For all its flaws, religion remains a force for good.
Christian doctrine preaches against evil but the insistence of the potential doom borne by evil doing does not warrant Christians to segregate themselves from the evil people. Instead, the bible encourages all believers to forgive those that act against them and be good examples in the societies. The bible states that every man is given an opportunity to redeem their soles before the damnation.
The religion of ancient China was like this; so too was the religion of Rome. Hinduism, with many hundreds of gods, is for that reason adjacent to Buddhism, with none. On the other hand religious belief, as we know it, has another function than simply to make sense of ritual: it is a source of consolation and the cure for our metaphysical loneliness.
Zoroastrianism is credited by many researchers and scholars as the first religion to present the concepts of monotheism (one supreme god), dualism (the concepts of good and evil), the apocalypse when good triumphs over evil (Satan), and the conscious choice of good over evil in order to be admitted to heaven as opposed to being banished to hell. As with most religions, Zoroastrianism has a.
How could religion cause violence? Almost all religions around the world are based on love, peace and order. They all have certain rules and principles that hold love, peace, and order together within a society, but as the widely known saying states: “Rules are meant to be broken;” many people twist and misinterpret the sacred texts like the Bible, the Quran, the Torah, etc.
It is meant to illustrate how religion has been used to spread hatred and intolerance of worldwide, in a variety of faiths. This short article is meant for educational purposes only, in the hope that humanity will learn from its past and not repeat it. Please note that it is almost entirely composed of quotes from other publications. Many people believe that religion is a force for good that.
In order for creation to possess good and evil, God must possess it as well. The reasoning behind this is that if God did not possess good and evil, then it would be impossible for God to pass these traits down to us. Also, if God did not possess the knowledge of good and evil, then God would not be omniscient. While God is an omnibenevolent and omnimalevolent being, God is indifferent to good.
Milgram reached a startling conclusion that people have the capacity to do evil if instructed. His study, conducted by coercing people to continue to deliver increasingly powerful shocks to human test subjects, is the epitome of dangerous obedience. Had the experiment not been an act, many people would have gone as far as he instructed and severely damaged or killed the subjects. In this insta.