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Science and Religion
Persons of Religion
Comprehending the Ultimate Reality
Ways to Interpret
Positives and Negatives
100
from this perspectives, only molecules and the physical world exist - nothing mysterious here...
What is materialistic
100
This philosopher founded communism, and felt religion was used by elites to control the workers
Who is Karl Marx
100
belief in one divine being
What is monotheism
100
willing to change with culture and time
What is liberal
100
even Marx would say that providing THIS, as Mother Teresa and Dorothy Day did, is "good" for society
What is charity
200
this label says someone does not believe in an Ultimate Reality - it just does exist - only the physical world...
What is atheist
200
Before dying in 1997, she cared for the poorest and msot miserable of India, although never losing sight of the presence of the God
Who is St. Teresa (Mother Teresa)
200
belief that the Ultimate Reality comes in the human flesh
What is incarnation
200
favoring tradition and original practice and beliefs
What is orthodox
200
When a leaders disrtorts a religion's interpretation for his own gain, often sometimes developing into a cult
What is misguided leadership
300
for religious persons, this would be anything or anyplace that is NOT sacred
What is profane
300
He engineered independence for India, using non-violence and the basis of his Hindu religion
Who is Mahatma Gandhi
300
inanimate objects, like trees, wind, rocks, contain divinity
What is animism
300
very black and white, rigid, command-oriented intepretation
What is absolutist
300
something positive religion does for society: even Marx would agree with Commandments #4-10...
What is a civil code of conduct / law
400
this label says I cannot prove, define, or worship the Ultimate Reality, but I cannor rule it out, either...
What is agnostic
400
She was the Mother Teresa of New York City, helping the poor, motivated by her Catholic faith
Who is Dorothy Day
400
ALL living things contain divinity within them
What is pantheism
400
describes a direct, mysterious encounter with the divine; sense-based
What is mystical
400
not authentic when you are just "going through the motions" at church...
What is Outer Form Over Inner Spirit
500
Marx said religion was THIS of the masses (of humanity), corrupting them...
What is OPIATE
500
He continues to misguide his Muslim followers, conducting violence as the head of ISIS
Who is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (ABAB)
500
the U.R. is present in this physical world, in either spirit or physical form
What is immanent
500
someone whp opposes an established religion, causing public scandal
What is heretical
500
This is what Bin Laden did with Islamic jihad, and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is doing now...not good...
What is Using Religion to Justify War