change much about that, spirituality is part of us and will not go away because a bunch of people people are good at logic and being rational. Check out this neat video on superstition in baseball: https://youtu.be/0j8Pk4hxjeE
Religion does not equal spirituality and is not limited to it. Religions are using spirituality and people's need of it to gain power, wealth, etc.
While I'm not a spiritual person myself, I understand that urge some people have. Seeking answers is a very human trait.
The problems start when someone comes and say "I have answers! God told me! This is what it will cost you to get the answers from me, and these are the rules you have to follow, etc."
Money, power...
@axnxcamr @aral I agree, spirituality is not the same as religion, but I still think that striving to control people e.g. by using religion is an inherent trait as well. It won't go away with more "enlightenment". People will always seek answers and other people will gladly provide them and gain power.
@aral Someone brought up a good point... about working with religions which are so old... The Bahá'ís would suggest that religion is progressive and that the most recent one (but not the last), which deals with modern-day problems, is called the Bahá'í Faith. www.bahai.org
@Bahais_Mexicali I really didn’t mean for this thread to be a place to advertise your religion.