What is the Oldest Religion in the World

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What is the Oldest Religion in the World

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what is the oldest religion in the world most cultures have traditionally taught that religion has existed from the beginning of time and yet in the millennia since the appearance of homo sapiens many religions have appeared thrived and then disappeared evidence of religious rituals and even potential belief in an afterlife can be found in many prehistoric contexts civilizations dating back to antiquity developed complex and elaborate religious traditions but the oldest religion most likely was faith which has not survived in the records of human history and yet of the many religions extant today hinduism is traditionally understood to be the oldest being the third largest faith tradition behind christianity and then islam hinduism has gone through many stages of development it most likely had its origins in the ancient dravidian and aryan traditions number of its beliefs sacred texts and even deities appear to have grown out of those pre-hindu faiths for example the hindu god shiva is believed to have evolved out of the dravidian deity rudra and hinduism's most sacred scriptures known as the vedas were composed by the indo-aryans thus hinduism has ancient roots but it's tradition which has borrowed evolved and expanded over time even its name hinduism wasn't adopted until around the 6th century of the common era while the hinduism of the 21st century looks somewhat different from its ancient origins its core beliefs scriptural texts and even forms of worship appear to predate the bulk of organized religions extant today and for this reason most scholars consider it to be the oldest surviving religion on the face of the planet you