Quote:"Religious" is a loaded word.
How so?
Quote:Buddhism is a religion, so is Hinduism, so is any polytheism, such as the ancient Greeks and Romans and ancient Egyptians.
I take it that this means I should have included examples of non-Christian art. Fair enough. The Taj Mahal, the bead work of Native Americans, pre-Christian Celtic knotwork (both inscribe and cast), and many more.
Quote:The only difference between mythology and religion is that mythology is religion that is dead, and religion is a word used for thing
s still believed.
True, but hardly germane to the topic.
Quote:Having said that, I certainly have seen religious art that is beautiful.
So, your answer to my question is 'yes'. Thank you.
Quote:The religious art of the polytheistic Egyptians with it's bright colors I love. I am not fond of the middle age drab art of Gothic Europe or the bland church art of the Americas. I have seen very beautiful Buddhist temples in Japan.
You grasp that my question doesn't require anyone to enjoy religious art, I hope.
Quote:But lets be clear, finding any religious art beautiful does not make any religion the one true religion.
No one said it did. I asked if you can appreciate religious art as art.
Quote:The sandstone sculptures of the Ankor Watt dynasty, depicting BOTH Buddhist and Hindu features that I saw at the Smithsonian decades ago, was very beautiful.
Agreed, although you're one up on me, as I haven't seen these in person.
Quote:I am not for destroying mythological religious art regardless of finding all religions superfluous. Not saying you are implying that, but no, I would not destroy a Jesus painting or blow up a Buddhist statue. It is still part of our species history.Again, you address a point that no one raised.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
