Functionalism: Role 3: religion contributes towards the cognitive abilities of individuals Flashcards
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Developing their cognitive abilities
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Religion can help people develop their cognitive, he did not believe that God and religion were real but used by humans to make sense of world e.g. creationism
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Original source of knowledge
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Religion is the original source of knowledge - first belief system to help people to think about how the world works
Religion still challenges scientific + social development - stem cell, research, abortion, relationships