Today's lecture made me to rethink about religions. Professor Lane argued that the mind simulates the environment in order for humans to adapt; therefore, the human mind tricks the person in believing anything. For instance, nature is created to lie. The sand color of sting rays blends into the sand of the ocean, so that they can survive in the ocean. Because of the natural tendency for human and organisms to lie, humans project the image of their beliefs when it comes to choosing a religion. We create an illusion of the religion that we believe in.
As a sociology major, I believe that the social factors have bigger influences on me than my biological factors and inner self. Therefore, as a Christian, the reason for my belief in God does not come from simulation; it comes from experiences with people and life. Yes, I agree that my mind does simulate in order to survive, but the social factors have a greater influence when I choose to believe in a religion. Whatever I believe is influenced by the people I hang out with, the experiences I had, and et cetera.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
From Biochemisty to Religion
Professor Lane did a great job in lecture today. Religion diversity is a very broad and big topic, so in order to understand it, we have to understand physics and chemistry first. He really made me rethink about life in generally. I have to understand the molecular and the simplest rule of nature in order to understand bigger ideas. I took chemistry and biology classes before, but I did not understand how they connected to other classes of mine such as Sociology, Psychology, and other social science classes. Now that I see the connection, this motivates me to learn science again, so that I can have a better understanding of life.
Monday, February 16, 2009
favorite quotes
"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." Matthew 6:33
"You cannot be anything you want to be-- but you can be a lot more of who you already are."
"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own."
-Ben Sweetland
"Sometimes, all we need is a hand to hold and a heart to understand"
These quotes show what I believe in. It does not have to be a religion. It can be my belief in other people. Religion is relative to people. It can be a belief in a god or in anything such as clounds.
"You cannot be anything you want to be-- but you can be a lot more of who you already are."
"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own."
-Ben Sweetland
"Sometimes, all we need is a hand to hold and a heart to understand"
These quotes show what I believe in. It does not have to be a religion. It can be my belief in other people. Religion is relative to people. It can be a belief in a god or in anything such as clounds.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Religion, History, and the movie "Valkerie"
Then we watched the movie "Valkerie". The movie was about German soldiers who tried to assasinate Adolf Hitler but failed. These men risked their lives to save millions of Jews, Germans, and their families from the evil regime of Hilter. They put bombs inside rooms that Hitler was working and bribed top and close SS commanders of Hilter in order for their mission to be successful. They interacted with Hilter and persuaded him to sign a bill that would allow them to take power when Hitler died. At the end of the movie, they were shot to death by the SS army for the act of treason. This was the last attempt at assasinated Hitler in 1944. One year later, the Allies won WWÌI and Hitler killed himself after he realized that he lost the war.
History has always been one of my favorite movie genre. True stories help me to understand and change my perspective toward people and life. The heroic acts in the movie "Valkerie" show that justice will always stand. In the midst of chaos and confusion, people will forget that there is justice, but we need to keep the hope alive. Hope keeps people going and presevere. It is like a drop of water that a plant needs to sustain itself. When there is hope, we know that justice will present itself in the future.
Having hope is like having a religion. The believers do not need to believe in any specific god.
History has always been one of my favorite movie genre. True stories help me to understand and change my perspective toward people and life. The heroic acts in the movie "Valkerie" show that justice will always stand. In the midst of chaos and confusion, people will forget that there is justice, but we need to keep the hope alive. Hope keeps people going and presevere. It is like a drop of water that a plant needs to sustain itself. When there is hope, we know that justice will present itself in the future.
Having hope is like having a religion. The believers do not need to believe in any specific god.
Friday, February 13, 2009
my first blog
My Religion Diversity class professor requires everyone in the class to create a Blog. I hope I will continue to comeback and update my blog when I finish taking the class.
This is my first religion class, and I am very excited to learn about the the different religious perspectives. As a Christian, I believe that I should expose myself to other religion. This allows me to understand God, life, and the world better. There will no doubt be times when I will question my religion, but if I solve the mystery, then my faith will be stronger.
This is my first religion class, and I am very excited to learn about the the different religious perspectives. As a Christian, I believe that I should expose myself to other religion. This allows me to understand God, life, and the world better. There will no doubt be times when I will question my religion, but if I solve the mystery, then my faith will be stronger.
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