PHILO- DISCUSSION Flashcards
EINSTEIN’S 1st stage of religious thought
FEAR: ease fear… ppl afraid of hell; anthropomorphic god; man perpetuates it
EINSTEIN’s 2ND stage of religious thought
SOCIAL IMPULSES: the need of guidance, love, and support; religion of morality instead of fear; church, funerals
EINSTEIN’S 3RD stage of religious thought
COSMIC RELIGIOUS FEELINGS: everything is miraculous, no anthropomorphic god; in the bible and Buddhism
Where is there examples of cosmic religious feelings
in the bible and Buddhism
BERKELEY: What place does disorder have in the Argument from design?
Disorder is a momentary thing in relation to overall order, and that disorder contributes to the movement of eternal order
BERKELEY: argument from design: Disorder is a _______ thing in relation to ____________, and that _______ contributes to the _____________.
momentary, overall order, disorder, movement of eternal order
NATIVE AMERICANS: The _______, the creator, was the owner of all lands, and the Indian a ________.
Great spirit, steward
The Indian did not hold a concept of ______
the individual ownership of land
Central theme of native americans world view and ethos
a harmonious relationship to the land
What ever God, _______ has created is ______.`
The great spirit, sacred
There is ________ between ALL living creatures.
interrelatedness
The goal of Zen is to become…
more enlightened by becoming aware of the unity of nature, the present moment, and who you are
Zen emphasizes a close relationship between ______ and ________
the master and his disciple
Zen has developed distinct practices that are designed to reach a state of spiritual enlightenment….
satori
Zen bases itself on
discipline of meditation
