REL 2000 Study Guide - Androcentrism, Mutation, Reductionism
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5 things people need to pay attention to: definition of religion types of theory range of theory evidence of theory social location theism believes in a personal god; imminent in the world; transcendental atheist believes in no god nontheistic believing in something more . 5 questions: something that is a priority; experience of conscious that is both universal and at the same time suigeneris; wholly other numinous; experience of the numinous (the unexplainable; objective) religion is independent and nonrational nonreductionistic, psychological, perennial(happens over and over again) all religions his experience with the numinous from germany, very educated , very religious and christian. Immanence (intimacy) no subject object distinction between human and animals animality the initial state of the human animal tools use signal this break in the original state of imminence tools also alienated (marx) animals from people accused share=sacrifice wars are fought for things to sacrifice religion functions to bring us back to our original state immanence.
