(November 18, 2017 at 5:49 pm)It_Was_me Wrote: How is it that these two are practiced by a combined 2 billion people around the globe. What is it about these religions that have given them the ability to maintain control over the masses? Also, why is it people still associate with religion? Such as specific denominations? Not really sure why you'd want to always be told what you can and can't do by some crusty old men. But that's just me.
Sometimes I have to wonder if those two doctrines are religions at all, particularly Islaam.
Both, in their own ways, are way too set on demographic expansion to the detriment of their actual value as religious doctrines.
In any case, it seems to me that both capitalize quite a lot on the simple fact that people usually attempt to avoid questioning the cherished beliefs of others (particularly when it is close family) if they can help it. And since both are well-known for presuming one to share their beliefs and forgetting to actually ask, there is an efficient if deeply flawed mechanism in place to raise their numbers and keep them stable across generations.
Morituri Delendi!
