Grumblenuts
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To the contrary, religion being a human creation and the subject, "the use of the term religious is" entirely to be expected. Quoting the first paragraph.As noted, every ancient culture practiced some form of religion, but where religion began cannot be pinpointed with any certainty. The argument over whether Mesopotamian religion inspired that of the Egyptians has gone on for over a century now and is no closer to being resolved than when it began. It is most probable that every culture developed its own belief in supernatural entities to explain natural phenomena (day and night, the seasons) or to help make sense of their lives and the uncertain state humans find themselves in daily.
While it may be an interesting exercise in cultural exchange to attempt tracing the origins of religion, it does not seem a very worthwhile use of one's time, when it seems fairly clear that the religious impulse is simply a part of the human condition and different cultures in different parts of the world could have come to the same conclusions about the meaning of life independently.
the use of the term religious is inaccurate as that implies a structural learned trait where in fact all beings have the same impulse and connection to the metaphysical that is intuitive and viable as the means for their immediate purpose and their future contribution, evolution as their primary goal from birth onward.when it seems fairly clear that the religious impulse is simply a part of the human condition ...
Other "beings" are irrelevant. Neither "human" culture nor history. Being described as "a part of the human condition" doesn't mean parallels to other species or "beings" can't be drawn, but that's a different subject.Religion (from the Latin Religio, meaning 'restraint,' or Relegere, according to Cicero, meaning 'to repeat, to read again,' or, most likely, Religionem, 'to show respect for what is sacred') is an organized system of beliefs and practices revolving around, or leading to, a transcendent spiritual experience. There is no culture recorded in human history which has not practiced some form of religion.
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