--- Kevin Saldanha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Organised religion evolved from tribal fears.
Hi Kevin, It was Emerson who wrote, "the religion of one age is the literary entertainment of the next." No doubt the religions of yesteryear are the mythologies of today, and today's religions will be obscure reading material for the generations of tomorrow. As far as the spiritual dimension of religion goes, I agree with you completely. But religion has also served another purpose; the pantheist view that equates God with the natural order of the universe and its role in evolving a body of ideology that permeates everything from judicial systems to social justice. Not to mention as a guide to surviving emotional and mental trauma. It is to this end, that religion can be a nurturing source of self-administered healing, a path to self-discovery and a value system or it can be a manipulative, exploitation of the human spirit. Arguably, all religions are a mix of both, it is only the degree that is questionable. To misquote Einstein, it's all relative. :) selma __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
