HUM 7 Lecture 5: Daoism, Confucianism, and Islam
12 May 2017
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Fundamentalism : you interpret your sacred scripture literally; no room for metaphor. Secular : something that is nonreligious, not bound by religion. Marvel at the many different meanings and translations. Dao = the way that the universe works. Function: to try to describe how nature works. Encourages people to act in a natural, spiritual way. Can live a long time in their bodies. Cultural revolution destroyed a lot of the temples and structures to destroy. Reestablishment of what god always intended human beings to practice -- monotheism. Saying the creed where there is no other god than god, and muhammad is a. If you ask for things = a little bit like treating the person/dead person like a god. If say that one person is better than another. Also means that you put them above another human. If we turn away from god, we will hurt other people. Reason to split b/t sunni and shi"ite islam.
