Believers of Religion

Why are the believers the essential element to understanding the history of a religion?

Why do you think religion in 2011 CE is so much different than religion in 2011 BCE?

Believers are an essential element to all religions because they are the participants in that religion, also being the population of individuals that the religion is aimed/directed towards. They embrace and accept the ideas, philosophies, and beliefs (etc.) of the religion they belong to without question or doubt. While non participants may deem the basis of the religion as irrational, the believers withstand the ones who are opposed to them and make an impact on history. With an importance presence in history and beyond, believers carry along that religion’s beliefs and rituals throughout generations. They are the ones who continue to extend the history of that religion as they are being part of it, continuing the legacies, principles, and faiths of such a religion. By acting in ways the exemplify the philosophy of their religion, believers spread and expand their religion even more. Believers preserve religious devotion and allow such religions to maintain themselves throughout history. In a nutshell, believers embrace, live, and spread the faith of religion. Believers are the audience to the platform of the religion.