Religion and non religion

Question 1

What is animism?

Answer 1

the belief that all natural objects have souls

Question 2

Global population of christians:

Answer 2

33% - central america, Europe

Question 3

Global population of Muslims:

Answer 3

22% - saudi arabia, middle east

Question 4

Global population of Hindu’s:

Answer 4

15% - india, fiji

Question 5

Global population of Buddhists:

Answer 5

6% - Thailand, Vietnam

Question 6

Global population of jewwsss:

Answer 6

0.3 - america, israel

Question 7

What is the most significant attraction to new age religions? (fufillment)

Answer 7

They offer personal fulfilment

Question 8

What is the most significant attraction to new age religions? (ethical guidelines

Answer 8

many people find it difficult to formulate their own ethical guidelines so they turn to new age religions.

Question 9

What is the most significant attraction to new age religions? (societal relationship)

Answer 9

Traditional religions can often fail in providing personal meaning and support thus this void can be filled through new age religions

Question 10

How has the rise of materialism influenced the grown of new age religions?

Answer 10

new age religions which favour individual spirituality and personal fulfilment thrive in the contemporary materialistic society.

Question 11

How has the increase in scientific progress influenced the grown of new age religions?

Answer 11

Rapid scientific understanding has led to thorough questioning into religious perspectives. some have abandoned religion. some have found meaning in pseudo-scientific based religions such as scientology.

Question 12

Define atheism:

Answer 12

Atheism is the doctrine that there is no god - rather a disbelief more than a belief.

Question 13

Define agnosticism:

Answer 13

Agnosticism is the belief that nothing is or can be known about the existence or non existence of a deity.

Question 14

Richard Dawkins: “by all means be ___ ____ but not so ____ _____ that your brain falls out.”

Answer 14

open minded. –> stems from his scientific stance through his study on the evolution of the eye.

Question 15

Define humanism:

Answer 15

a rationalist outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.

Question 16

Difference between rational humanism and scientific humanism:

Answer 16

Rational humanism has an emphasis on rationalist thought where scientific humanism rejects the notion that science can answer everything but places emphasis that science can solve the majority of the worlds problems.

Question 17

Agnostic behavioural influences:

Answer 17

MORAL RELATIVISM –> (no one answer to ethical dilemas, contemporary moral approach)

Question 18

Atheism behavioural influences:

Answer 18

law, logic, conscience and MORAL RELATIVISM.