Why Eastern Culture Religions May Be Appealing To The Western Culture

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Since the beginning of “time” man has questioned their existence and what has caused their creation. Through my readings I have read numerous theories, ideas, and beliefs. Some drastically contrast, and others simply elaborate on previous hypotheses. These projected explanations of our existence, can cause great confusion and uncertainty. This confusion, I have found through my readings, is predominantly found in the Western philosophies. We either question or find reasons to believe in the very existence of a divine creator or even existence of our own being as well. This uncertainty within the Western culture is what led me to choose this question.
After reading about the Eastern religious traditions I was very attracted to the fact that the idea of God is never questioned as greatly opposed as it is in the Western culture. This in itself is where I think a violent and unjust world evolved. Without the belief of a creator, life can seem depressing, and could possibly cause one to not care about their life which as a result they do not care about others lives.
A second quality that attracted me greatly was that they do not practice a threat of eternal damnation. Our so-called hell that we have thought to believe is basically torture for not following the life that some say is the word of God. I have always been very curious as to what happens to those of us on earth that were uneducated about religion or those that died young. The Buddhists believe in Karma. I have always based my own actions around a Karma based aim unknowingly that this was a Buddhist belief.
With these two key beliefs I do in fact find the eastern culture appealing in these areas. Although I do not plan on converting any time soon I can see where a Westerner could be attracted to the Eastern culture, when before reading this chapter I hypothesized that Eastern cultures were ancient and obsolete....