Jazmyn Haack
His theory was that religion was created by the weaker human beings to trick those that are stronger than them to not hurt or kill other beings. By making them believe that there was a place in the afterlife where he could have whatever he wanted if he didn’t do those things, they would have peace and could focus on the more important aspects of living. However as time went on, civilizations all over the world had their own idea of religion and what the afterlife was like. Therefore when one was mentioned to someone of a different faith it could potentially start wars. Also, when someone thought of peace among all faiths he would be killed because everyone else was in belief that their faith was the correct one and no one else …show more content…
For example, Oswalt said that people changed their behavior to be morally good so they would get into the afterlife, while both Bering and Johnson said people change their behavior for the better because they knew someone was watching them. However a point that was different was the idea of social cooperation. Bering and Johnson stated how people with a belief system were more likely to work together, while Oswalt only spoke of them not cooperating and starting wars over their beliefs.
Connections to Oswalt
• Both spoke of judging others for having a different religion
• Speaking of how some would kill for their religion
• How there are different beliefs of what the afterlife is like
Connections to NPR
• The idea of punishing or hurting someone under God’s law
• How one will suffer consequences if they perform something considered to be bad
• Performing actions which one may see as morally right, which could differ depending on their
His theory was that religion was created by the weaker human beings to trick those that are stronger than them to not hurt or kill other beings. By making them believe that there was a place in the afterlife where he could have whatever he wanted if he didn’t do those things, they would have peace and could focus on the more important aspects of living. However as time went on, civilizations all over the world had their own idea of religion and what the afterlife was like. Therefore when one was mentioned to someone of a different faith it could potentially start wars. Also, when someone thought of peace among all faiths he would be killed because everyone else was in belief that their faith was the correct one and no one else …show more content…
For example, Oswalt said that people changed their behavior to be morally good so they would get into the afterlife, while both Bering and Johnson said people change their behavior for the better because they knew someone was watching them. However a point that was different was the idea of social cooperation. Bering and Johnson stated how people with a belief system were more likely to work together, while Oswalt only spoke of them not cooperating and starting wars over their beliefs.
Connections to Oswalt
• Both spoke of judging others for having a different religion
• Speaking of how some would kill for their religion
• How there are different beliefs of what the afterlife is like
Connections to NPR
• The idea of punishing or hurting someone under God’s law
• How one will suffer consequences if they perform something considered to be bad
• Performing actions which one may see as morally right, which could differ depending on their