RE: Best books on religion?
August 26, 2019 at 1:26 am
(This post was last modified: August 26, 2019 at 1:26 am by EgoDeath.)
(August 24, 2019 at 10:27 pm)Darwin1245 Wrote: As a psychology enthusiast, I prefer reading books about religions that existed before the currently existing religions, and about religions that tribes in the Far East and other remote areas follow. I read Joseph Campbell's books. They are kind of informative, as the author describes religions and beliefs of primitive people in primitive tribes that still exist, and beliefs that existed in the past.
The very basic ideas of the beliefs that existed in the past are almost the same as the ones in the the most common religions, Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism. I am trying to find out why humans tend to make up and believe in those now-considered irrational beliefs using some psychological concepts that I know.
It supports that religions are human-made. It helps me a lot to find out the truth about religions.
If you are interested in this particular issue, I recommend Joseph Campbell's Primitive Mythology.
Interesting stuff; I'll definitely look into Campbell. What's interesting is that the common thread between all of these religions is that they all seem to search for a way to explain the world around us. It's no wonder that, in 2019, no peoples with access to information and the scientific method come up with any of these religious ideas. You don't see people seriously purporting new ideas about a new god or gods in 2019... At least not without some sort of financial motivation or serious sarcasm/parody involved, e.g. the 'Flying Spaghetti Monster.'
@Fake Messiah
Of course, the most informative of all informational books! The Holy Bible!
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
