MAN: FROM HUNTING TO PRIESTHOOD

   Man as a social animal did not just begin his life in an organized social order. He wanders around hunting and gathering what to eat. He then started to live in caves with his family. The shelter was necessitated by protection from danger and harsh weather. Settling later paves the way to domesticating wild animals and cultivating food crops. 

  Settling led to the formation of small societies in forms of villages and hamlets. The peculiar characteristics of these societies are their primitiveness, common language and customs. It is natural that some of these societies will grow stronger than others for one reason or another. It could be due to favorable climate, availability of fertile arable land or proximity to water. What ever the reason for their strength it is natural that they will be aggressive and possibly attack the weaker society.  The weaker society in their common interest to protect themselves against the stronger one form a union in a form of a confederation that can lead to the formation of nation states. This is a brief explanation of the birth of nation states.

  Nation states mostly for economic and military reasons expand continuously through conquest of weaker nations. Thus kingdoms are forms. In modern times kingdoms are mostly scrambled down but yet we see hegemonies.

  Man throughout his journey from a wandering animal to a member of an organized society kept asking himself these two fundamental questions: From where did he come from and what is the purpose of his existence? The answers to these questions were given by philosophers and religious scholars. While some people did not bother to ponder over these questions some tried hard to answer them. There seems to be no agreed answers to these question but answers that kept dividing us as members of the same species. I think it is high time we put our differences aside and work for the common good of man in this world. May be then we can make the world a better place to live. 

  Religion in man's life is almost as natural as language. Many religious artifacts were discovered that dated back to millions years ago. Temples were found in the remains of ancient kingdoms. Idols were curved by man from rocks and wood long time before any divine religion. Could it be possible that religion is part of the normal psychic of man? Is religion really necessary in man’s life? Does the existence and wellbeing of social structures in the society depend on the existence of religion? Can science and technology replace religion in man’s life? Can a Godless society thrive? These and many more question I intend answer in my subsequent posts.