Talk:Religion

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• Approaches to defining religion ... *User:Melamed's approach to distinguishing religion from non-religion

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Criticism

Could someone please rewrite the "Criticism" section, that it might appear slightly less caustic and partisan? I'd do it myself, but it would just wind up biased in the other direction. Volfied (talk) 04:00, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

hinduism

i can't edit this page. can someone please include in the table that the earliest evidence for elements of Hinduism date back to the late Neolithic to the early Harappan period (5500–2600BCE).
Modern Hinduism grew out of the Vedas, the oldest of which is the Rigveda, dated to 1700–1100BCE. Yet the main ideas haven't changed, only introduction of written materials such as the Vedas / other epics.
thanks.
Sources: check links here [1]."Hindu History")

Native Americans

The religions of Native American are ommitted? --Kazuba (talk) 16:48, 25 May, 2008 (UTC)

A poetic introduction

Hey all, just found the following definition while browsing the net (located here): "Religion is, at heart, a way of seeing the world. It is a collection of stories, symbols, and beliefs that give meaning to the experiences of life."

The source is non-notable, but the definition is beautifully clear and inclusive of all religions. I think we should consider something similar for our own introduction to the topic in the article's lead... If we're worried about copyright, we can always email the author and ask his permission. Any thoughts? --Pariah (talk) 03:53, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Language

The language in the "criticism" section is curious. Does the phrase "baptized in blood" belong in an encyclopedia? 210.164.1.72 (talk) 08:09, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Merge from Claims to the oldest religion

The suggestion to merge was put forward by other editor and I second it. Please review the above to filter what will be retained from the article as it stands now. Wikidās ॐ 00:18, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

discuss this at Talk:Claims_to_the_oldest_religion please. Further input is indeed welcome. I adjusted the merge target to history of religion as more appropriate. dab (𒁳) 09:43, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Religion is about the BRAIN only

"Religion" is about the way our thoughts work and to reach the maximum ability of an individual with cosmic energy (super natural).All religions, cultures, texts , ancient practices and others too were written so that one would to able reach the maximum ability of the brain.

Actually we all talking about the functions of the thoughts of the mind and to win it to reach the ability of the brain.This is now in different context as Islam, Christianity,Hinduism, Buddhism and all others. All religion is talking about the brain, the day everyone reaches oneness we were all know that we have mistakenly practising and preaching it.→→→→ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.50.203.102 (talk • contribs)