BeLIEf

Post date: Apr 17, 2021 3:40:45 PM

Religion, to me, includes some concept of a supernatural deity and some dependence on this deity... When the term is used merely to denote a system of beliefs, practices, or ethical values that are not connected with any assumed higher power, then I believe it is used loosely: since such a nonsupernatural system of beliefs can more accurately be described as a philosophy of life, or a code of ethics, and it is misleading to confuse a believer in this general kind of philosophy or ethical code with a true religionist...

A person who believes that he or she is acting under gODDs direct command may be prone to perceive opponents as not merely misguided or confused but as evil and malevolent... In the prophetic words of the philosopher Martin Buber (1937), religious faith may drive a person to treat an opponent as an "it" rather than a "thou..."

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