I’ve been studying religions a lot and I have the impression that monasteries don’t exist because the less fanatic members want to shut off the more fanatic members from rest of society so they don’t cause harm. I think monasteries exist because religious people really believe in the tenets of their religion and think that this is the best way for some of them to follow their religion and satisfy their spiritual needs. But maybe I’m just naive.
I’ve been studying religions a lot and I have the impression that monasteries don’t exist because the less fanatic members want to shut off the more fanatic members from rest of society so they don’t cause harm. I think monasteries exist because religious people really believe in the tenets of their religion and think that this is the best way for some of them to follow their religion and satisfy their spiritual needs. But maybe I’m just naive.