Which get utilised in hegemonic forms by nation states......for exampl 'The meek shall inherit the earth' was used in the past to anesthetise the working class... more recently Islamic doctrine is used by terroists to anesthetise suicide bombers....
Full emancipation from religous ideologies will bring a freedom for the masses that will reduce state control, ergo religious belief is encouraged
Originally posted by Serendipity Which get utilised in hegemonic forms by nation states......for exampl 'The meek shall inherit the earth' was used in the past to anesthetise the working class... more recently Islamic doctrine is used by terroists to anesthetise suicide bombers....
Full emancipation from religous ideologies will bring a freedom for the masses that will reduce state control, ergo religious belief is encouraged
i think more people would post if you could spell religion correctly. ๐
Originally posted by Coletti Do you mean a belief in a philosophy of existence?
urm.....wouldn't that be ontology, which is the study of being. So no I dont for a philosophy of existence would aim at emancipating humanity not controlling it with hegemony.
Originally posted by Serendipity urm.....wouldn't that be ontology, which is the study of being. So no I dont for a philosophy of existence would aim at emancipating humanity not controlling it with hegemony.
What then do you mean by a religion is "a belief in metaphysics"?
Originally posted by Coletti What then do you mean by a religion is "a belief in metaphysics"?
A belief in a another form of existence ie life after death, but you cant define religion in a forum, you would have to write a book to do that and even then it wouldn't be a definition in totality.
lets get back to the point 'relreligion is used to control....ie 'the meek shall inherit the earth' was used as an ideology to control the working class
Originally posted by Serendipity Which get utilised in hegemonic forms by nation states......for exampl 'The meek shall inherit the earth' was used in the past to anesthetise the working class... more recently Islamic doctrine is used by terroists to anesthetise suicide bombers....
Full emancipation from religous ideologies will bring a freedom for the masses that will reduce state control, ergo religious belief is encouraged
Most of the religious don't want to be liberated from their beliefs. How do you propose we 'emancipate' people from religious belief?
Is religious motivation alone enough to explain the abuses of power that have taken place in, say, the past century?
Originally posted by BigDoggProblem Most of the religious don't want to be liberated from their beliefs. How do you propose we 'emancipate' people from religious belief?
Is religious motivation alone enough to explain the abuses of power that have taken place in, say, the past century?