The real problem with religion and philosophy.

[Smoke]

Many years ago when I took Psych 101, the professor told us that all fears but two are learned. He said the two fears all humans are born with are the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises.

Shouldn't those be important issues to be addressed by any religion?

 

[Skwim]

Many years ago when I took Psych 101, the professor told us that all fears but two are learned. He said the two fears all humans are born with are the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises.

Shouldn't those be important issues to be addressed by any religion?

What? I can't hear youuuuu

 

[Eliot Wild]

I can't say that I necessarily agree with your learned professor, but I certainly agree that many religions seem to lack a certain explorative quality, a willingness to think outside their own box. It bothers me that too often many religions approach the world with a book and set of rules written well before Sigmund Freud ever did his first line of cocaine, and they say 'this is it, all the answers to anything you can think to ask'.

I don't find this same immobile character in philosophy though. Ehh, those jerks are probably just as bad too.

 

[dust1n]

Many years ago when I took Psych 101, the professor told us that all fears but two are learned. He said the two fears all humans are born with are the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises.

Shouldn't those be important issues to be addressed by any religion?

Can't really think of the philosophical implications.

 

[Politesse]

Well, they do address abandonment, another inborn and primal fear.

 

[Tiapan]

It is interesting that fear of Death is a learned response.

Cheers

 

[ChristineES]

Many years ago when I took Psych 101, the professor told us that all fears but two are learned. He said the two fears all humans are born with are the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises.

Shouldn't those be important issues to be addressed by any religion?

I have both those fears, but I never thought to address them with my faith. :run:

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Many years ago when I took Psych 101, the professor told us that all fears but two are learned. He said the two fears all humans are born with are the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises.

Shouldn't those be important issues to be addressed by any religion?

I haven't found any pursuit for me yet to deal with fear of falling, but apparently motorsport has a leg up on all religion, since it's taken me from fearing loud noises to loving them.

Maybe I should take up skydiving.

Edit: I've just come up with a new religion! No tenets, but it would have two Sabbaths:

- Saturday: all-day worship service (BASE jumping)
- Sunday: all-day worship service (auto racing)

Now THERE'S a religion that I could get behind!

 

[Cypress]

And thou shalt always strap cushions around your body least thou art falling over. :liturgy:

 

[ChristineES]

Edit: I've just come up with a new religion! No tenets, but it would have two Sabbaths:

- Saturday: all-day worship service (BASE jumping)
- Sunday: all-day worship service (auto racing)

Now THERE'S a religion that I could get behind!

Everyone worships in their own way!