If you dissect world religions/superstition/mythologies can you find the "Ur-Religion"?
Is it even possible?
>>584752
Robert Graves attempted this for Europe.
He produced a religion about sex cannibalism, women murdering men, and animal totems.
His "historical method" was to get high, read poetry and make stuff up. I'm not joking.
It isn't possible.
>>584752
Bumping for hope.
Bumping for dreams.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_religion
I don't really understand why a more ancient religion is more true and authentic. That's like sticking with the pre-socratic philosophy.
>>585389
Is it? If religion is more history than thought, like the urreligion in question would be, can it really be judged on a scale where enlightenment rather than unadulterated experience > truer understanding?
>>585383
Apart from their patriarchal lightning gods and probable horse sacrifice there's no content.
>>585401
PIE anything is for shit in the "Evidence and Substance" department.
>>585399
Can you phrase that in a understandable way?
>>585414
Sorry. Spanish is my first language. Okay. Attempt number two.
Is the religion thought or experience, meaning, is the relevant information of a religious study found most in the thoughts, or in the representation and in the "fact". Is the truer information regarding religion found in those with higher thought, or those who are from a time closer to the origin of man. Does that make more sense? I am sorry if not. I can try again.
>>585414
I'm pretty sure that they can't because they've smoked too many cones and think this is /420/.
>>585005
>His "historical method" was to get high, read poetry and make stuff up.
The hero /his/ needs.
>>585477
Kind of like the old english "sweating sickness" in the 15th century. It isn't around now for us to look at scientifically, so we have two ways of approaching the subject. With modern thought, or with concurrent accounts. (OR, with modern thought _on_ concurrent accounts, which would unarguably be the best, but this is just about the original post.)
>why a more ancient religion is more true and authentic. That's like sticking with the pre-socratic philosophy.
The question is, is religion thought, or experience. Given the methods and clear purpose given to us by OP, we are to assume that we are looking for the root of religion. Much like the root of metallurgy, we can't approach it with thought. The best metallurgy may not have been the original, but in the search for the urmetallurgy, it is the one we seek. So in the case where we are looking for the earliest philosophy, it MUST be pre-Socratic.
>>585502
>is religion thought, or experience
experience
>>585535
So if it is experience rather than thought, that is why the older is more true, at least potentially. Assuming that the thread in most religions that creation happened before all of this, times closer to creation would naturally have better odds of experiencing raw, unadulterated truth, at least in this regard. However! The recording methods and the lower intellect of the audience can have an adverse affect/effect (This one I can never remember) on the fidelity of information of course). But, as with the sweating sickness, because it is all we have, the concurrent account must be drawn upon for this information. Does this make sense? Am I talking from my ass to you? It makes sense in my head at least, what I am saying.
>>585414
>>585426
I don't see what was obscure about his post.
He was saying that if religion is genuinely true and is history and divine revelation rather than abstract philosophy and theology then you can make a case the first one is the correct one.
I'm not arguing he is right btw, just saying I understood fine.
>>585632
yes yes thank you.
>storm
>"holy shit what's going on how to make it stop"
>guy offers food to the storm
>it happens to stop
>"it actually fucking worked who would've known"
>fast forward several thousands of years
>>585640
You're welcome mate.
Islam.
>>585716
This.
>>585723
>>585723
Just as old as Judaisam, if the canon of scripture is enough to assume truth even...
>Implying that because your religion says it is the oldest, it is
>Implying your religion is correct
>Implying you're correct
>>584752
>can you find the "Ur-Religion"?
Animism m8. Giving human like traits to inanimate objects and natural phenomena.
the Ur-religion is probably taking the opposite of correlation doesn't equal causation to the extreme.
In my opinion its mainly about forming a community based off of mutual belief, or interest in the same stories. I mean as a caveman who did you have to protect, talk to and reproduce with other than slaves, and your own flesh and blood. I think religion was something to move beyond that.
>>584752
What do you want to know?
>>585808
This guy has the right idea.
>>585797
If you've got a better source than the Creator of the Universe you'll have to let me know.
>>585813
Please tell me this is b8...
>>585822
I will vanquish only those shadows which I deem necessary to vanquish for my own purpose
I was always under the impression that the first, closest thing to a first "religion" was simply just animalistic worship. I'm pretty sure there are some half animal half human statues that we aren't sure of their actual application - religious worship or something else, etc.
Not really based on any kind of study, just something I have always thought. Think Zandalari troll stuff.
>>585822
I'll take that as a no.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33436021
>>585005
Wasn't graves the guy that wrote I, Claudius? He was a historian?
>>585005
This seems as good a way as any for developing theology.
>>584752
>If you dissect world religions/superstition/mythologies can you find the "Ur-Religion"?
Isn't it just Atheism?
