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A major reason behind the fall of India was the lack of strong organized religion like Judaism, Christianity or Islam. Hinduism was just a set of beliefs and customs and not really organized religions.
India was/is deeply divided on caste, region and language lines; it lacked a strong common organized religion that could have organized and united them.
Without a strong religion, there was no system of giving back to the community, helping those less fortunate. This created a vast gap between the haves and have-nots and it created a society in which a large percentage of people had no vested interest and had *nothing to defend*.
The only "real" religion to come out of India is Sikhism. In the world, there are only three major 'real' religions Judaism, Christianity and Islam. All three are very similar except that Judaism doesn't allow conversion.
Many people born in Judaism have turned out to be smart, knowledgeable, creative, innovative & powerful. Have won many noble prizes. Einstein was born in a Jewish family. People born in Jewish families have given birth to major things like Communism (Marx) and Psychology (Freud).
Religion has played a major role in the development of many regions and ultimately the entire world. It made commerce and "working together" possible as it gave people a framework to 'trust' each other and educate them on 'what to expect'.
In a way, religion served as a 'constitution' and 'law book' for the ancient world.
Religions also freed people's energy from thinking on unsolvable questions like: Who created the world? How the universe happened? What happens after death? Why was I born? What's the purpose of life? What is good & bad; right & wrong? What should I do? How should I lead my life?
Freeing mind and thinking from these questions made it easier for them to focus better on other things like hunting, agriculture, fighting and winning wars, working in mills and the like...
Christianity was one of the reasons behind the rise of Europe and then USA. Islam was one of the reasons behind the rise of the Muslim Empire. Cultures and regions without strong organized religions have failed to progress and prosper much, those include many regions of Africa.
Christianity is one of the reasons behind the dominance of the modern Republican Party. It is easier and safer to trust a devout Christian (not those who just pretend to be a devout Christian for votes, ratings, money or power such as most people in the media and politics.)
Most in the politics or Media only pretend to be a devout Christian in order to get money, ratings, vote and power and they practice only to show. In reality, they don't really believe it.
USA is a great country. Perhaps, lot of this greatness came from Christianity.
USA is a great country. Perhaps, lot of this greatness came from Christianity.
