Fair enough. Though it seems to be more of a drag than a progressor of societal changes. Not only that, why have religion at all? Why not have a “lets try to figure out how to work together on a large scale” thing? Make it free from mythos, and more relevant to what’s present.
Why not have a “lets try to figure out how to work together on a large scale” thing?
We are constantly doing that, it’s called culture.
Make it free from mythos
That is one way it’s been approached from time to time. During the age of enlightenment, they scratched out “god” and “man” and came up with all sorts of reasons that their social order was simply the results of nature and it was folly to try to change it.
Turns out humans can’t just step outside of everything that informs their thinking.
Religions aren’t a static thing, they evolve with culture and material conditions.
Fair enough. Though it seems to be more of a drag than a progressor of societal changes. Not only that, why have religion at all? Why not have a “lets try to figure out how to work together on a large scale” thing? Make it free from mythos, and more relevant to what’s present.
We are constantly doing that, it’s called culture.
That is one way it’s been approached from time to time. During the age of enlightenment, they scratched out “god” and “man” and came up with all sorts of reasons that their social order was simply the results of nature and it was folly to try to change it.
Turns out humans can’t just step outside of everything that informs their thinking.
Perhaps! Though it sounds like we simply gotta keep trying.