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| Religion brings freedom. Without rules, we need something to stop bad urges so we have religion to keep us in check. People still need to be moral. |
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| Set of unquestioned rules and concepts. Religion provides this. It is needed, otherwise a society would have too much chaos. |
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| Durkheim's definition of religion |
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| The worship of the collective self |
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| Allow the profane (us) to come into contact with the sacred |
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~Co-presence
~Common activity
~Common emotion
~Charged symbol (an item that is representative of the group.) |
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| Religion is the opiate of the masses. It must go so that revolution can come. It justifies oppression. |
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| It is a source of oppression and of change. |
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| When two things get together, they reinforce one another (like Christianity and capitalisim) |
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| A sort of in-group morality. Religion will be a source of tension in the community. Sees members of your religious community as being close to you. |
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| When we come in to contact with other worldviews, our worldview is contaminated. |
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