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13869372 No.13869372 [Reply] [Original]

why is religion so hard to define as a concept?

>> No.13869448

>>13869372
why is it hard?
religion is just there to replace what we don't understand.
it's like before we understood how it rains there was a rain god.

>> No.13869615

>>13869448
It's best to define religion as a set of rites and ceremonies that is supposed to (re-)connect you to divine being, divine entities, or divine states (see etymology of re-lig-ion).
Then there is the more individual concept of inner beliefs, creeds, and faith, which is first and foremost a thing between you and your deity.

>> No.13869651

>>13869615
>rites/ceremonies
>the divine
this has already been replaced with art(music being the king), no need to lump everything into one category because that's stupid.
>Then there is the more individual concept of inner beliefs, creeds, and faith, which is first and foremost a thing between you and your deity.
you mean your own madness? same thing, this is expressed through art.

trying to lump everything into religion is what creates stupid people.

>> No.13869656

It’s transcendent

>> No.13869767

>>13869372
Because words change meaning depending on the context. They're just a tool we use to interact with other people, don't take them too seriously.