I'm gonna go ahead and take issue with the idea that one must have faith in a higher power to be a decent human being.
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Not at all.
jun 29, 2025, 8:44 pm • 0 0 • view
Native American cultures had rules against murder that were not rooted in religions. Society was rooted around tribes where maintaining harmony was critical, murder was seen as a rupture of the social fabric. There was no “Heaven or hell” framework.
jun 29, 2025, 3:39 pm • 37 3 • view
Sort of. Native Nations & most Shamanistic societies believe in the Balance of all things. That's not just a Native American thing. However, they often didn't extend that view to other Nations. Ex: The Iroquois vs The Cherokee wars went on for centuries before the Europeans arrived. 1/2
jun 29, 2025, 4:30 pm • 0 0 • view
2/2 Native Nations were just as warlike as European & for the same reasons. Land, resources, prestige. But to your pt, murder, rape, theft within a Nation was counter-productive & frowned upon. It put the "tribe" out of balance with the GreatSpirit & could bring strife/punishment to everyone.
jun 29, 2025, 4:37 pm • 0 0 • view
Combat is combat. Society is different.
jun 29, 2025, 8:29 pm • 1 0 • view
In my Sociology 101 class, it was framed as “Religion is the ultimate form of social control”.
jun 29, 2025, 8:50 pm • 1 0 • view
Exactly. I will concede that my opinion on most organized religion is informed by the stunningly transparent hypocrisy I experienced. Plus the whole "ours is better than yours" thing.
jun 29, 2025, 4:08 pm • 3 0 • view