On the other forum the battle ground is truly challenging.
So in order to raise a point or to start a good topic I wanted to do some back ground checking and get every thing right that I can.
My topic/point is this...
Many civilizations around the world have used gods to back up claims of rulership. They have also used gods to enforce the laws. EI rebelling against the king is rebelling against god, The pharaoh is a god so his word is law, God commands that women should be subservient to men in all things. You get the point I hope.
Of course the christian would claim that all other claims of divine right are false. All other laws not decreed by god (of the Bible) are man made.
My challenge is how can all others be wrong in such a claim but they can be right?
I want to look at the evidence that almost all cultures have or are doing this(in the case of theocracies) and challenge to give evidence on how they are any different.
My idea is that people where prone to being superstitious because they didn't understand the world. A few clever folks used this to help them make claims of rulership and law. It is easier to get people to follow a god due to fear of its power of the unknown that it is to follow a man that is just as flesh and blood as they are.
The point to the theist is that it is just as likely that the god portrayed in the bible was simply such a tool.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm doing historical study of other cultures to find such similarities or differences.
So in order to raise a point or to start a good topic I wanted to do some back ground checking and get every thing right that I can.
My topic/point is this...
Many civilizations around the world have used gods to back up claims of rulership. They have also used gods to enforce the laws. EI rebelling against the king is rebelling against god, The pharaoh is a god so his word is law, God commands that women should be subservient to men in all things. You get the point I hope.
Of course the christian would claim that all other claims of divine right are false. All other laws not decreed by god (of the Bible) are man made.
My challenge is how can all others be wrong in such a claim but they can be right?
I want to look at the evidence that almost all cultures have or are doing this(in the case of theocracies) and challenge to give evidence on how they are any different.
My idea is that people where prone to being superstitious because they didn't understand the world. A few clever folks used this to help them make claims of rulership and law. It is easier to get people to follow a god due to fear of its power of the unknown that it is to follow a man that is just as flesh and blood as they are.
The point to the theist is that it is just as likely that the god portrayed in the bible was simply such a tool.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm doing historical study of other cultures to find such similarities or differences.
