Greek Vs Hebraism

Religion. Most societies are based around them. In fact, some of the most successful societies and civilizations are based off their own religion. Some of the most successful being Greek, Buddhism, and Hebraism. Yet which society was most effective in creating order out of chaos? Although Greek and Buddhism have effective ways of creating order out of chaos, Hebraism has the best methods. Greek was one of the most successful civilizations during its time, and is still remembered today as a great society. Thanks to the Greeks, we have learned many things about Math, Science, and many other things. Greek Philosophers such as Plato and Socrates dedicated their lives to learning, and didn’t fear death. Plato’s writing “The Cave” is a story about

Buddhism, however, emerged around the same time as the Greek empire, Buddhism is still widely practiced world wide. This religion is mostly based on peace, and those who truly practice this religion dedicate their lives to finding inner peace and ultimate knowledge. They find this inner peace and knowledge through meditation, pondering on their lives, previous lives and deaths, and what happens after death. Gotama, more commonly known as Buddha, was the first to discover inner peace and ultimate knowledge. He left his plush life as a prince behind to ponder beneath a tree, seeing what Hell was like and concluding that no matter what, humans were doomed to eternal torture and the only way out was to find inner peace. He found that when someone dies they are born again and forced to face whatever torture awaits them. He then wondered “What is that which is the necessary condition for the attachment to existence?”, because why would we want to continue to bring people into this world only for them to be tortured until death? He then learned that the desire to live and to pass on one’s genes is what keeps us going. He then wondered what causes these desires, and learned it was caused by sensations from others. These sensations were caused by contact which “arises through the six organs of sense” that are within an organism, such as any animal, and then continued to ponder until he figures that

However, this religion has grown to be very complex. The monotheistic religion has branched out into two others, Christianity and Islamic. While all three religions believe in the same God, they still dispute over who is right and who is wrong. Hebraism is very strict, where those who wish to practice this religion must learn Hebrew and only speak in Hebrew, and follow the rules God had created for them. The people who practice Hebraism fear their God, doing whatever it takes to be on his good side and to not go to Hell and be eternally tortured. They also fear that God would smite them. A few examples being when God destroyed the majority of the human population during the “Great Flood” and killing all but Noah and his family and a female and male pair of every animal, bug, and bird. Another example can be found when God persuades Abraham, the founder of Judaism, to bring his son up into the mountains, and sacrifice him. He did this to get Abrahama to prove how loyal he was to God, but thankfully did not kill his son, but instead sacrificed a goat stuck in a thicket of thorns nearby. Lastly, one of the most shocking examples was “Passover”. While the Hebrews were enslaved in Egypt, God sent a man named Moses to warn the Jews that he would be passing over that night, and that they were to slay a male lamb that was a