RELI 2732 Lecture 11: Lecture 11 notes.doc
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Ex: atheist may wonder rationally about other planes of existence. What you say in the context of a group may not be what you would say on an. Find out teachings from official representatives of traditions or from sacred texts. Beliefs of individuals may or may not relate to the view held by their tradition. Not necessarily a relation between a person"s belief about afterlife and the rest of. How to measure if people believe what they say they believe. death compared to 23% in a secular country like denmark. Whether or not go to church, values say it is a good thing. Walter"s secularization and the terror of death: towards the practical world of our senses. Hard to figure out what people actually believe. Polls in western countries ran into the above problems. 77% of people in a traditionally religious country like ireland believe in life after.