It is not that hard to comprehend. Experts believe that if people just adopt a highway, recycle, and car pool, that Christians will make a difference (Rossing, 2005)
For the Buddhist, there is no similar moment of creation and there is also no creator-God. Rather, human beings simply exist and are characterized by potential for suffering due to persistent craving, desire, and attachment (Matsuoka, 2005)
Nature of the World Around Us The Christian and Buddhist worldviews of mundane reality are somewhat similar to the nature of prime reality, particularly for the Buddhist. For the Buddhist, the world around us is transitory and impermanent, and therefore of no lasting importance except for the fact that human actions do have direct and tangible consequences: a phenomenon known as the law of karma (Monier-Williams, 1889)
Common critical components to all religions and belief systems include the efficacy of religion in promoting moral behavior, health-seeking behavior, and community identity. Research has shown that religious affiliations, regardless of the type of faith, is linked with better health outcomes (Yeary, et al
Whereas Scopes was fined for teaching evolution, teachers are being censured for mentioning intelligent design or even questioning evolution. The result is an attempt to "demonize and blacklist" those who point out the weaknesses in Darwinian evolutionary theory, which seems potently unscientific and which stifles creative and critical thinking in American classrooms (Crowther, 2005)
" When intelligent design is discussed in "an objective and pedagogically appropriate manner," then it should be discussed alongside its counterparts like the theory of evolution. It is interesting that "the political urge to defend science education against the threats of religious orthodoxy, understandable though it is, has resulted in a counterorthodoxy, supported by bad arguments, and a tendency to overstate the legitimate scientific claims of evolutionary theory," (Nagel, 2008, p
William Jennings Bryan, future president, presided over the case; "he believed that evolution theory led to dangerous social movements. And he believed the Bible should be interpreted literally," ("Scopes Trial," n
S. Lewis states, "From the moment a creature becomes aware of God as God and of itself as self, the terrible alternative of choosing God or self for the center is opened to it" (Lewis 70)