Environmental Aspects Of Mormonism

There are many factors that contribute into a person’s religion choice, and can often not be a result based solely on only one’s beliefs, but often a result of pressures surrounding them. It was found that encouraging thoughts of God, in both atheists and religious people, resulted in higher voluntary and generous behavior rates (Sasaki et.al., n.p.). This statement shows that, even in a non believer’s life, religious thoughts that surround a person have a high impact on that person. With these influences surrounding a person, there are often pressures to accept these beliefs, that many people eventually cave into. Many people choose to adopt Mormonism as a result of peer and societal pressures, environmental influences, and interpretation …show more content…
Environmental influences are powerful in one’s life because, when a person is surrounded by something all of the time, it leaves one striving for it, or to understand it. “Frequently, both parents and teachers look for quick and easy answers to questions regarding children’s inappropriate behavior. We believe that the blame-the-victim syndrome places too great an emphasis on how to “fix” children; instead, we need greater emphasis on improving the quality of children’s environments” (Zirpoli n.p.). This is an issue because this syndrome results in environments where children feel pressure to be perfect, or to work to be more perfect. This is important when it comes to religion because, when children are raised in environments that teach them they need to work hard for anything of great reward, then that child is likely to choose a religion that requires much work, and not accept the gift of redemption from God because it is too easy. It was found that encouraging thoughts of God increased voluntary attitudes among both atheists and religious people (Sasaki et.al., n.p.). This is crucial because it shows that thoughts of a God existing has an effect on people, even if the people do not believe a God exists. Furthermore, if a child, or adult, is surrounded by or is raised in an environment primarily filled with Mormonism, it will have a lasting effect on that person, including the person’s beliefs, attitude, and behavior. In conclusion, a person’s environmental influences have an astronomical impact on one’s life, and contribute to a person’s choice of