Religion Essay

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Religion Essay

1. What are the functions of religion?

2. Is it possible to be religious and accept the teachings of modern science?

Based upon my opinion and research I believe that it is not possible to be religious and at the same time, accept the teachings of modern science. As explained in the two questions below, the idea of a religion is to seek the answer to the meaning of life, and after death, live in an eternity with their God. Many religions outline the beginning of the world and how we all had come onto this earth. For example, Christianity has the Garden of Eden, and Scientology believes we were placed on the earth by aliens. Now that technology is constantly advancing at such an incredible rate, modern society relies a lot upon science to solve the mystery of how we came to be on the earth, and our purpose. The explanation by modern science diverts many away from their previous religions as they no longer need to look for a meaning and basis of life as it can be explained and supposedly proved through on going scientific research. Therefore, the two sides clash and do not allow for people to be religious and at the same time accept what modern science is proposing.

3.Why is it that some people lose their faith while others are converted?

Constantly, the world is changing and same as people. Religion to a majority is not a large factor of their life. Many only go to church on special occasions such as Christmas, and Easter. Particular religions become less based upon the actual history and beliefs, which allows for a lot of movement between religions and non-religious beliefs. People can be easily introduced into a religion due to a life-altering event when they discover a God like figure. Religion brings e...

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... they move around parts of the land and allow for the land to regrow rather than leaving a large ecological footprint over the land just as our modern day society is doing. The land is extremely important to the Indigenous Australians as it is the basis of their identity as the journeys of ancestral being created the land and it’s people which is re-told through stories of the Dreaming, rituals, ceremonies, and art.

10. Dreaming is the past, the present and the future. Discuss.

The Aboriginals believe that every person lives for eternity within the Dreaming, which exists before and after the life of the individual as long as this child was born through a mother. The spirit of the child is expected to enter the foetus during the pregnancy and if they baby kicked, it was believed that this was the work of the land spirits, therefore the expecting mother would stand.

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