I once read this interesting post, and now I am wondering. What causes that? There must be something underneath that affects the decision whether one follows which approach in interpreting the verses in the (supposedly) holy books. What is it? I don’t know. Maybe it is the characteristic, as in if George W Bush were a Moslem then he would be like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and vice versa. But if Fransiscus of Assisi had been a Buddhist then he would have been the next Buddha who came after Siddharta Gautama, and vice versa. One will entirely change her/his worldview only if this underlying thing also changes. In the case of Paul, for example, it is said that he happened to witness a miracle and this caused him to repent and spread Christianity, instead of opposing it. Maybe bad analogies, but meh. 😆
A friend, who recently quit his religion citing the many sins it commits, then asked me, so of what use are religions? I just gave him a rhetorical answer, of what use are ideologies? That was because I didn’t know. But basically they are philosphically similar, and religions only add those absurd things that tell you how to pray, what to say when you pray, etc.
Well, I just want to say, if you consider religion as a fundamental part of your life, on which your morality and (maybe) logic systems are built, think again. 😀
The end of part I, which is hardly an end. Still a long journey to go. To be continued kapan-kapan.
PS: he once suggested me to study Philosophy. I will, although maybe as a self-learner, but later after I get my PhD in CS.
So you finally wrote about religion, ha. Amazing. 😀 I think the core of your argument is more or less the same with Zizek’s idea of ‘not taking religions too seriously.’ Ayo beli sirup marjan buat bulan puasa!
*wah di tipi ada sandra dewi*
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Yeah most probably it is not a novel idea, and it is. It’s hard to write one if you never read Philosophy literatures. 🙂
So I am almost of the same level as Zizek now, eh?
And what’s with the sirup Marjan and Dewi Sandra, I don’t understand. It must have a philosphically deep meaning. :-SS
Religion is like Gatorade: it’s just some sugary water with sprinkles of salts chucked in, but it sure clenches the thirst of so many people. (ninja)
Eh, bulan puasa sudah dekat lagi rupanya? Asik asik.
Is The Ph. in Ph.D stand for Philosophy?
*head explodes…*
You absolutely need to witness or experience a miracle… But I dunno who will show up; Buddha or Rei Ayanami… :-??
*Repeating Jesus’ words in John 14:6*
*watching Sandra Dewi*
Tulis soal Green Dam dong. Malaysia katanya mau ikutan Cina.
Pak Guru, Jensen, Dnial?
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/34341-malaysia-mulls-green-dam-despite-chinas-failure
Aspek teknisnya tentu; kagak ngerti betul soale. Kalo saya yang tulis nanti larinya ke filsafat.
Both are heavenly sweet and perfect for breaking the fast. Well, for the latter, I think it’s a lil bit costly, commercially, spiritually and mentally.
@ dnial :
😆
betul juga ya 😆
ever read this?
I dunno how to answer the comments here. Let me meditate first. 😕