Human Rights? I'd like to think I'd die to protect those ideals. Mere metaphysical speculations about the afterlife and the nature of divinity? No, of course I wouldn't die for those. Not because I might be wrong, but because they aren't all that important to life on...
AFTERLIFECRITICAL analysisHUMAN behaviorROOT formationEMOTIONSThe Cognitive Science of Religion (CSR) is a scientific approach to the study of religion that seeks to provide causal explanations of religious beliefs and practices. Proponents of CSR seek to explain the process of the formation...
Did Jesus Exist or Is It All a Myth? Is There Any Historical Proof for the Existence of Jesus? Atheists in the Pulpit: Clergy Who Are Non-Believers The Many Similarities Between Jesus and Buddha
A religious belief system deals with morality, the existence of a god or many gods, the afterlife, etc. Philosophical belief systems discuss the human experience, such as the nature of knowledge and thought, what it means to exist, and the definition of reality. Religious texts serve to ...
Nonetheless, sometimes the demands of living well require us to form beliefs about these questions even though we risk error. I argue that this occurs in Socrates' attitude towards death and the afterlife in the This interpretation has far-reaching consequences in that it reshapes how we ...
and life’s purpose — gave him great joy. He was happier at 91 than ever before. “In this precious human lifetime,” he wrote, “I’ve been blessed with an exceptionally long incarnation, permitting over nine decades of ‘continuing education’ about that ‘Life School – Experience.’”...
The sixth and final type was one of the most interesting and unexpected. This exploration termed this type The Ritual Atheist/Agnostic or RAA. The RAA holds no belief in God or the divine, or they tend to believe it is unlikely that there is an afterlife with God or the divine. They ...
If heaven and hell aren't about the afterlife, then what is salvation really about? Plus, Bishop Carlton Pearson from the Netflix biopic Come Sunday is our HOTW. Episode 26 #022: The Cosmic Christ (HOTW: Richard Rohr) "Christ" was not Jesus's last ...
For example, religious rituals fulfill the desire for order. Religious teachings about salvation and forgiveness tap into the basic human need for acceptance. Promises of an afterlife are designed to help people achieve tranquility. What about atheism? While all people need to fulfill the same basic...