[RELIG102] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (28 pages long)

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIG102
• Professor: Janet Klippenstein

Document Summary

Parody religions: exist to make people think about how religion functions in society role in the public square. Make people think critically about how people think. If you hold belief a about thing a: and if thing b is the same as thing a, then you should hold belief a about thing b (if you do not, then your decision is arbitrary/groundless/unfair) Pastafarians flying spaghetti monster worshippers: church of the flying spaghetti monster founded by bobby henderson 2005, created as a version of intelligent design. Universe not created at random or chaos: deliberatly includes religious elements (unverifiable doctrines, ordination, religious, garments) Sacred text on how powerful the monster is: claim there is no difference between them and any other religion. When making claims about intelligent design: not science job to disprove, job falls to people making claim to prove scientifically. Baconism (cid:862)u(cid:374)ited chur(cid:272)h of ba(cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:863: founded by john whiteside 2010, expose religious privilege.