majority of the people say there are this many religions and we follow the religion of that particular god but it is very rare to find people who admit that their religion is humanity and believe in humanity. Religion divides the people into small set of groups which creates conflict between other groups. For example‚ the ruthless and fierce Nazis did not hesitate to kill millions of people including kids just because they were Jewish. The religious war that took place was more destructive than
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Religion and Science: The relationship between science and religion up until the 6th century were one in the same. Philosophers believed that natural occurrences were due to a divine power. Earthquakes and thunderstorms were merely upset gods showing their wrath. Individuals sought to learn the language of the gods to comprehend these phenomena. After the 6th century‚ new ideas formed that excluded the gods. These philosophers did not personify nature. They believed the world to be orderly and
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1. According to our readings‚ which of these does not characterize experience with the sacred? a) Fear b) Fascination c) Ambivalence d) Extreme Anger 2. According to our readings‚ a hierophany is a) a person who experience the sacred b) the act of manifesting the sacred c) the place where the sacred is experience 3. According to the textbook‚ the imago mundi is Mircia Eliade’s way of describing: a) an image of a communities sense of the original cosmic order b) a man who consecrates a
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but social context does. We deal with social issues every day; thus‚ we should embrace change. There are two highlights of changed which are ethnic diversity and religious climate. In fact‚ Lutherans are mostly white‚ but diversity has played a role in the Lutheran society as they embraced the study of Lutheranism outside of their native religion. For instance‚ people in Africa and other parts of the world are Lutherans. In addition‚ one-third of outsiders are Lutherans. So does Lutheranism still
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role that culture and religion have in shaping it. Since public opinion is an important factor in developing laws and policies‚ understanding the source of these attitudes can shed light on why some nations have such liberal policies‚ and others continue to punish sexual behaviors like homosexuality. 2. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGION AND HOMOSEXUALITY The relationship between religion and homosexuality can vary greatly across time and place‚ within and between different religions and sects
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The Origin of Religion Diana Mackey Christianity in a Pluralistic World May 12‚ 2013 There are three major views on the origin of religion; subjective‚ evolutionary‚ and original monotheism. Subjective is defined: existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than the object of thought. Subjective theory explains that religion originates with man. We as humans have psychological needs for an abstract being. We have faith‚ love‚ and hope in this being. Theologians and philosophers
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SOR2U Nature of Religion: Religious and non-religious views of reality: • A religious view of reality acknowledges a divine or transcendent dimension; in other words‚ it has a belief in a divine being or power whose existence ‘goes beyond’ the known or visible universe. Characteristics: o The meaning of existence o The origins of the universe o Cycles of birth and death o Methods of decision-making o Ways of acting in the world • Those
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different definitions and components that are used to define the term. Most people however can all agree that science is gathered knowledge about the universe through observations and experimentations. When I think of the word ‘science’ I think of men in white laboratory coats with wild hair going in every-which direction and carrying beaker glasses full of liquids that have smoke coming out of the top. Now what I just described is more of the mad scientist look but the truth is is that there are countless
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Religion has been defined in a wide variety of ways. Most definitions attempt to find a balance somewhere between overly sharp definition and meaningless generalities. Some sources have tried to use formalistic‚ doctrinal definitions while others have emphasized experiential‚ emotive‚ intuitive‚ valuational and ethical factors. Sociologists and anthropologists tend to see religion as an abstract set of ideas‚ values‚ or experiences developed as part of a cultural matrix. For example‚ in Lindbeck’s
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Niccolò Machiavelli thoroughly discusses the importance of religion in the formation and maintenance of political authority in his famous works‚ The Prince and The Discourses. In his writing on religion‚ he states that religion is beneficiary in the formation of political authority and political leaders must support and endorse religion in order to maintain power. However‚ Machiavelli also critiques corrupt religious institutions that become involved in politics and in turn‚ cause corruption in
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