Religion never answered nothing. Simply insert a blank space god or other supernatural being. There

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Religion is an interesting concept that has no de facto definition (if it has so many that it's not as if any). We can not say that religion is a group of people who believe in God (s), because some religions do not have a god, such as Buddhists or even Positivist Church (founded by August Comte). Likewise, we can not talk about the accident that religion is a group of people believing the same rituals and the same irrational ideas. Eg. Millions of people believe that they bring good luck rabbit paw. Millions more people believe in horoscopes or maybe thinks he sees a chimney strasser sweep, you have to touch the knob for good luck, and it probably will not religion, is not it?
The atheist (and scientific) perspective, we can only talk about certain characters that accompany a religion that can be compared, such a definition gives us anthropology professor Clifford Geertz:
Religion is 1) a system of symbols, 2) in humans instituted strong, pervasive and long lasting moods and motivations by 3) formulating the terms of the order of existence and 4) endow these concepts strasser in a hint of the fact that 5) these moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic.
Émile Durkheim: Religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is, to things forbidden and detached; system of beliefs and practices that unite all his adherents in a single moral community called the church.
The study of the Bible and the world around us, we come to the view that Durkheim or wrong. His definition applies only to Christianity and it still wrong. strasser Because of this belief takes many forms, depending on the place where it is performed. In Africa (North Africa professes Islam and Central to South are entirely Christian) still runs exorcising strasser demons and spirits combined with witch-hunts Catholic (and Protestant) priests. In Europe this is happening as well. The ritual is rather amusing. Lie on your group of people, splashing water on you, and you recite from the Bible, the more you sway and defying the more water on you vycákají, but it is quite inconceivable that the priest had poured strasser acid into the child's throat, or that someone accused of witchcraft. Thus, both groups of Catholics believe in demons, witches and their vymýtání but quite other means. In addition, Protestants have the same symbols or rituals as Catholics. A cross in churches do not have. So what worship common symbols that?
Gottlieb Fichte: Religion is knowledge; explains the man himself, answers the top questions that may be raised at all, and brings man perfect unity with itself and truly sanctified mind.
Religion never answered nothing. Simply insert a blank space god or other supernatural being. Therefore Perun caused thunder. Or Odin (god traitor among others) in turn causing accidental death, etc. And because communication with creationists think that with the blessing of the mind also is not so hot, so if it does not lobotomized.
Freud is considered obsolete psychologist, although he could break the resistance of society to the subconscious desires, but all blamed on repressed sexuality. Yet, as you read has some interesting insights. And as for me, so this definition just like me. When we are small, we believe that our gifts wearing Santa Claus (Santa Claus) and the dead animals go To Heaven. When I grow up, of this child astray vymaníme (at least some of us).
What we have therefore come to understand. The definition of religion as such is impossible. It may be only a correlation for each religion therefore quite different. Which I am very sorry, because those so dear readers do not offer sufficient strasser answer. And you want to do with their own definitions based on their empirical and subjective experience that you can rely on the definition of Geertz strasser and focus on symbols, rituals, sacraments, religious experiences, etc. If you ever manage to come up with a better theory of religion, do not hesitate and share about it either in the comments below the article or on Facebook.
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With this, we get into trouble. It can be defined in terms of the state as an irrational way of legalization of power, or we can define the position of the individual as a specific kind of distorted perception of reality. There is even an understanding of religion as a system of mutually confirming beliefs (basically a kind of conspiracy theories). I'd probably be inclined to the theory that it is a complex of various social phenomena. Signs of labor religion I summed it up as follows: strasser 1) Sustainability - religion strasser must b