L2

Question 1

One of the reason is that religion is able to fulfill the needs of an individual. It is said that we have needs that sometimes cannot get.

Answer 1

Fulfillment of Needs

Question 2

It offers companionship to people with similar beliefs.

Answer 2

Companionship

Question 3

Religion often becomes what people look towards in order to come into terms with their own mentality.

Answer 3

Issues of Mortality

Question 4

Religion is considered to be a person’s response to their curiosity about the unexplainable.

Answer 4

A response

Question 5

Religion can be a stimulant for creativity as it inspires individuals to create art in many forms.

Answer 5

Creativity

Question 6

If viewed psychoanalytically (Or through psychology) religion is viewed as the individual’s wish to be absolved of guilt and thus find security in a transcendental being.

Answer 6

Sigmund Freud

Question 7

Religion serves as feelings felt by the individual in their solitude, and if despair arises, the need for comfort arises. They turn to religion in the belief they may have salvation.

Answer 7

William James

Question 8

Religion was made to give people a sense of fulfillment since people understand themselves more and are willing to ask themselves questions. It is a form of guidance for people.

Answer 8

Carl Jung

Question 9

Religion reflects the fascination of people concerning phenomena they cannot understand. Religion originated from the human’s innate curiosity of the unknown.

Answer 9

Rudolf Otto

Question 10

Rudolf Otto analyzed this concept and simplified it as the experience of a mysterious terror and awe.

Answer 10

Numinous

Question 11

These are perceptions of the world based either on a personal or societal standpoint.

Answer 11

Worldviews

Question 12

It is the belief that there may be many gods that are just the embodiment of one. This is often seen in HInduism

Answer 12

Henotheism

Question 13

The belief that there is only one god who reigns over all. An example of this is the Abrahamic religions.

Answer 13

Monotheism

Question 14

It is the belief that nature is embodied and inhabited by spirits. While not necessarily a religion, it was considered to be a precursor to what religion is known today.

Answer 14

Animism

Question 15

The belief that there are multiple gods in a certain religion. It is possible for one god to reign supreme over the other gods, just as it is possible for all gods to reign equally albeit in different areas of society.

Answer 15

Polytheism

Question 16

There is an active denial that god/s exist. It is the proposition that gods do not exist, but to put forth such as proposition means to deny the existence of gods.

Answer 16

Atheism

Question 17

The belief that while it is possible for a god/s to exist it is impossible to determine whether or not god/s exists.

Answer 17

Agnostic Atheism