CahPhoenix
Smash Journeyman
Snex, I agree with you for the most part. I don't know if fear is common in every religion but in Christianity it is a major factor. In today's age it is toned down to nothingness, but at the roots that is all it is. If you don't live by these rules then you face eternal ****tation blah blah. In the dark/middle ages everyone was fearful of anything unknown, everything bad of "of ****" or "evil" and they feared those things. A lot of times the Church heads used this to their advantage. Of course, if there is a almighty god that created us then it has every right to put down those rules and enforce them(at least I think so).
To superbus: What or whom knows what bettering ourselves is. Bettering ourselves according to a religion is just following the ideals of the religion and not improving ourselves based on instincts or whatever else. Is bettering ourselves helping others? Or is it' saying screw everyone else and help yourself. Maybe a little of both? You can't really say your bettering yourself if you are still following a guideline set down by someone else.
To superbus: What or whom knows what bettering ourselves is. Bettering ourselves according to a religion is just following the ideals of the religion and not improving ourselves based on instincts or whatever else. Is bettering ourselves helping others? Or is it' saying screw everyone else and help yourself. Maybe a little of both? You can't really say your bettering yourself if you are still following a guideline set down by someone else.