Pearl Brian
Comparative Religion
Dr. Kraft
November 16, 2015
Does Disagreement about a Philosophy or Religion with a Cognitive Peer Reduce the Confidence One Has in the Justification of One’s Belief in God? I am a young lady with faith, a born again Christian and practicing my faith in line with God’s word, the Holy Bible. This unusual introduction is imperative because it has largely influenced my life, perception and general outlook. It further emphasizes my absolute confidence in God. Whilst I may not win all arguments with my mates, I have always endeavored to trust God on what to say, how to say and when to say for full impact. Luke 21:15 says “For I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict
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Most of the things we currently believe in were never proven by us but by the reason of the person that passed such information, doctrine, belief system or body of knowledge, our opinion is formed. Also by the reason of our seeming implicit faith in the ability, competence, intellectual prowess, antecedents of such party or parties, we unconsciously seem to follow the tide of their opinion because all beliefs are opinions of some persons that have been passed down over time or conceived by us along the way. Most times, things that have been passed down are assimilated by reason of lack of intellectual capacity to challenge or implicit faith in the though process that gave birth to such position. May I ask what 1 + 1 is? The natural response is 2. Whilst may believe this to be true, very infinitesimal few can actually prove that 1 + 1 is 2. Because the logic behind it is unknown to many but rather have chosen to trust the thinking process of another. Growing up in secondary school, it took the teacher almost 45 minutes to prove why 1 + 1 equals 2. I believe that the same thing goes for most things which we believe in these days, depending on what that has been passed down. Here, the critical-thinking principle for the retention of a belief from the perspective of an externalist is what has …show more content…
Several people have noted that, at least given the current state of epistemological opinion, there is a sense in which conciliationism is self-undermining because it whittles down the confidence of the party conceding to superior logic”. (Christensen 2007) Self-undermining may eventually lead to low esteem and its consequences. Richard Feldman postulates that “there is a preferential option for ones ego in disagreement. The discovery of the disagreement may weaken one’s justification given the thinking process that evolved the belief.” (Feldman 2006) In other words, the role of ego in a disagreement with a cognitive peer could be a source or reason for loss of confidence. He concluded by saying that “ego is used in evaluating the belief of others.” As stated earlier, being a practicing Christian, the issue of ego had been dealt with because I have counted all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus (Philippians
...cause it is believed that majority of the people in society will conduct theirself based on what they believe and not just based on what is objectively true (Anderson, Taylor, 2009).
Religion reinforces the beliefs of individuals within a society. Additionally, religion has played a vital role in society since it influenced the way they lived and the rituals they may or may not have practiced. Different regions of the world during ancient time held a distinct set of beliefs, each based on different or similar principals. Deriving from the polytheistic set of beliefs, monotheism came in place of many Gods, holding just one god accountable for the creation and the existence of mankind. Christianity and Buddhism share similarities and differences, but most importantly the impact that each had on the culture is what is mostly referred to.
Religions of common geographical origins tend to differ from those that begin in other parts of the world. Inversely, religions that were from similar geographical areas tended to have somewhat similar codes of behavior and/or reason for existence. Throughout history there were three big geographical centers of religious origins: Southwestern Asia, South Asia, and East Asia.
Judaism and Islam are two major world religions. They are widely followed throughout the world. These two religions have a long a delicate past that has come to describe their future.
Religion is sold to the masses daily. In 1925 it was sold to the masses in the form of printed material by Bruce Barton. In 1960 it was sold to the masses by way of a film entitled Elmer Gantry. Bruce Barton sold a different idea of Jesus than most people were familiar with. In the film, Elmer Gantry sold religion with bravado and arrogance which was not the typical way of selling religion either. In each work, religion is being sold but Elmer is a more exciting and relatable character than Bruce Barton’s Jesus. Elmer Gantry sold religion in a similar way to Barton’s Jesus but did so in a more relatable manner.
Evans, C. Stephen. Critical Dialog in Philosophy of Religion. 1985. Downers Grove, IL. InterVarsity Press. Taken from Philosophy of Religion - Selected Readings, Fourth Edition. 2010. Oxford University Press, NY.
Human beings’ belief systems don’t always work according to evidence. Belief is made up of
Deontology refers to the judgment of the morality of an action based on the action’s adherence to a rule or rules. The first philosopher to define deontological principles was Immanuel Kant, who had founded critical philosophy. Kant held that nothing is good without the actual intent being good, and if one acts in accordance with the law, rather than what he thinks. He saw moral law as an unconditioned command and believed it should be established by human reason alone. Even now, with accordance to the law, people are bound to do things within the law, and following the law is considered ethical.
Religion has been taught as a set of beliefs that relates to the forces of nature, a cause, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a deity and/or associates. It would often contain a moral pull to themselves and onto others and creates the goodness they believe in and what they think what is right and what is wrong. Whatever the religion they worship, many of them strongly believes on their beliefs and their ties would become so powerful, it could give hope to many, or be seen as a controlling cult. In their own way, they are their own utopia and society like the books, "The Giver" and "Fahrenheit 451." Though not all, the worshippers believe the other is wrong and tries to convert or condemns them, they never think about, these religions have more in common.
1. Conflicting views improve one’s moral reasoning, critical thinking, and mental dexterity, but difficult to accept because of their context and one’s cognitive dissonance (Dalton, Week 5).
Religion, “part of the human experience that has to do with a god or gods, a higher power, or the ultimate values of life” (Cason & Tillman 6-7), is one of the most controversial and interesting subjects for humanity. It has been around for as long as anyone can recall and they have difference and similarities in their founders, beliefs, and history. Religion has served to give some sort of a meaning to life and everything around it. In modern society, some religions have grown and expanded significantly. These larger religions have been classified as world religions. In addition, these world religions have been split into two categories known as Eastern and Western religion.
Since the beginning of time religion has been a key factor in the establishment and maintaining of civilizations. Popular religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity have played a major role in society. ??? Each religion has a different form of ??? In this paper i will be discussing the differences in how they view death and applying it to how it affects their cultural beliefs. In order to fully discuss these dissimilarities we must first look at a brief background of each major religion.
...rom our original anchor points or beliefs, so we assume that it is not correct, and continue believing the way we did before.
the desire to be right ie we look to others - whom we believe to be
Over time religion has played an important role in society, and continues to do so today. Religious practices are different for every one. This is simply because there are several types of religions. Different religions include: Islamic, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity. There are several different similarities, and differences within all of these religions. Although these religions may not share many of the same ideas and beliefs, they do have several things in command such as, they almost all have idols in which they worship or follow, they all have their own religious texts, and many use numeric systems.