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Notes: 4 / 2 days ago
Talib Kweli on religion.
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4 months ago
On religion..
Abrahamic religions are the monotheistic faiths emphasizing and tracing their common origin to Abraham[1] or recognizing a spiritual tradition identified with him.[2][3][4] They are one of the three major divisions in comparative religion, along with Indian religions (Dharmic) and East Asian religions (Taoic).
The three major Abrahamic religions are, in chronological order of founding, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Judaism regards itself as the religion of the descendants of Jacob,[n 1] a grandson of Abraham. It has a strictly unitary view of God, and the central holy book for almost all branches is the Hebrew Bible, as elucidated in the oral law.
Christianity began as a sect of Judaism[n 2] in the 1st century CE and evolved into a separate religion—the Christian Church—with distinctive beliefs and practices. Jesus is the central figure of Christianity, considered by almost all denominations to be divine, typically as one person of a Triune God.[n 3] The Christian Bible is typically held to be the ultimate authority, alongside Sacred Tradition in some apostolic denominations, such as Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
Islam arose in Arabia[n 4] in the 7th century CE with a strictly unitary view of God.[n 5] Muslims (adherents of Islam) typically hold the Qur’an to be the ultimate authority, as revealed and elucidated through the teachings and practices[n 6] of a central, but not divine, prophet, Muhammad.
The three main Abrahamic religions have certain similarities. All are monotheistic, and conceive God to be a transcendent Creator-figure and the source of moral law,[6] and their sacred narratives feature many of the same figures, histories and places in each, although they often present them with different roles, perspectives and meanings. They also have many internal differences based on details of doctrine and practice. Christianity divided into three main branches (Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant), dozens of significant denominations, and even more smaller ones. Islam has two main branches (Sunni and Shi’a), each having a number of denominations. Judaism also has a small number of branches, of which the most significant are Orthodox, Conservative and Reform. At times and in various locations the different religions, and some of the branches within the same basic religion, have been in bitter conflict with each other to the extent of war and bloodshed.
I wonder just how many times in history violence has erupted due to disagreement over these beliefs. As someone who was brought up without any religion, it’s ludicrous to think one would actually kill others just for differences in the interpretation of a historical event that may or may not have even occurred.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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Notes: 17 / 5 months ago
Four ways 9/11 changed America’s attitude toward religion
Criticism of all religion, not just fanatical cults, was no longer taboo after 9/11, says Daniel Dennett, a philosophy professor with Tufts University in Massachusetts.
“Atheist-bashing is now, like gay-bashing, no longer an activity that can be indulged in with impunity by politicians or commentators,” Dennett says.
Atheists were driven to become more vocal because of the 9/11 attacks and America’s reaction, says David Silverman, president of American Atheists. He says many atheists were disgusted when President George W. Bush and leaders in the religious right reacted to the attack by invoking “God is on our side” rhetoric while launching a “war on terror.”
They adopted one form of religious extremism while condemning another, he says.
“It really showed atheists why religion should not be in power. Religion is dangerous, even our own religion,” Silverman says.
Atheists are still the most disparaged group in America, but there’s less stigma attached to being one, he says.
“The more noise that we make, the easier it us to accept us,” Silverman says. “Most people know atheists now. They knew them before, but didn’t know they were atheists.”
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Notes: 12 / 6 months agoApatheism
Apatheism (a portmanteau of apathy and theism/atheism), also known as pragmatic atheism or (critically) as practical atheism, is acting with apathy, disregard, or lack of interest towards belief or lack of belief in a deity. Apatheism describes the manner of acting towards a belief or lack of a belief in a deity; so applies to both theism and atheism. In other words, an apatheist is someone who considers the question of the existence of gods as neither meaningful nor relevant to his or her life.
Unlike theists, agnostics, atheists, etc., the unique feature of an apatheist is that if it were possible to prove that God exists, their beliefs and behavior would not change. Similarly, there would be no change if someone proved that God does not exist.
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8 months ago"In my college religion classes, I sometimes quote 2 Hesitations 4:3 (‘There are no internal combustion engines in heaven’). I wait to see if anyone realizes that there is no such book in the Bible and therefore no such verse. Only a few catch on."- Steve Bouma-Prediger, religion professor at Hope College
(Source: CNN)
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Notes: 2 / 1 year ago from lozcast
A great progression on “Power”. KanYe’s stylist has started something epic in videos.
Not only is this video epic, the message of their collabo album is pretty epic as well.
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1 year agoConfessions of an amateur guitarist.: Religion
I think it’s all bullshit. I know it’s a strong statement but it’s one of those topics I’m very opinionated about. Why should I do what a book tells me? Why do I care if it’s a sin to do this or that? Why do I need to believe in a leader?
I know a lot of people will be offended when they read…My views about religion are similar and also very different from yours. When people ask me about my religion, I tell them that I am neither religious nor atheist. Sometimes I just say I’m agnostic. But really, I try to live my life as if religion does not exist.
I have no problems with any of the myriad of religions of the world nor with atheism, and neither affect my personal life. However, the overwhelming majority of people in the world take one side and talk as if everyone needs to be like them. I’m a practical person, and I prefer not to spend my time persuading others into either religion or atheism when neither has any distinct benefit to myself or society.
Therefore, I take no sides in the religion issue and will let the rest of you battle it out while I spend my time on more productive matters. Finally, I apologize if my neutrality has offended anyone reading this.
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1 year ago
Bite of the day
Agnostic atheists are atheistic because they do not have belief in the existence of any deity, and agnostic because they do not claim to know that a deity does not exist. The agnostic atheist may be contrasted with the agnostic theist, who does believe that one or more deities exist but does not claim to have knowledge of such.
(Wikipedia article on Agnostic atheism)
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