I always loved browsing such posts on reddit, so thought I should make one on lemmy too
Edit: Usually these kind of posts only used to have excerpts from books or ancient proverbs, but now I am seeing a lot more quotes from shows/movies/games are also resonating with people. It’s pretty cool to see.
"Compassion is priceless in the truest sense of the word. It must be given freely. In abundance. "- Steven Erikson.
“Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool.” -Mark Twain
“You are too concerned what was and what will be. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called present.”- Master Oogway.
To be fair, religion is a much more abstract concept than people give it credit for.
Think early humans engaging in ‘shamanistic’ rituals (taking psychedelics) and trying to make sense of what they saw.
I believe a lot of the early interpretations of religion have just been bastardized by conmen and those who don’t care to understand the truth.
I don’t doubt it. Too bad that it then became a tool of control, eventually.