Religion From an Alien’s Perspective Shawntara McCaskill Instructor: Phillip Vanvleck Course: Religion 212 Date: November 4, 2012 From our perspective life form on planet earth has been involved in activities unexplainable by common laws of science. These activities have something to do with what they believe in. Common explanations by our kind include terms like culture, tradition and the most interesting of all: religion. For our report, we have set specific criteria for the determination whether the dominant species on earth are religious or not. According to our reports, religion is somewhat of a backup emotional connection that each individual has when he has lost complete hope in the world.
The many different types of religions have many different views on certain things like the afterlife, celebrations, prayers, and place of worship. In the end it all comes down to what is a person personal preference is when picking out there religions and on they want to raise their family with their religions values. As soon as they begin that they can start to pass it down from generation to
We use the phenomenological approach as a way to interpret data that we observe from several different religions. For example we can use phenomenology to look at what different religions define as sacred and compare them all to come up with an outline of what has to occur and what the requirements are to call something sacred to a religion. Kelsay and Cunningham describe the sacred as, “an abstraction, a concept that allows us to group together and consider a number of different things.” (Cunningham and Kelsay 26) this means that there needs to
What are the similarities between these two beliefs? Other information you feel is relevant. DESCRIPTION OF YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS PRACTICE (20%)! Describe your actual experience at an event or place of worship. What would you describe as the main population of followers?
Coming from somebody who has somewhat of a strong faith in any religion, this is seen as a miracle and God has bestowed a blessing on his people. It all depends on the mindset of the person and how they see the world. Obviously, the world is run by religious beliefs and it controls the lives 99% of the people that live today. Personally, I would probably also believe that this is a religious miracle and it is a symbol bestowed onto us by God himself. I’m a Roman Catholic and have studied religion for some of my college time and things like this aren’t just passed by for somebody who cares about their
Other common elements are religion studies from each religion that they belong, a sacred book, or a set of commandants (Molloy 2010). These elements or characteristics are not all inclusive or pertain to each religion such as Zen Buddhism, does not worship a supreme being or Shinto does not have commandants. The standard characteristics of religion are Belief Systems, Community, Central Myths, Ritual, Ethics, Characteristics Emotional Experiences, Material Expressions, and Sacredness. These common characteristics are accepted within a religion but are not all inclusive. There is a reasonable amount of elements that manifest with society.
Charles Tripicchio Soc 185 Scientology December 5, 2010 There are plenty of religions in the world. The more widely known religions focusing basically on a creator that made the universe for whatever reason and may or may not interact within the universe. Regardless or religious belief, they all have a founder and places they consider holy to the religion. From my first glance of scientology, I feel that it is an ecclesia and will read more about it. While scientology is not considered a religion on this table, I feel it still lacks things other religions have and believe also that things it claims are facts have been claimed to be wrong through science.
The research and testing is done to either prove or disprove the hypothesis. This research is used to make a prediction and a theory as to why something happened is developed. Dr. E. Stanley Jones states “Prior to the age of science, truth was determined philosophically, by debate. But the scientific method has brought the search for truth out of the lecture hall and into the laboratory.” (Christianity.com 2013). However, the scientific method is only a way of seeking the truth.
Nesbit 1 Karen L Nesbit July 24, 2013 Comm L1 350 Mini-Ethnography Nesbit 2 Introduction My Mini- Ethnography focused on my experience visiting the Progressive Church of our Lord Jesus Christ, Inc. I focused on a Religion cultural, because I always have my own thoughts about different religion. I often wonder how people worship God, what is the atmosphere like, and would I want to be a part of this church. Level 1 Artifact and Behaviors I conducted a cultural study of my Church “The Progressive Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Inc.” The mission statement, I observed a message from the Overseer Bishop Edward Smith reads; an Apostolic Organization whose roots can be traced back to the day of Pentecost. The
Essay: Conformity and Rebellion 2/27/2012 Answering #7 (pg. 521): Many works in this section deal explicitly with the relationship between individuals and religion. What similarities do you find among them? What differences? Writing Topic: Compare and contrast the way that relationship is perceived in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” J. D. McClatchy’s “Jihad,” and Salman Rushdie’s “Imagine There’s No Heaven.” It can be said that religion is a part of every person’s life.