lso provides a community and a lifestyle for a person to live in. Just as much as some people are brought together through where they live, how much money they make, or what political party they are affiliated with, people are also brought together through religion. Back before people were not as open to other cultures as people are today, whole nationalities were built around religious practices such as the Holy Roman Empire. Yet there are problems with this type of segregation, as there are with almost any type of segregation. Due to the fact that segregation exposes people to only a limited amount of other viewpoints, people become narrow minded and unreceptive to other beliefs. This type of unreceptiveness has fueled prejudice, hatred, and even holy wars. In the history of mankind, the number one reason for a war is religion. More people have been slain in the name of God than for any other reason. Even today, Palestinians and Israelis are fighting. Irish Catholics are still fighting with the Irish Protestants. Many Muslims have declared a jihad on America. All you have to do is look around to see the battle raging on, the hedonists versus the true believers. In every battle, both armies have God on their side, to murder, to plunder their opposition.To base your beliefs on something that has that much of a chance for flaws is risky to say the least. Even Hegel, who considered himself to be a great Christian writer, was against the inherited dogmas and doctrines that plague organized religion. To him, the message of morality was the truth behind the Gospels. Jesus’ birth, death, and resurrection was insignificant, the significance was in the message that Jesus professed. This is striking for a Christian writer since most Christians base their whole beliefs on the life, birth, and death of Jesus. Hegel believed that the Christian morals must be arrived upon by the believer, instead of inherited.After Buddha was ...
