The function of religion in a globalized society?
 

Are our cultures in danger?

Are these cultures a danger to globalization?

awesome questions.

no - they already defined you.

yes - they already defined it.

consider the geographic displacement of the 'big boy' religions anyway.


they are well integrated in all corners of the earth.

and while I know that a teacher asked you this, or some form of the question, I am disappointed that you have not expounded with your own thoughts hommie.

You're being a bit projective no? I was hoping to spark a discussion. Expound off others thoughts a bit.

although the general trend throughout history may suggest otherwise, i don't think religion will ever globally consolidate the way popular culture or politics or technology will. regardless of a push in that direction to meet an agenda of any kind. there is a nonzero chance but if there were 2 men alive on earth, they are very likely to disagree on an ideal belief system.

the world is becoming 'smaller' and more connective but obviously still extremely divided ideologically. which is a good thing. there are many benefits to globalization but this would not be one of them. if anything i would say globalization is a danger to the cultural function of religion, not vice versa.

Scientology still exists today. Mormonism, a relatively young religion, still exists today. I don't think Religion will ever really take over or define culture on a global scale, but People fundamentally will and want to believe in a higher power, and will seek to define it somehow one way or another, forever. Religion will always carve out a niche in society because we need that crutch, we need to define what we don't understand.

stupid sheep.

No, and no.

I can visit the world by the click of a mouse, I have live feeds to news from around the world at my service. I can Google earth anywhere I want, we are globalized. But I still hold my own estranged beliefs of, being Apes offspring, and although we would slowly evolve into humans eventually, we were jump started at some point by a much older and wiser species. Now, that shit sounds weird as fuck right? I don't give a fuck. Point is, globalization of all cultures and creeds and religions has not changed me one single bit. Good question, but not a smart one in my mind because shit won't change safe for a new world order. And even then, only if the new world order MAKES you take a single religion or die or some shit. People have there own beliefs from when they were raised, people don't change often. It takes multiple generations to do so. But still, there will never be one religion because they're will always be money in creating a new religion. POINT BLANK. if a million people give me a dollar I will write a new bible. Just saying.

globalization, in my humble opinion, is an inevitability - not only is it already entrenched, it's only going to extend further as the rest of the world develops. Religion will always have place in society, but the convergence forces of technology are far too powerful to be undermined by it. Specifically, religion isn't going anywhere, but now people aren't as geographically destined to be a part of one religion or another as they were a hundred years ago, because information disseminates so quickly.

That being said, religion, to me, is an important moral arbiter. I got suckered into a political/economic debate on Facebook today (ugh), and it concerned me. There's a growing tide of libertarianism that proposes freedom over any and all values, and I think that's a one-dimensional view of human existence. What about compassion for the weak and vulnerable? What about stewardship over our physical planet? These are important values that most major religions express. I think religions stem from a system of ethics that are often lost in our modern political climate, but are nonetheless vital to a meaningful human experience.

I read like three exerts from your blog before bed last night :ThumbsUp:

much appreciated. I'll have another up once I get my verse done

I like how you handled that British insult section by the way,

Funny how you repeated him and he got offended...Dumb fuck

Peace bitches, thread jack over I gotta wake up in a few for work

I have much to say about this.

religion is a crutch of man
until he releases it, he'll never walk on his own and therefore is on a much slower path to his ultimate destination

There's no definitive answer to the OP's questions. The entire world seems to be in a transitional phase right now, but especially here in the states.

By "transitional phase", I mean that for the first time in a long time people are starting to rethink their stances on alot of issues including religious beliefs as well as political beliefs. Something like the acceptance of gay marriage is going to have a huge impact on culture across the board because we have years and years of culture where male/female relationships are promoted in literature, cinema, etc. Mostly gays have been treated in a hateful or stereotypical manner throughout history.

I mean what is the gay equivalent of Romeo and Juliet?

Brokeback Mountain? LOL

Speaking on technology: People are way more influenced by the media and entertainment these days than they are a bible or what a preacher has to say. I mean, what do you think is more popular right now.... The Bible or Facebook?

So yes, I personally feel our "cultures" are always in danger because the majority of people these days are quick to fold under pressure or be persuaded by the media to support an agenda. I do respect the fact that there are people who fight against some changes, stick to their guns or are just flat out stubborn when it comes to abandoning traditions....until laws force them to do otherwise, unfortunately.

Anybody out there who's Catholic will tell you, it's to the point now that if you mention Catholicism, people automatically think about priest molesting choir boys.

It's gonna take a while for the dust to settle.

Yeah, but a crutch is used to help a man who has been injured and can not walk on his own, therefore it is vital to him walking.

I am accepting of any religion, law or code a person decides to go by in order to have a conscience over their actions. If some depressed, suicidal dude decides not to shoot my workplace up due to fear of God's wrath or an eternity in hell, I'm all for that shit, how could you not be?

I'll take the Bible Thumpers over hipster wiggers with zero conscience all day, every day of the week. There are some people in this world that you do not want creating their own codes.

Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.

"We keep on being told that religion, whatever its imperfections, at least instills morality. On every side, there is conclusive evidence that the contrary is the case and that faith causes people to be more mean, more selfish, and perhaps above all, more stupid."

Lol, I enjoy it when people use quotes as law.


"There is no knowledge that is not power"


Is there a "human decency gene" that people are born with that I didn't know about?

I'm pretty sure it's a learned thing, if we can just agree that the Bible can be a solid teaching tool, we can move forward in this discussion. I mean, the 10 commandments seem decent.

if we pick and choose what's good and what isn't
but then, who's really making the call in what's moral and what isn't?