Religion: Kind of like an art?

[neonerd]

Seems to me that it can be compared with an art. You either appreciate it, or you don't. Thoughts?

 

[Infohawk]

You could say "you either appreciate it or you don't" about a lot of things. Anyway, the similarity ends pretty quickly because few people look at a painting and say, "well you shouldn't be able to drink liquor because I think this neo-classical sculpture rocks."

 

[Insomniak]

My thought it that this thread is going to get very dangerous, very fast.

As for religion, I think everyone's reasons are different, and thus my support for individual freedoms. I do have to say that I am rather confused by the evangelicals that attempt to legislate their beliefs - freedom is what allows them to hold and follow their beliefs in the first place. By hindering it, they're shooting themselves in the foot.

Anyway, in before lock.

 

[Warthog912]

is there gonna be a lock?

O, and I disagree, religion and Art are two VERY different beasts-

 

[Tylanner]

I would say you are way off the mark.

But as with anything dealing with religion....

IMHO!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Originally posted by: neonerd
Seems to me that it can be compared with an art. You either appreciate it, or you don't. Thoughts?

Seems more closely related to a philosophy.

 

[Harvey]

I see religion as more like a Fart. Not much substance, and it sometimes has a foul aroma, but it may also offer some relief or make you feel better when you're under pressure.

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: Warthog912
is there gonna be a lock?

O, and I disagree, religion and Art are two VERY different beasts-

Why should there be a lock?

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: neonerd

Originally posted by: Warthog912
is there gonna be a lock?

O, and I disagree, religion and Art are two VERY different beasts-

Why should there be a lock?

I think they're just pointing out this is the kind of thread that can easily lead to hysterics and therefore a lock. The same could be said about most of P&N threads. Nothing that you have posted so far is worthy of a lock.

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: Infohawk

Originally posted by: neonerd

Originally posted by: Warthog912
is there gonna be a lock?

O, and I disagree, religion and Art are two VERY different beasts-

Why should there be a lock?

I think they're just pointing out this is the kind of thread that can easily lead to hysterics and therefore a lock. The same could be said about most of P&N threads. Nothing that you have posted so far is worthy of a lock.

I suppose it could eventually lead to a lock because somebody says something stupid, but yeah...I'm just wondering if anybody else sees it the way I do.

 

[Promethply]

IMHO, in the past (maybe even now?) religion functioned as a preserver of rituals in different cultures, and in the case of "Judeo-Christian" religions, it also functioned as a means of influencing their population to comply to behave in ways approved by those cultures, and sometimes to gather recruits for war.