Great video. thank you very much. I really loved the discussion about the tree, would never have thought of it that way. Why we developed religion is quite easy - we die and we wonder what happens to us, so we go to a nice place run by a grandfatherly guy sounds nice. Also, when evil men do evil things, people who are helpless, are comforted by the thought that god will punish him.
I have to say what irritated me a bit was his constant refrain about all religions - the man basically has no idea about eastern religions, not all religions are the same. Basically there are two types of religions - the King and the Teacher. When people living thousands of years ago imagined what god would look like they needed a template (similar to what people think of alien beings - funny, they look like us) and the abrahamic religions came up with the King, strongman, dictator as god. Eastern faiths, Hinduism/Buddhism came up with a different template - the Teacher. In a teacher religion and you see this especially in Buddhism, there is no need for a god.
I have to say what irritated me a bit was his constant refrain about all religions - the man basically has no idea about eastern religions, not all religions are the same. Basically there are two types of religions - the King and the Teacher. When people living thousands of years ago imagined what god would look like they needed a template (similar to what people think of alien beings - funny, they look like us) and the abrahamic religions came up with the King, strongman, dictator as god. Eastern faiths, Hinduism/Buddhism came up with a different template - the Teacher. In a teacher religion and you see this especially in Buddhism, there is no need for a god.
