THE LIQUIDIFICATION OF RELIGIOSITIES AND THE MAKING OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER

THE LIQUIDIFICATION OF  RELIGIOSITIES AND THE MAKING OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER

The Cult of Religion has been radically refined and redefined in the last few centuries, across different parts of the world, in varying proportions and in different ways. But the underlying motivation and intention of this change and reformation has been seeing the Whole Aspect of World, Society and Human Being in a newer light, something which is necessitated by the discoveries of new Scientific and Social Theories, advancements made in technologies and the resultant newer dimensions and meanings of social and human aspects which have been thereby revealed. The new found Human Wisdom has questioned and in many cases put aside certain aspects of Religion, Tradition and things which were considered as part of prevalent human cultures for many millennia. However, the most important and revolutionary change has been the starting of the process of religion becoming more individualized than organized, falling into the realm of absolute individual choice, and thus the belief in religion is increasingly and will even more increasingly turn into something which is like having confidence in a scientific theory or  a particular philosophy so that there are no or very few clear cut and well defined Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims etc in the World but only clear cut and well defined Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam,etc.

Human Civilization stands today at a crucial cross roads. Various issues are vexing the human mind like never before. One of the important thing is the question of religion-it’s importance as it ought to be in the new world and it’s relationship with Human Being and other aspects. The new age has brought in it’s wake certain revolutionary changes in the thinking of man. One of it’s important features has been the growth in universal tolerance particularly between the different religions. So much so that more and more men increasingly treat religions as varying manifestations of the One Truth separated by the times  and geography of their creation. Or alternatively, people see Religion, generally as an expression of Man’s Helplessness, which can be put to rest with the help of a strong mind, scientific temper and  advancements in technologies.

A  growing trend particularly in the Scientifically Enlightened Western and Other Developed Countries has been the end of Religion being an invaluable personal possession of man, which can not ever be diluted (read polluted), and which will remain with the man till his last breadth. Rather there are numerous countries in Europe, like the Scandinavian Countries in the Northern Europe, and in other parts of the World like Korea in East Asia, where most people do not have any clear cut religious orientations. The same person may at the same time practice more than one religion or may be even Non-Religious, Non-Religionist, Agnostic or Atheist.

This trend though not common yet in The developing world is gradually but consistently catching up in popularity and numbers. It’s  a Healthy Trend which got to be encouraged by the Managers and  the Authoritarians of Nation states. The end of organized religion, dogmatic creeds, superstitious and blind thinking, etc is very desirable. But certain levels of caution is necessary. We can not throw the baby out with the bathwater. The Essence of Religion- Spirit of Sacrifice, Emotional Bonding between people-within generations and between them, Care and Respect for Elderly and Handicapped Persons, Harmonious Living within the family and between Husband and Wife and other aspects of Social Consciousness, etc. need to be encouraged, imbibed and implanted among people. These will and always need to be the cherished ideals and ethics of the community.

As religion loose their hold over society, the govts and other social establishments will need to promote more and more of the Humane Values.  We Would love to live in a world where there are no religions at all but Most People are ’Highly Religious’, in the true sense of term.

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