We all know by now that we -- Homo sapiens -- are by far the youngest and latest species on planet earth . Plants , other animals , small and large , bacterium , etc...etc... , are all and by far older survivors , millions and millions of years compared to our short existence of maybe twenty or thirty thousand years among them .
BUT , and for reasons special and peculiar only to ourselves , we always felt , and from the very beginnings , the terrible urge to create our own superior gods , later one God , or be created by them , then after , him , almost always him and practically never her or it . A very bizarre and pompous male egotistical attitude all through .
Later as we all learned from history books , we had to involve him in all and every detail of our practical life , asking , and attributing to him , every possible piece of legislation to our simplest desires , worries and needs . Slowly and surely making him go into more complex schemes , with Jewish fertile imagination and egocentricity , and later with Christian love and fraternity , later intrusted to church politics , to end up with Musslem narrow mindedness and impossible social demands .
ALL leading us to a total impasse and non adaptability for our modern times and future survival on planet earth , with claims forbidding women from driving modern machines for the safety of their ovaries , to the unexplainable God's hate for female hair in all its aspects and colours , and the terrible conducts of ethnic cleansing of all other and similar God creators under the headings of purity or exclusivity , whether in the Arab world , Israel , and or in many parts of the world , to give just a few examples .
WHY ??? indeed , why couldn't we (Homo sapien ) simply suffice ourselves by being created or creators and live happily ever after ?? or better still , by coming up , like every other species on earth , with our own social rules , attribute them to ourselves , again like every one else , improve , add to them and adapt to the passing of times, and live possibly in peace and harmony with our environment and every other species for ever , instead of our doomed predictions for our future , under the auspices and patronage of God . indeed WHY .
Just a thought from the la la lands . Thanks and salamat.
I know that your whys are sort of rhetorical questions, but I will take a stab at answering them literally.
ReplyDeleteSocial rule system theory is pretty much a human endeavor. it is the organizing and regulating of human social activity by a socially produced system of rules. These rules come from norms, laws, taboos, customs, and also to a smaller extent, specially in modern times, from superstitious religious beliefs and scripture. The rules impact how we interact socially at many levels such as family, community, and business enterprises to name a few.
I think we have a much bigger axe to grind if instead we ask the question: why do we allow religion to highjack morality? religion attributes basic morality to the Decalogue that allegedly God inscribed and gave to Moses on mount Sinai. Well excuse me, but did humans think it was alright to kill, steal and commit adultery before the commandments? The answer is obviously no.
In fact these laws were socially (or humanly) produced by Mespotamian and Hittie societies and predate Judaism.
I think that religion actively pursues and indoctrinates young children and evangelizes the very young or the immature and uneducated with their fantastical claims and superstitions (who needs proof when you have faith?), and through traditions this is passed from one generation to the next without the chance of mature examination. I guess my point is that this brainwashing of the very young plays a big part in why religion gets away with so much.
ps God bless the la la lands. lol
Thank you anonymous , for a nice and comprehensive sequel , I'm going to add something that might put both our ideas in perspective ;
DeleteA learned man once said " For thousands of years God and poverty kept man disciplined , now , in our modern times , God is dead and poverty is disappearing , how will we be disciplined ???
Again thanks and salamat.