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What's the oldest religion in existence: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam??

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Originally posted by: Xiety
Religion kills people.

Don't think about it.

Just enjoy life.
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Nice post xiety:beer:
I like you



Its the pagans, however you name them.......
 
Originally posted by: Arkitech
To answer my own question I'm kind of leaning towards christianity but I could be wrong. I used to think christianity was the dominant religion but later I learned that muslims are far more numerous than christians.
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I've always read that ~33% of the world was Christian, ~20% Muslim
 
Originally posted by: Arkitech
Originally posted by: RishiS
Originally posted by: yellowperil
I believe that distinction belongs to Hinduism
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Yup.
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Interesting. Are there any historical documents or reseach on that? I'm kinda curious about the origins of things like that.
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hinduism was out in like 2000BC cause confusionism and buhhhaism evolved from it in in china in about 700BC along with daoism and thoes other ones
 
Originally posted by: Arkitech
Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3
Originally posted by: ArkitechI forgot to add that one. Here's a good question though, is Christanity an extension of Judaism?
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Yes. "Jesus" himself even said he did not come to change the Mosaic Laws (tenets of the "Jewish" religion) and followed the laws in his own life, as well as encouraged others to do the same. Christianity is nothing more than "Judaism" with a faith in Jesus Christ.
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Thats what I thought, but I guess all Jews don't believe that.
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Christianity is an extension of Judaism, yes. But you cannot claim that because it is an extension of Judaism that it therefore existed for the whole time that Judaism existed. To say that Christianity can claim 4000+ years of existance because Judaism has been around that long is like saying that the Taurus has been around 100+ years because Ford has been around that long. Christianity did not (and could not) exist before Christ. Therefore Christianity has only existed for a little over 2,000 years. Even though it is built upon Judaism, it is not Judaism and as such it cannot claim that 4,000+ year history.

ZV
 
If you consider it a religion, atheism is the oldest. No matter how far back you go, some one always said "I don't believe that". Maybe not out loud.
 
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Between those listed, Hinduism.

But there are many that go back MUCH further.
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I don't know about MUCH further...Hinduism is pretty much as old as civilization itself. One of the first major civilizations we know of (the Indus river valley civilization) practiced Hinduism...the same gods are still worshipped today.

But this is a rhetoric question...Hinduism is not a religion, its more of a way of life...or a belief system.

You wouldn't call Native American spirit worship or Chinese ancestor worship a "religion" in the same sense as Christianity or Buddhism.

To me the fact thats its NOT an organized religion and it doesn't force you to believe in any one particular thing makes it more appealing.
 
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
I believe the Aboriginal religion of Australia has a 9000 year tractable history and is the oldest so called religion. Religion exists I think, because the human mind via language has been divided and individuals from time to time experience a return to its original unification. When that experience is put into words the words come form the words before. Thus, in different times and places we get different words and what looks like different religions. But the state of unification is all the same. So there is really only one God or one Truth (State) and it's as old as separation.
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Been reading Snow Crash again?
 
Originally posted by: Maverick
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Between those listed, Hinduism.

But there are many that go back MUCH further.
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You wouldn't call Native American spirit worship or Chinese ancestor worship a "religion" in the same sense as Christianity or Buddhism.
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I wouldnt?
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why not Professor?
 
Originally posted by: dolph
islam: 600 ce (1400 years old)
christianity: 31 ce (2000 years old)
judaism: 1400 bce (3400 years old)
hinduism: 1500 bce (3500 years old)

http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20011106.html
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that article fails to address the fact that the Aryans got a lot of their ideas for the Vedas (the written text) from the Indus River valley civilization (the first settlement in India). This predated the Vedas by a few centuries.
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
hinduism was out in like 2000BC cause confusionism and buhhhaism evolved from it in in china in about 700BC along with daoism and thoes other ones
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Buddhism came out of India. Not China.

ZV
 
Originally posted by: Maverick
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Between those listed, Hinduism.

But there are many that go back MUCH further.
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I don't know about MUCH further...Hinduism is pretty much as old as civilization itself. One of the first major civilizations we know of (the Indus river valley civilization) practiced Hinduism...the same gods are still worshipped today.

But this is a rhetoric question...Hinduism is not a religion, its more of a way of life...or a belief system.

You wouldn't call Native American spirit worship or Chinese ancestor worship a "religion" in the same sense as Christianity or Buddhism.

To me the fact thats its NOT an organized religion and it doesn't force you to believe in any one particular thing makes it more appealing.
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Two words.

Sun Worship.

Maybe not a religion as we would call one today, but a religion non the less. And I'm sure there are more.
 
Originally posted by: Maverick
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Between those listed, Hinduism.

But there are many that go back MUCH further.
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I don't know about MUCH further...Hinduism is pretty much as old as civilization itself. One of the first major civilizations we know of (the Indus river valley civilization) practiced Hinduism...the same gods are still worshipped today.

But this is a rhetoric question...Hinduism is not a religion, its more of a way of life...or a belief system.

You wouldn't call Native American spirit worship or Chinese ancestor worship a "religion" in the same sense as Christianity or Buddhism.

To me the fact thats its NOT an organized religion and it doesn't force you to believe in any one particular thing makes it more appealing.
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Buddhiam isnt a releigion then either its just like hinduism a way of life. we dont worship buddha
 
Originally posted by: Ogg
Originally posted by: Maverick
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Between those listed, Hinduism.

But there are many that go back MUCH further.
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You wouldn't call Native American spirit worship or Chinese ancestor worship a "religion" in the same sense as Christianity or Buddhism.
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I wouldnt?
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why not Professor?
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Because there's no rules, commandments, or testaments that organize all the forms of these types of worship. No Holy text, no conformity between different sets of believers. Its just a belief system, not a religion

 
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: Anubis
hinduism was out in like 2000BC cause confusionism and buhhhaism evolved from it in in china in about 700BC along with daoism and thoes other ones
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Buddhism came out of India. Not China.

ZV
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i know that but it it had a larger impact on china
 
Originally posted by: Maverick
You wouldn't call Native American spirit worship or Chinese ancestor worship a "religion" in the same sense as Christianity or Buddhism.
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Buddhism is nowhere near as "religious" as Christianity. Buddhism is much closer to a philosophy than a religion.

ZV
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
hinduism was out in like 2000BC cause confusionism and buhhhaism evolved from it in in china in about 700BC along with daoism and thoes other ones
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😀
 
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: Maverick
You wouldn't call Native American spirit worship or Chinese ancestor worship a "religion" in the same sense as Christianity or Buddhism.
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Buddhism is nowhere near as "religious" as Christianity. Buddhism is much closer to a philosophy than a religion.

ZV
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my bad, I meant to say Judiasm...typed Buddhism accidentally.

I agree Buddhism is definitely more of a philosphy, just as Hinduism is.
 
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