Consider that religious tradition may have formed societal norms such as 'appropriate attire'.
A very clear impact of mysticism is mathematics. For instance the Maya Numerals.
It might seem like a silly notion, but the inspiration for mathematics according to ancient testimonies is 'divine'. — Shamshir
Because people still look to others (like extradimensional aliens) to give them purpose, or meaning. They are too weak to create their own purpose.Theory on Why Religion/Spirituality Still Matters to People — schopenhauer1
Ridiculous. Look at everyone that owns an iPhone. Every time they use their phone they are performing science in testing the scientific theory the technology is based on. The person who finds that their iPhone doesn't follow the theory will be famous.Computers, electronics, electrical systems, construction, engineering, medicine, scientifically-based technologies are complex, exacting subjects to master and understand. Yet our industrial world is composed of just these things that demand exacting minute understanding of complex processes (minutia mongering). This understanding is not accessible to all. Even if you understand it "conceptually", not everyone can actually participate in each or sometimes any of these aspects. — schopenhauer1
Preposterous. I was a Christian raised as one. I was baptized and saved from my sins. I prayed but never hear anything from God. What I thought was God, wasn't. It was just an imaginary concept I used in order to give myself meaning and to ease my feelings of loss and unfairness. In other words, it was something I used to make myself feel better, not provide me any real knowledge about the world as it is. As I began to seriously question what I had been raised to believe due to all of the inconsistencies, I found that science provides a much better explanation as to what I am, how I came to be, and what my purpose is (if it really makes sense to talk about purpose in this universe).However, God and the mystical world are accessible to everyone. Anyone can think they are a master of knowledge in the realm of mysticism. It provides a sort of mastery of our understanding and of our place in the universe, without doing the heavy lifting. — schopenhauer1
The reason anyone finds science to computers, electronics, etc. complex simply doesn't have the inclination to learn about it (they'd rather learn more about the lives of Hollywood celebrities), or the mental capacity (IQ) to learn it. That is to say that thinking is hard. It requires effort and time to think thoroughly and logically. — Harry Hindu
Preposterous. I was a Christian raised as one. I was baptized and saved from my sins. I prayed bu never hear anything from God. What I thought was God, wasn't. It was just an imaginary concept I used in order to give myself meaning and to ease my feelings of loss and unfairness. In other words, it was something I used to make me feel better, not provide me any real knowledge about the world as it is. As I began to seriously question what I had been raised to believe due to all of the inconsistencies, I found that science provides a much better explanation as to what I am, how I came to be, and what my purpose is (if it really makes sense to talk about purpose in this universe).
The reason why religion/spirituality still matters is because people would rather just believe what makes them feel good and important rather believing what their own senses show them. — Harry Hindu
Your OP contradicts what you say are the points you are making now. Your OP is what I responded to, not the points you made afterwards that contradict it.Not sure how you didn't pick up that this assessment accords with exactly what my argument is. — schopenhauer1
Your OP contradicts what you say are the points you are making now. Your OP is what I responded to, not the points you made afterwards that contradict it. — Harry Hindu
Are you blind? — Harry Hindu
Computers, electronics, electrical systems, construction, engineering, medicine, scientifically-based technologies are complex, exacting subjects to master and understand. Yet our industrial world is composed of just these things that demand exacting minute understanding of complex processes (minutia mongering). This understanding is not accessible to all. Even if you understand it "conceptually", not everyone can actually participate in each or sometimes any of these aspects. — schopenhauer1
The reason anyone finds science to computers, electronics, etc. complex simply doesn't have the inclination to learn about it (they'd rather learn more about the lives of Hollywood celebrities), or the mental capacity (IQ) to learn it. That is to say that thinking is hard. It requires effort and time to think thoroughly and logically. — Harry Hindu
However, God and the mystical world are accessible to everyone. Anyone can think they are a master of knowledge in the realm of mysticism. It provides a sort of mastery of our understanding and of our place in the universe, without doing the heavy lifting. — schopenhauer1
Preposterous. I was a Christian raised as one. I was baptized and saved from my sins. I prayed but never hear anything from God. What I thought was God, wasn't. It was just an imaginary concept I used in order to give myself meaning and to ease my feelings of loss and unfairness. In other words, it was something I used to make myself feel better, not provide me any real knowledge about the world as it is. As I began to seriously question what I had been raised to believe due to all of the inconsistencies, I found that science provides a much better explanation as to what I am, how I came to be, and what my purpose is (if it really makes sense to talk about purpose in this universe).
The reason why religion/spirituality still matters is because people would rather just believe what makes them feel good and important and anything that doesn't make them feel important (science) must not be true. — Harry Hindu
For example, understanding the complexities of Second Temple Judaism and the historical Jesus vs. the Jesus of what becomes the mythologized version of orthodox Christianity is quite lacking in most conversations. Same goes for the development of any religion really. None of them came out as perfectly christaline specimens — schopenhauer1
You put it into terms of importance, I put it in terms of accessibility.. STEM concepts is difficult, religion becomes more easily accessible, so the "feel" they have more understanding and control. Large, impersonal systems based on hard-to-understand systems of scientific principles and engineering are too much for many to want to really get into. It's a lot of minutia to cover and comprehend. — schopenhauer1
Our material lives are not sustained by religious tradition or mystical knowledge, but by electrical systems, construction principles, engineering principles, manufacturing principles, scientific principles, and the maintenance principles that maintain them. This is an immense undertaking, requiring millions of people with specialized, complex, and difficult-to-obtain knowledge. Many people are alienated from these processes, and even those who are highly engaged with them (let's say a measily computer programmer), they are but a small part.
However, religion is a system that offers less technical knowledge. — schopenhauer1
I also said that everyone that owns an iPhone is testing the scientific theory that the technology is based on. You perform a scientific act every time you use modern technology.You put it into terms of importance, I put it in terms of accessibility.. STEM concepts is difficult, religion becomes more easily accessible, so the "feel" they have more understanding and control. Large, impersonal systems based on hard-to-understand systems of scientific principles and engineering are too much for many to want to really get into. It's a lot of minutia to cover and comprehend. — schopenhauer1
However, God and the mystical world are accessible to everyone. Anyone can think they are a master of knowledge in the realm of mysticism. It provides a sort of mastery of our understanding and of our place in the universe, without doing the heavy lifting. — schopenhauer1
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