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30 Cards in this Set
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What is religion? |
Religion is a system of human norms and values that is founded on a belief in a superhuman order |
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big five |
christianity, islam hinduism buddhism judaism |
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what do religions require to grow |
universal superhuman order, insistence in evangelization(spread the word) |
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what constitutes our god engine |
(MATT) magical thinkers, agency detector, theory of mind, test reality |
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who created the wager |
Blaise Pascal created a probability table that illustrated it was of personal benefit to believe in God |
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inter religious dialogue |
EATR) everyday life, action, theological thinking, religious experience |
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animism |
The belief that souls and spirits can exist in non-human entities |
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polytheism |
multiple supernatural entities |
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monotheism |
one supernatural entity |
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how do monotheists view polytheists |
Monotheists see polytheism as ignorant probably due to the misconception that polytheism declares there are multiple gods and no one true god ruling over all. On the contrary, polytheism does not dispute the claim of an all-ruling authority. Many, if not all, polytheistic religions include a supreme power that governs even the mighty gods |
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we’re polytheists more or less tolerant of the other gods |
Polytheism, as a result of the multitude of gods, is tolerant. No need to dispute with or persecute others because the existence of other gods was acceptable (remember: the Romans did persecute Christians) |
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where did monotheism originate |
The first monotheistic religion originated in Egypt (~350 BCE) |
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What is an example of local monotheism? |
judaism for example claimed that the supreme power of the universe not only has interests and bias but is particularly concerned with the Jewish nation and the land of Israel |
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Why are monotheists typically fanatic about their beliefs? |
Monotheists must accept that their God is the supreme power and provides all universal truth. Therefore,monotheists feel the need to discredit other religions to validate their own beliefs |
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what is dualism? example of dualistic faith |
Dualism: believes evil is an independent power, neither created by the good, nor subordinate to the good Zoroastrianism is an example of a dualistic religion |
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What do natural law religions teach? What is an example of a natural law religion? |
The superhuman order is product of natural laws. Their goal was to train followers to experience the world without craving to eliminate potential suffering Buddhism is an example of a natural law religion |
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What is humanism? What are the three subsections of humanism? |
Humanism may refer to a nontheistic life stance centred on human agency and looking to science rather than revelation from a supernatural source to understand the world (liberal, socialist, and evolutionary |
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Which religion possesses the most followers? The least? |
christianity zoroastrianism |
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country origins most religions |
india |
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six c’s |
call creed code community cult change |
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3 traditional world views |
cosmocentric anthropocentric theocentric |
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ground rules of religious dialogue |
respects, no neutral stance, truth in other religions may exist, accept importance of other religions |
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similarities in religion |
belief in higher power, holy writing, holy places,golden rule, |
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differences in religion |
sin/evil, salvation, personal god, priesthood, place of worship |
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religious pluralism |
Religious pluralism is an attitude or policy regarding the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in society – it often indicates that: one religion is not the exclusive source of truth, the idea that religion stems from a universal truth, and a social norm that moves beyond religious diversity |
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is canada a religiously pluralistic society |
Canada is a religiously pluralistic society partially due to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as the Human Rights act which attempts to minimize discrimination based on religious belief |
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how does religion act as a source of union and disunion |
Union: humanity relies on social order to enforce cooperation and religion provided a sense of legitimacy and credibility to these communal structures through the belief in a God Disunion: wars and genocides are often associated with religion and those that abide by a particular faith tend to alienate those with a different viewpoint |
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why people turn to religion |
Fear – we fear death, loneliness, and the balance between good and evil Wonder – religion captures the natural awe of our surroundings Questioning – people desire to find meaning in their lives Identity – religion gives use a sense of community/belonging Intuition – we desire more beyond a physical reality |
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What is the axial period? Why is it important to the spread of religion? |
The time period between the 8th and 3rd century BCE where the spiritual foundations of humanity occur simultaneously and independently. As a result of the agricultural revolution, the development of trade systems, the ability to document stories, and the desire to build empires certain religions flourished since there was a need to unite large groups of people. |
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What are two philosophical beliefs that affect “traditional” religions today? |
Consumerism – the attitude that worldly possessions creates real meaning Moral Relativism – personal opinion outweighs the existence of an absolute truth **make sure you understand how these two connect to religion |
