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Monotheism, bring peace or chaos?

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doomz
Since most of people in the world believe there is only one God,

in other word indirectly said:
"All of your God is fake except mine (religion)"

r u believe this concept will bring peace or the beginning of chaos teory?
S3nd K3ys
doomz wrote:
Since most of people in the world believe there is only one God,

in other word indirectly said:
"All of your God is fake except mine (religion)"

r u believe this concept will bring peace or the beginning of chaos teory?


That depends... Christians aren't normally willing to kill people any more to get others to believe that.

Last edited by S3nd K3ys on Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:56 pm; edited 1 time in total
Sappho
doomz wrote:
Since most of people in the world believe there is only one God,

in other word indirectly said:
"All of your God is fake except mine (religion)"

r u believe this concept will bring peace or the beginning of chaos teory?


Neither, it will just stay as it is, ballancing at the tip of a blade. Wink And once we are dead we will see who got the jackpot. Laughing

S3nd K3ys wrote:
That depends... Christians aren't normally willing to kill people to get them to believe that.


Indeed, ehm atleast not in these days. Wink
S3nd K3ys
Sappho wrote:

S3nd K3ys wrote:
That depends... Christians aren't normally willing to kill people any more to get others to believe that.


Indeed, ehm atleast not in these days. Wink


Good point, post modified to reflect such. Wink
Soulfire
It has nothing to do with the religion, but everything to do with the people who follow it.
loyal
Quote:

Since most of people in the world believe there is only one God,

in other word indirectly said:
"All of your God is fake except mine (religion)"

r u believe this concept will bring peace or the beginning of chaos teory?


Wrong. You will be suprised to hear most major religions worship the same God.

Jews worship YHWH.
Christians worship Elohim.
Mormons worship Elohim.
Muslims worship Allah.
Bahais worship Allah.
Sikhs probaly worship Allah.
Ismailis worship Allah.

As you can see many major world religions worship the same God.

Monotheism is the best type of religion for a society that is big and safe. This is because it unites the society together, and this God 'saves the place' from other people. In tribes, pagan gods are best, since each one can help in a different aspect. However, pagan gods are seen as reflections of the Supreme god, often.

It will not bring chaos if people stick by the religious rules.
Soltair
I think it doesn't change much of it. Back when polytheism was all around, like in Ancient Greece, oracles and priests used the gods to serve their own purposes, seing signs in things. They could, this way, control a bit what was happening around them. It also helped waging wars. The homerian tales of the Trojan war tells of the three godesses who get mad and, in the end, are the beggining of all the mess.

Before, monotheism had started, but only in a specific population: the jews (who weren't called such these days...). They already believed in a single god a loooong time before anyone else. But they were also waging wars, stating things about their promised lands...

Later, christianism evolved from the jews and extended steadily to most of the western world. First they were persecuted, and later on they persecuted the others. A true despotism evolved, and crusades proved in the middle ages that they weren't joking about their "holy lands".

Now, islamists and their jihad are quite doing the same thing, a new crusade but the other way the first ones were done. And with the same fanatism in some cases.

So I guess this changed nothing. People still abuse religious beliefs to promote their own interests, and it remains a pretext to do all kind of dumb things that are so common to the human being.
loyal
Quote:

I think it doesn't change much of it. Back when polytheism was all around, like in Ancient Greece, oracles and priests used the gods to serve their own purposes, seing signs in things. They could, this way, control a bit what was happening around them. It also helped waging wars. The homerian tales of the Trojan war tells of the three godesses who get mad and, in the end, are the beggining of all the mess.

Before, monotheism had started, but only in a specific population: the jews (who weren't called such these days...). They already believed in a single god a loooong time before anyone else. But they were also waging wars, stating things about their promised lands...


Actually you will be suprised to hear monotheism is much older than the Jews. Even the hindus are supposed to be monotheists, according to their most sacred and ancient scriptures called the Vedas. There are many ancient religions all suporting monotheism. Gradually though when petty wars kept coming, tribal gods were made up.

Even in ancient greece, there were monotheists. Socrates, was a monotheist (i think...or was it plato? Or both?)

Quote:

Later, christianism evolved from the jews and extended steadily to most of the western world. First they were persecuted, and later on they persecuted the others. A true despotism evolved, and crusades proved in the middle ages that they weren't joking about their "holy lands".

Now, islamists and their jihad are quite doing the same thing, a new crusade but the other way the first ones were done. And with the same fanatism in some cases.

So I guess this changed nothing. People still abuse religious beliefs to promote their own interests, and it remains a pretext to do all kind of dumb things that are so common to the human being.


People will always abuse religion if hypocrites exist. Islam is a peaceful loving religion, yet hypocrites sucide bomb themselves. Christianity is a pacifict religion, and yet Christians kill others.

May God bless you.
Soltair
Yes, some Romans also didn't like the idea of having many gods, or gods at all, as well for the Greeks.

The problems are always the work of a few power-thirsty people...
livilou
As long as people aren't willing to take into account another person's belief, there will always be discord. It's more the mentality that I'm right and you're wrong, and since you don't believe as I do, I'll do what I can to discredit you and make you the enemy.
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