>>585857
So they found an old copy of new shit? Cool.
http://dwb4.unl.edu/Chem/CHEM869Z/CHEM869ZLinks/www.physics.arizona.edu/physics/newsletter/summer95/deadsea2.html
(Judaism predates Christianity which predates Islam. QED)
Really though, nice b8.
>>585862
No he was a "historian."
When your methodology is eating a toadstool and making up etymologies to write fetish fuel, you don't get to not have "quotes."
>>585723
Is Nayzak a propaganda satirist?
>>585005
>this exists
>>585883
Nope. Just a malinformed fanatic with a cute art form.
>>585879
well he was a great writer, which makes him infinitely more worthy than any philosopher or historian.
>>585890
But all his stuff is hilarious.
Also isn't anime basically not allowed?
>>585893
He isn't exactly promoting Sharia law. Check his DeviantArt. It gives you an idea of what he may actually believe. A lot of time of straight up heartfelt bullshit for satire, if you ask me.
http://nayzak.deviantart.com/
>>585899
>every single "israeli product" is american
Oh I am laffin.
>>585005
I would like to read more.
What book was this in?
>>585902
Those are the products that are manufactured in Israel for the region.
>>585902
>tfw totally addicted to Diet Coke
Good to know it's for a good cause.
>>585899
This is great.
>>585919
Heh.. Well, not to step on any toes, as I did kind of start this tangent, but let's leave the harsh opinions to /pol/, and get back to helping OP. Yeah?
>>585899
> He isn't exactly promoting Sharia law
You don't say?
>>585944
fuckin rangas
>>585930
What harsh opinions? I said it was great and I meant it. I have a couple of these anime saved from 4chinz but I didn't know the source.
I'm going to go on /pol/ later and indulge my occasional hobby of trolling the shit out of them with this stuff.
I don't know antyhing about Ur-Religion but I figure I'm helping OP by bumping his thread.
>>585944
Well shit. I stand corrected. Wow. Crazy fuck.
>>585951
>Wow. Crazy fuck.
maybe you should learn about Sharia law beofre calling it crazy.
>>585950
>>27939
>>585873
>he thinks Islam started with Muhammad (pbuh)
>not with Adam (pbuh)
>>585960
I never troll on /his/ or treat it as /pol/ with dates.
>>585958
No dancing, no drinking and no music.
Very good laws yesyes.
>>585972
Don't be silly. Of course there are offshoots of Islam, like Christianity and Judaism, but their texts have become corrupted.
That's why Allah sent one final prophet to mankind with the correct truth.
>>585994
Okay. So definitively not bate. Okay. That is fine. I am aware of the teachings. I am also aware that nothing that hasn't changed since medieval times fades out or evolves. Islam is a dying meme, kept alive by violent radicals and blind devotees.
>>585997
> Islam is a dying meme
You don't say?
>>586015
yes yes. I forget myself. A discussion for another board. To /pol/ I go!
>>584752
For the indo europeans that'd be actually bretty easy, at least if we talk about Europe and not the eastern fellows. The Greek pantheon and the Roman pantheon and the Etruscan, Germanic and Celtic ones shared many similarities, possibly because they all influenced one another because of Syncretism of religions, but meh Zeus=Giove=Wotan. We don't know much about slavic paganism but I bet it was similar as well, possibly with more iranian influence due to Scytians/Sarmatian influence.
>>585723
Since Jahweh was just one of the canaaite gods, and Christianity could be described as being polytheistic in it's trinity. And since zoroastrianism is just two gods smashed Into one. Yazdanism is just worshipping one of seven mesopotanian gods. Mithras/solus invictus egalus are nuances in polytheistic religions where they worship the sun in particular, but don't deny other gods. Tell me any monotheistic religion before Islam.
>Inb4 bait, mudslime
Just trying to get discussion going :^)
>>585556
I'm not him, but it sounds like you're talking about the distinction between analytic and synthetic knowledge, or rationalism and empiricsm. It seems like you're saying that like with the sweating sickness, some events are mysterious and impossible to fully understand over time. For that reason, in applying modern methods of reasoning, we should draw upon old "experience" or evidence and personal accounts. I don't quite agree, but is that what you're saying?
TAKBIR
>>586031
Odin is significantly closer to Hermes than Odin other than his position as the head god.
>>585891
Not regarding the past as it essentially was.
>>585723
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNAS0aaViM4
>>584752
It is the aim of many movements : theosophists like Alice Bailey and many mystical/new age folks who have access to many traditions and scriptures.
kind of mystic relativism : there is not one true tradition, but some real sages at various times and in various cultures, there is insights of the "true world" in many places and you have to make comparisons.
Also you have to believe that we all talk about the same things,
There is also the concept of natural religion from the enlightenment, which is like a simple theism without superstitions, rites and priests.
