Buddhism started as a revolution of simplicity. No mention of gods. Just
transcending the illusions of this world. From where did all the
Bodhisattva come? Christianity is the same. From what part of the
lessons of Jesus do we get the saints? If Sikhism began with a man
(The Guru Nanak) who mocked Hindus for offering water to the sun, why then is the
Sikh holy book venerated and why are there so many gurus subsequent to
Nanak?
The answer, I think, arises from the human mind. I see
religion as a social technology for storing and transmitting heuristic
cultural knowledge. Memory champions have shown that the human mind
likes stories and colorful tales. And so every reform minded religion
returns to those ancient memory friendly traditions in order to survive
as a cultural tradition itself.
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