i've seen a good documentation about religions; all religions today where based off the very principles of 'one ' religion sort of 5000 years ago or something. It was pretty interesting.
I see it like this, there are people who like to believe 'together', so they find 'support' in what they believe, because other believe it so as well.
Everbody's 'believe' has a different experience. Though you might think the other person has the exact same feelings, i think this is to much egocentrism. The tricky part is, you can never tell how someone feels, because you cannot have his senses ..
I think everybody searches for the same thing; most generally put 'meaning of life'. And to fill that in, you can have many reasons and theories. Like "i am some sort of cause->effect, action->reaction" result and therefor bring continiuty in the timeline to steer the future into a particular direction. Or you think you're supporting some higher power for the 'good' (subjective!) of mankind.
What i find interesting in life and religion, is that i always wonder if there are more senses then we have now. I believe there are more senses, because how can animals 'feel' danger for example. Like the tsunami in Azia. I heard people felt the danger and ran away while humans where still like there "wtf".
Also , there is 'mother instinct' and other 'instincts'. I find it funny how we call those 'instincts' and the other 'senses'. Probably due the fact we humans can 'proof' those 5 senses, and everybody has them. But after that, nobody cared about more senses.
Anybody seen the "Sixth Sense" , about that little boy who sees dead people? Imo, there could be a seventh, eigth sense too
What about death itself?
ah, to much to fit into this thread rofl.