Modern Religion Research Paper

The Death of God in Modern Society

Throughout the history of mankind, there have always been certain things that separate men from animals. The opposable thumb, the superior intelligence, and the capacity to make tools are just a few of the things that separate man from beast. Yet one of the longest established and most controversial of these human characteristics is religion. Archeologists have found that religious beliefs are as old as man himself. In the modern world though, it seems as if less and less people are buying into the religious doctrines and dogmas, and creating their own beliefs through a mix of science and philosophy. Why are people turning from organized religion? Has modern society "killed" God, replacing him

Judaism borrowed a lot of its lore from the polytheistic Babylonians and other Sumerians. Christianity and Islam sprouted from Judaism. Christianity also borrowed heavily from the pagan Greek and Roman theology, some say even more so than it borrowed from Judaism. Modern Jewish practice is being influenced by Christianity. The beliefs of an organized religion are constantly being changed by whomever and whatever surrounds the religion. When the Hebrews were captured in Babylon, the stories of the Babylonians influenced such stories as Noah's Ark. Christmas is on December 25th because of how close it is to the winter solstice, a pagan holiday. Hinduism openly borrows from other religions, Gandhi, although he was primarily a Hindu, also believed in over 15 other religions. To not recognize that most religions borrow some beliefs from other religions is to deny yourself of all the inherited dogmas and beliefs which you claim to cling dearly to. The nature of religion is to mold and modify its beliefs to that of the time and place of which it

In this time of scientific progression, it seems illogical to believe some of the "facts" that different beliefs provide as answers to nature. The Egyptians believed that all was created from the god Ra's semen or spit. We find this illogical because science has shown us that the universe seems to have been created by a giant explosion of matter. It was normally Christian teaching that the earth was the center of the universe, since humans are his greatest creation and he sent his only son to suffer and die for humanity. Of course Galileo and Copernicus disproved that. Ancient creation myths usually talk about the world as always having the same plants and animals existing on earth and don't give any hint towards evolution. Darwin had shown through numerous forms of evidence that not only had other creatures existed, but that some of those creatures had evolved into the creatures we have