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Religion/Christianity Before downvoting hear me out. We are meat based neural network that evolved for certain conditions (small tribes of hunter). Religion w
by alfor 4y ago
Religion/Christianity
Before downvoting hear me out.
We are meat based neural network that evolved for certain conditions (small tribes of hunter). Religion was the way to pass knowledge down generations, things that don’t happen often, dangers to avoid, behaviour that help survival of individual/tribe.
As the knowledge grew we created the scientific method and created an explosion of knowledge in an ever speeding up exponential. Recently we find ourselves throwing away all the knowledge we had accumulated in religious traditions because it doesn’t fit our materialist scientific new ways of seeing things.
But inside of religion, in symbolic form there is knowledge that is deeply relevant to the human condition. How to grieve and let go, how to celebrate life, how to view death, how to get together, how to forgive other and ourselves.
We are at a moment where science is going very fast, improving life in all area, but also dehumanizing our life. We need traditions, a common goal, singing together, grieving together, something anchored in almost immuable knowledge as the rest of our life is in flux.
Another way of seeing it is the chaos/order of JBP. We need a bit of order (traditions) so we can be in exploration (chaos). The more there is changing things around, the more we need order, stability in our life to counterbalance.
So I found out that for me, reconnecting to religious traditions is helping me be more happy, productive, satisfied. I think we are all religion in one way or another, the voice in our head (conscience) and subconscious is guided by this, is this voice into constant reprobation, culpability, fear and anger or is it guided by love?
Edit: some concrete example.
- The cycling of day and week. Having "sacred" moment in the day, evening were no work happen, relaxation, connection with others. Keeping sunday without work or any computer/tech to recharge, disconnect, think of the bigger picture.
-Having moment of prayer/meditation to re-center my mind on what is important, letting go of restlessness and stress.
- Link to #1 comment about self love, giving love to other and yourself instead of self judgement or negative internal chatter.
- uptownfunk 4y agoYes love it, Religion is a huge backbone of my life