Psychology of religion

Religion has always been a polarizing topic, both dividing and bringing people together for thousands of years. Beginning hundreds of years ago when early philosophers and astronomers began to question the existence or powers of a supreme being, humans have always had some sort of opinion as to whether a god exists or not. Religion is being questioned now more than ever before, as fewer and fewer people believe in god. According to the Pew Research Center, fewer and fewer Americans believe in…

out of. While Jonathan appreciated the passion of Ripken there are many things he would also admire about Dr. Keith Black. On line 23 of “Pioneering Neurosurgeon” it is explains that Dr. Black studied many things, including: chemistry, psychology, physiology, religion, philosophy, and mysticism. Being such an innovative and educated person, Dr. Black is equipped with many different skills and is no doubtably someone who would gain the utmost respect from Jonathan Edwards as well as his Puritan…

to consider a neuroscientist’s interpretation of morality when considering religion. Psychologists and philosophers have categorized moral behavior into two distinct categories. The first assumes moral behavior is the result of cognitive brain function, calculating the correct moral decision. In contrast, the second views moral behavior as in the moment, quick decision making that happens subconsciously. Just like religion, neuroscientists studied our emergent morality through examination of…

This suggests that if one compares the reasons for Jewish people to be ready to sacrifice their children to gods like Molech and also offer offerings to other gods, then one must ask what could be the distinction between religion as the individual activity/ritual and the religious faith? Since the matter of fact will remain that whether it was that the Israelites or the Aryans and Dravidians of the subcontinent, worshipped and feared gods they had never seen, yet their trust and faith lay in…

events seems to be the importance of our responsibility to remember the past and learn from it. Relating to a modern society, the writings of Barowski show how remaining indifferent to views from people in power can have extreme drawbacks on the psychology and morality of people during time of trauma. In addition Barowski mentions his believe that “world is ruled by power and power is obtained with money”. As a result, history gives us insights into the dangers of certain political structures…

progressed on a set road of progression. Primitive societies were savage and believed in animism. From there, a society advanced to barbarism and shifted to a polytheistic society. Finally a society reached civilization when it embraced a monotheistic religion.…

the celestial religions came to praise these natural morals and to insure the common values between mankind, and to warn them from leaving these values to their own moral code. In this concept we can understand the Prophet Mohammad's saying:" I was sent to complete the good morals." Obviously, this means that good morals exist in nature and the Prophet came to complete them. It completes the natural morals in mankind with the acquired religious morals. A recent report in Psychology today…

explore in reasons why people believe in situations that are beyond the explanation of science. Many believe that religion, the brain, and the human need to have explanations to things that they don’t know, are reasons that influence one’s belief in the paranormal. In P.J. Olson’s “Paranormal America: Ghost Encounters, UFO Sighting, Bigfoot Hunts, and Other”, “...by showing how religion...fosters divine/human experiences, motivates people to act in benevolent ways,” (Olson, 2011, 381) supports…

unrightful generalization that all Muslims are violent, and this judging of people wearing hijabs or thobes started to gravely pressurize Muslim people within and without their homeland. Islamophobia, the unreasonable fear and abase of the second largest religion of the globe, puts…

The philosophies of Hegel and Kierkegaard differed in many ways, as Kierkegaard's is often seen as largely a response to or critique of Hegel's. They disagreed on the role of the individual vs. that of society, what comprises truth, and the place of Christianity in history. However, they also complemented each other in subtle ways, as well. Perhaps their single greatest disagreement lay in the debate of the importance of the individual and society. Hegel zoomed out as much as possible, trying…