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What is animism?

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the belief that all natural objects have souls

2
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Global population of christians:

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33% - central america, Europe

3
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Global population of Muslims:

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22% - saudi arabia, middle east

4
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Global population of Hindu’s:

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15% - india, fiji

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Global population of Buddhists:

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6% - Thailand, Vietnam

6
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Global population of jewwsss:

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0.3 - america, israel

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What is the most significant attraction to new age religions? (fufillment)

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They offer personal fulfilment

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What is the most significant attraction to new age religions? (ethical guidelines

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many people find it difficult to formulate their own ethical guidelines so they turn to new age religions.

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What is the most significant attraction to new age religions? (societal relationship)

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Traditional religions can often fail in providing personal meaning and support thus this void can be filled through new age religions

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How has the rise of materialism influenced the grown of new age religions?

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new age religions which favour individual spirituality and personal fulfilment thrive in the contemporary materialistic society.

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How has the increase in scientific progress influenced the grown of new age religions?

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Rapid scientific understanding has led to thorough questioning into religious perspectives. some have abandoned religion. some have found meaning in pseudo-scientific based religions such as scientology.

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Define atheism:

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Atheism is the doctrine that there is no god - rather a disbelief more than a belief.

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Define agnosticism:

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Agnosticism is the belief that nothing is or can be known about the existence or non existence of a deity.

14
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Richard Dawkins: “by all means be ___ ____ but not so ____ _____ that your brain falls out.”

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open minded. –> stems from his scientific stance through his study on the evolution of the eye.

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Define humanism:

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a rationalist outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.

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Difference between rational humanism and scientific humanism:

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Rational humanism has an emphasis on rationalist thought where scientific humanism rejects the notion that science can answer everything but places emphasis that science can solve the majority of the worlds problems.

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Agnostic behavioural influences:

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MORAL RELATIVISM –> (no one answer to ethical dilemas, contemporary moral approach)

18
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Atheism behavioural influences:

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law, logic, conscience and MORAL RELATIVISM.