I know Abrahamic faiths believe in a worsening of conditions, and ultimately a nearby ‘doomsday’ event. So (essentially) they look to death and the ‘afterlife’ as hope, rather than a hope for bettering society and sustainability/harmony.
Are there any religions that don’t have such a death-centred and ‘doomsday’ view of things?
Posted in 2012
Tagged Abrahamic, abrahamic faiths, afterlife, death, death and the afterlife, Doomsday, event, example, harmony, HOPE, religion, society, Sustainability, worsening
I say Naye, this will not stand, it has no legs. There’s a storm coming and its not religious, even if believers all have some-kinda doomsday prophesy. I know this house of cards will fall, because technology and science dictates change. The education revolution is here, and it will leave sheep in its wake. In my lifetime I will see a Great man take the oath of office on a book of science, and sheep will be allowed to go back in their closet. A little heads up, there’s a sleeping majority in this country that haven’t (woke-up) it’s coming. And Its okay
Posted in 2012
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Can you tell us why you’ve chosen your religion and what you like about it. Did you know that yours is one of the fastest growing beliefs in the US… that it is predicted to be the third largest religion in the nation by 2012?
I think that there are quite a few people here who would enjoy hearing your point of view and learning something about your philosophy.
Thanks.
Do you agree that after religious are through with clobbering each other mindlessly to death ….that the only ones to survive would be the ones who choose spirituality over religion?
Could this be the apocalypse?
I mean, it seems to me that the people who would claim to be highly religious are the same ones screaming the loudest that we shouldn’t do anything to curb environmental degradation. It’s not our place, it’s all “natural”, this is not god’s kingdom, the earth is merely a filling station, etc. Yet, when you read what some of the scenarios are, they sound an awful lot like what will happen if we do nothing to address our environmental crisis. And I’m not just talking about global warming; I mean they despise any kind of attitude that suggests the earth has inherent value and should be protected just for the sake of it. Yet, they will want to point and “See, I told you so. God is real and this is the end and ha-ha all you other people are gonna burn.” Will religion destroy the earth?
chris: see? you’re what’s wrong with this country
cookie: i’m well aware of what a self-fulfilling prophecy is, thank you. what you don’t seem to realize is that it’s also closely tied to perspective. what you call pride i call narcissism. picking up trash won’t save you, but it’s a start.
if gandalf or “the seal” had said a little more, they might have got it.
and finally, to trk, whom i will award ten points: that actually does make me feel a little better, as i love our earth like it was my own body. however, i would only urge you to look honestly and critically at your own life. are you sure you are not also one who brings ruin to the earth? are you so sure that you are meek, as required? i hope so…otherwise you’re a hypocrit
Posted in 2012
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