Weber explanation
about Protestant Ethic & The Spirit Of Capitalism has proven that religion
has a big attention with material things, not only transcendent thing. It
implies that religion has broader concentration than people commonly think
about. Based on Weber explanation, religion plays an important role, as a basic
values of capitalism then it has been developed as an ethic of economic
activity.
Many people accused
that religion is busy with something unreal and beyond the world. It is absolutely
wrong when Weber gave us a good example with his theory in protestant ethic,
especially in Calvinism. Calvinism has encouraged its adherent to be more
diligent, make happiness and work hardly, or in simple word, become rich
people. If they are rich, they can reach the heaven easily and fast. It is
logical, because when we are rich so we can do many good things such as helping
the others, donating our money for the orphans and concentrating our worship
without worrying our need.
This explanation
also gives the doubt or claiming from Marx who does not believe in religion.
Marx said that religion is opium for escaping from the problems. It is
absolutely wrong because religion in protestant ethic is a way to lead our life
better than before, not for escaping. Religion also does not make its adherents
addicted because religion always reminds its adherents to be more conscious
than before.
Religion is one the
biggest spirits for life. It is not debatable anymore although many people do
not believe and try to reduce the role of religion in the whole life. Religion
still plays an important thing in our life.
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