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Originally Posted by Patagonia
My question is....who came up with this "idea" of marriage?
Is it just a piece of paper? Is it for legally binding purposes? I know there's many answers to it. (And I'm enjoying this thread & everyone's comments too. Thank you!)
My reasoning is that it originated by human kind in the form of government or religious based institutions. I'm not sure which was first but I'm leaning toward religion.
To me, both those "institutions" are controlled based.
A sure bet to control the masses which is what's needed in society. Control. And a hierarchy of power.
Ultimately a strong form of slavery. So to me, this has nothing to do with where you live, how old you are, your values or western, eastern philosophies.
How else do you control the masses.
You strike fear in them.
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We think a lot alike; it's almost uncanny haha
I do agree with what you say. This is exactly why I consider myself an atheist. All religion is to me is a means to control people and nothing more. I could be wrong, but I think marriage (at least in it's current form) originated from the Roman Catholic church; an organization currently rooted in allegations of child molestation.
I used to be rather reserved and respectful of people's customs, however, the more intelligent and educated I become, the harder it is for me to be respectful when I see how there are so many people being hurt needlessly because of things like religion, marriage, cultural customs, ETC. I believe that everyone should have the right to live like they chose as long as they aren't hurting anybody in the process and society or other people has no right to try to impose their views on anybody else.
Anyways, I digress from my main point. The original meaning behind many posts in this thread is to try to understand why people places a high value in a man made ceremony that causes needless hardship and headache when you don't need it to love. Who cares about if there is societal pressures to marry or not or how the hardships are caused? What matters is that they're there.