Psychology of religion

Gaetano (class) (professor) (date) Taming One’s Fury: The Process of Civilization When Freud discusses the oceanic feeling, he argues that this comes about from a regression to a previous state, a result of the “primary ego-feeling” that people felt when they were infants “[persisting] to a greater or less degree” (Freud 4). This primary ego-feeling is one that has not yet managed to separate itself from the world around it, failing to differentiate between the internal and the external world.…

Ethical dilemmas are a controversial aspect between the various worldviews. Dilemmas arise when reality and beliefs collide. How people make an ethical decision is based on their worldview and the pros and cons as they see the issue. Issues can arise when viewing pornography, abortion, euthanasia, religious tolerance, steroids, and more. This paper will discuss the Christian worldview beliefs when dealing with euthanasia and how it should be handled, the benefits that could follow from adhering…

Regarding her religion, I already knew a lot about Judaism before I enrolled in this course so the interview itself didn’t teach me a lot about the religion. I did get to see real world examples of how strict Ultra-Orthodox Jews can be. Jenny’s father is a non-practicing Jew. He used to be a lot like Rabbi Joseph Meszler from our course…

towards Christianity. Of course the struggle between the Church and the Andean has raised the question of religion. Therefore with the Taki Uquy movement, it truly has caused a struggle for the Andean to identify themselves because there is a pull from the Christianity side that had their punishment as a consequence. While there is another pull from the Andean side to remain in their religion because there were also consequences, which were punishments from the Andean gods. It indeed affects the…

believe in strict creationism in a Gallop poll in 2010 (Smallwood par 3). Religious studies have been declining (Smallwood par 4). By religious studies declining will provoke some of the questions of doubt the children may have (Salford.gov.uk). Religion shows how the children will present themselves (Salford.gov.uk). Salford City Council provides the outcomes of religious studies in their…

“What Would Jesus Do?” (WWJD) is a pop culture phrase that some Christians - and even some non-Christians - employ to direct their moral compass. As illustrated by many tales in the bible, Jesus is selfless and always does what is right, even when it seems more beneficial for him to do what is wrong. So by asking yourself WWJD, you really ask yourself what is the right thing to do in any given situation, using Jesus as the model for morality that guides your actions. Your professor miscalculates…

Deductive Thinking Theory: The theory we are looking at here is the fact that all men are mortal. Hypothesis: There are two indisputable facts about the existence of human beings that every man kind is confronted with. Every human being is sure to die someday even though we pretend to act normally. The first one is axiomatic and the second proved by existence of mankind. Men live for few years and has never been content with this few years’ existence. Human kind on the other hand is a thinking…

moral compass because my decisions should not be influenced by others. My own moral compass is what I will use when I am making important choices in my life. I also came to realize that it is okay and even encouraged to question things within my religion. It means that I am getting closer within my relationship to God. By recognizing my relationship with God, I am better able to strengthen and grow from it. I know now that I do not necessarily have to agree with everything my church does and or…

Despite all of Descartes’ past educational and travel experiences, he decides he must first study himself and his soul to start over. Descartes decides that he needs to discard all of his current positions, even if they may be right, because he did not trust what he was taught and what others and society taught and thought was the truth. Descartes explained how he discarded his current positions and started fresh, “…I learned not to believe anything too firmly of which I had been persuaded only…

are what you eat. If you eat not healthy food therefore you are not healthy. This idea ties into what we have learned throughout the semester, what we eat makes us up. The food that we eat not only makes us up but it tells others about our culture, religion, gender, and history of our life. Food has been part of our life since we were born, but people do not see the underlining details. The fact that food brings out our culture and tells a lot about ones culture is one of these powerful…