Religion as a Power
Religion above all things has been a factor, and sometimes the most important factor, in everyone's daily life. Religion is everywhere, with no avoidance possible (unless of course you are a hermit in the Himalaya). And for some religion has even destroyed their lives. To quote Albert Einstein, "If this being is omnipotent, then every occurrence, including every human action, every human feeling and aspiration is also His work; how is it possible to think of holding men responsible for their deeds and thoughts before such an almighty Being? In giving out punishment and rewards He would to a certain extent be passing judgment on Himself. How can this be combines with the goodness and righteousness ascribed to Him?". This is not a diminishing factor against religion. It is said to make a person think, not to prove religion wrong. But because religion is so powerful and probably ever flowing (in a time sense) it makes religion tedious and overbearing. But to some that's the point; religion wouldn't be religion if all you had to do was prey once a day it would seem to easy. Yet, it trucks on, attracting more and more for the belief of a certain God. The power of religion is present in everyday liv
To have a person believe that committing suicide and in the process try to kill others while doing it is, in the Americans perspective, absolutely crazy. But for this man to do it on behalf of a God is, above all, a great and mighty deed. For someone to sacrifice their life for a being they have never meant and probably never "heard" before, that being must have a great influence over that person. And the place that that influence comes from is religion. So essentially that mans life is held in the power of his religion. "The bombers believe they are sent on their missions by God, and by the time they're ready to be strapped with explosives, say the sources, they have reached a hypnotic state. Their rationale: that by blowing themselves up in a crowd of Israelis, they are forging their own gateway to heaven." es, and even more so in the past. Today in developed countries, the power of government has surpassed the power of religion. This change occurred in the United States sometime in the 18th century. The third world countries still have the predominance of religious power. "[Arafat] knows where the human missiles are being programmed and armed. Such fanatic indoctrination takes time and isolation; it takes teachers of terror skilled in evoking visions of a martyrdom and requires recruits from vulnerably infuriated families who are known to
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