Catholics vs Protestants is the same as Tibet Buddhists vs Shinto Buddhists, is the same as Sunni vs Shiite is the same as Star Wars vs Star Trek.
Our species was around long before we stupidly made bad guesses as to the nature of reality. It was understandable when humans didn't know any better. But we know better now. There were no written religions or boarders 200,000 years ago much less 4 billion years ago. In 5 billion years from now, our species will long be extinct and our myths we call religions will be as remembered as we were 5 billion years ago.
Not calling for the forced end of any religion, but I do get tired of any one thinking it is a cure or unique or special. There has never been in the history of ANY religion, now dead religion, or still believed religion any such thing as a perfect umbrella label. Every religion, Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Jews all each have sub sects that do not agree on how to follow their writings or their holy leaders.
The title of the thread is pointless, yes there are HUGE differences between Catholics or Protestants just as there are Sunnis and Shiites. Just like their are liberal Jews and right wing Jews.
Religion in every form, polytheism or monotheism at best may create local social order, but as a form of global unity it is the worst way of diplomacy even within the same umbrella labels. That is our species failure to understand WE ARE NOT DIFFERENT. It is our species failure to understand that morality does not come from old books, but our species morality that leads us to do good or bad, is in us, in our evolution as individuals. Religious people certainly are capable of doing good, but they need to understand that it isn't an old book or club that makes them do good, it is our empathy.
Our species was around long before we stupidly made bad guesses as to the nature of reality. It was understandable when humans didn't know any better. But we know better now. There were no written religions or boarders 200,000 years ago much less 4 billion years ago. In 5 billion years from now, our species will long be extinct and our myths we call religions will be as remembered as we were 5 billion years ago.
Not calling for the forced end of any religion, but I do get tired of any one thinking it is a cure or unique or special. There has never been in the history of ANY religion, now dead religion, or still believed religion any such thing as a perfect umbrella label. Every religion, Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Jews all each have sub sects that do not agree on how to follow their writings or their holy leaders.
The title of the thread is pointless, yes there are HUGE differences between Catholics or Protestants just as there are Sunnis and Shiites. Just like their are liberal Jews and right wing Jews.
Religion in every form, polytheism or monotheism at best may create local social order, but as a form of global unity it is the worst way of diplomacy even within the same umbrella labels. That is our species failure to understand WE ARE NOT DIFFERENT. It is our species failure to understand that morality does not come from old books, but our species morality that leads us to do good or bad, is in us, in our evolution as individuals. Religious people certainly are capable of doing good, but they need to understand that it isn't an old book or club that makes them do good, it is our empathy.
