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    Special Theory of Religiosity: Integrating Reality, Hope and Dream
    Special Theory of Religiosity: Integrating Reality, Hope and Dream
    Special Theory of Religiosity: Integrating Reality, Hope and Dream
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    Special Theory of Religiosity: Integrating Reality, Hope and Dream

    By Terry Nettle

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    This book addresses a number of important questions about religion. Why are humans so religious, spiritual and faith-possessed that religions and the worship of God evolve in every human society and every civilization? Is this what differentiates us from other animals? Where do these religious thoughts come from?

     

    Primitive religions, religion and leadership, and the historical transitions from mythology to formal religions are discussed. Then the religious cults, the scourge of religions, the rationale of ancient beliefs, the unique human spirituality, the great debate about nature and God, the inter-faith tolerance and the human enigma are considered and explored.

     

    The book examines the seemingly insoluble puzzle about creationism. It was pointed out that no one seems to be able to answer the truly philosophical and perhaps rhetorical question of "can something come from nothing?" If the answer is yes, then the universe can come from nothing. On the other hand, if the answer is no, then how does everything begin? This is the perpetual circular question of creationism, religion and exceptionalism.

     

    However these questions are answered, humankind needs to wake up eventually to the reality that it is the species that is the real custodian of Earth and all the living and non-living things on it. Humankind needs to accept this heavy responsibility to take good care of this one and only Earth.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTerry Nettle
    Release dateMay 16, 2020
    ISBN9781393280378
    Special Theory of Religiosity: Integrating Reality, Hope and Dream

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      Special Theory of Religiosity - Terry Nettle

      Preface

      This book is dedicated to Iz and Mat on their 9th and 5th birthdays

      Learn from the best

      But never forget your principles

      Learn from the past

      But never be limited by it

      Be always learning

      And be always happy

      Chapter 1. The Religion Puzzle

      Where does human religiosity come from? This is the greatest puzzle of humankind.

      Why are humans so religious, spiritual and faith-possessed that religions and the worship of God evolve in every human society and every civilization? Is this what differentiates us from other animals? Where do these religious thoughts come from?

      Chapter 2. Ancient Humans

      Ancient humans lived a brutal life of survival just like every other animal on Earth. They struggled to survive from predators, they struggled to find food, they struggled to find shelter, and they struggled to find mates. After meeting all these needs, they might have had the time to think, to imagine, to dream, and to reason.

      Perhaps in their resting time and in their sleep, they started to dream of a life that is safe, happy and secure. They started to wonder about the source of the immense power of nature. They probable started to think about all this when they were frightened by the many unpredictable natural disasters and terrorized by the many fierce predatory animals around them.

      When they were lucky in

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