Final Exam Flashcards
(26 cards)
what religious belief is the correct one to believe?- complexity of the wager
First worry of Pascal’s Wager
what if the religious belief is not really under our control?- Pascal claims that if we pretend to believe then we really will
Second worry of Pascal’s Wager
can this wager be considered a bribe as this sort of belief system is based on self interest and a form of insurance against external damnation
Third worry of Pascal’s Wager
claims that religious claims cannot be proven with scientific evidence which means that believing in God is basically believing in nothing
Flew’s parable
faith and commitment is a very essential part of religion. faith and belief are so personal that they do not require scientific proof and reasoning to be true
Mitchell’s Parable
No: fish, meat products, eggs, seeds, alcohol, coffee, teas
Yes: peaches, grain, veggies
Jain Dietary Restrictions
western society
Babylon in Rastafarianism
africa, ethiopia, heaven on earth, the promised land, the diving birthplace of mankind
Zion in Rastafarianism
said to be the divine creator of all things and himself created the orishas
Olorun (owner)
the center of worhship in Yoruba religion and were sent by Olorun to assist humanity
Orishas
yoruba word literally translating to head, one’s own soul and destiny assigned to them at birth; human consciousness embedded into our physical bodies that can be considered an orisha
Ori
a part of man that is the most important as it is the soul/spirit that is immortal
Thetan
all occurances and perceived stimuli in a given moment
Engrams
thinks, observes data, resolved problems, memory bank with images
Analytical Mind
comes in when unconscious, records pain, also memory bank with images
Reactive Mind
soul
Jiva
matter
Ajiva
dualism of jiva and ajiva
First claim of jain cosmology
jiva and ajiva are forever intertwined with each other
Second claim of jain cosmology
each living thing’s soul is equal despite the body that it lives in
Third claim of jain cosmology
each jiva seeks liberation from its entanglement with ajiva ( kevala)
Fourth claim of jain cosmology
to be liberated from ajiva, you must remove your jiva from all that connects it to ajiva. we will eventually achieve this by cleaning jiva of all karmic particles that still remain
Kevala
key to karmic cleansing; helps us avoid creating new karma and rids our existing karma
Ahisma
1) avoid inflicting violence on other life forms
2) abstain from lying
3) do not take what has not been given
4) renounce all sexual activity
5) renounce all possessions
Five Great Vows