>>586079
>Christianity could be described as being polytheistic in it's trinity
I understand that it can very well be interpreted that way, but in reality christianity is a monotheistic religion. The Holy Trinity refers to the 'One' God that they're all a part of, just its extension, in a sense.
>>584752
>>585632
It's not possible. Our understanding of history is questionably accurate even for that which we have written records of; the further back you go the less concrete our understanding of what happened, which drops off pretty sharply after a few thousand years to nothing at all. That means whatever evidence you could find for the earliest existing religion (if you could find any) couldn't be considered accurate (unless there was some lost super advanced early-human civilization that kept detailed records) and therefore our understanding of said religion's principles couldn't be considered "true."
>>584752
You can find PIER (the proto-indo-european religion).
PIER is fascinating tbqh.
>>588424
>The Primal Cow Creation Myth or the Myth of how the World was made from the body of a giant bovine is one of the best represented and most widely recognized myths of the Indo-Europeans. The following versions of this myth show the range of the material, and the approximate dates indicate the time span. The elements are (1) *Yama or *Yemós, the ‘twin’ who is (2) dismembered by (3) *Mánu, his brother, and then the parts of the twin’s body are used to (4) create the world according to a specific formula “his bones are the rocks, his blood made the rivers and seas”, etc. While the substance of the formula is essentially folkloric (rocks do look like “bones of the earth”), the use of the formula in this particular context and the linguistic correspondence of the names make possible the reconstruction of a Proto-Indo-European myth, as recognized by Cox, p. 189. This myth is also described by Mallory and Adams, p. 129-130, in the Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture and many other modern authors including Jaan Puhvel and Bruce Lincoln, which is why it was chosen as the first example. The forms of the myth are organized here according to the language group.
Via http://piereligion.org/yamamyth.html
Cows are important in PIER, pic related demonstrates why that might be...
>>587217
allahu akbar
>>588484
Aloha Snackbar
One of the most popular religions today.
Socialism is a religion for people who worship the power of the state.
Like all religions it claims that it is the TRUTH and that it is not a religion.
If you examine socialism honestly you will discover that it is just as faith based as other religions.
Socialism claims to be "scientific", but it is no more scientific than Scientology.
Socialism has successfully suppressed any scientific investigation of it's core dogmas.
And like a lot of religions (many sects of Islam for example) it seeks to destroy all competing philosophies (interestingly this includes science, which socialism tries to turn into just another propaganda outlet).
>>588543
>Socialism has successfully suppressed any scientific investigation of it's core dogmas
>neoliberal economics is one of the dominant schools of thought
>almost every country on the planet has some form of market economy
>>584752
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_philosophy
>Is it even possible?
One must disregard literature and even the oldest religious texts, since writing came much later in history. Symbolism is where it's at.
I really suggest to read this book
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Symbolism_of_the_Cross
>syncretism can be recognized wherever one finds elements borrowed from different traditional forms and assembled together without any awareness that there is only one single doctrine of which these forms are so many different expressions or so many adaptations related to particular conditions related to given circumstances of time and place.
I certainly do believe in Primordial tradition when it comes to religion.
>>588543
>insulting Stalin
>>/lgbt/
>blaming Socialism instead of Jewish Bolshevism (the two are different)
>>/pol/
Yes.
>>588543
You're almost on point, but not quite.
Look up the Cathedral.
>>585389
Heraclitus and Socrates knew more than the post-socratics anyway
>>584752
Not a religion per se, but the 'Path of Sincerity' is common to nearly all religions and can be found as a core tenant in each of them. Respecting the gods but not relying upon them is a common thread that has been around for as long as religion has.
>A certain person said, "In the Saint's mausoleum there is a poem that goes :
>"If in one's heart
>He follows the path of sincerity,
>Though he does not pray
>Will not the gods protect him?"
>What is this path of sincerity?"
>A man answered him by saying, ''You seem to like poetry. I will answer you with a poem.
>As everything in this world is but a sham, >Death is the only sincerity.
>It is said that becoming as a dead man in one's daily living is the following of the path of sincerity."
>-Yamamoto Tsunetomo, The Hagakure
>>590646
>"Now departure from the world of men is nothing to fear, if gods exist: because they would not involve you in any harm. If they do not exist, or if they have no care for humankind, then what is life to me in a world devoid of gods, or devoid of providence? But they do exist, and they do care for humankind: and they have put it absolutely in man's power to avoid falling into the true kinds of harm."
> —Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 2.11
>>590649
>"Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but...will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones."
>>585964
> Drawing a line under his writing from left to right.
> not realizing Arabic is written & read from right to left
Hello. My name is Joseph Campbell. Me and my friend Karl Jung did exactly that.
"There are hundreds of Gods and I know them all"
>>585005
Pretty solid methodology for creating a religion.
