A Philosophical Contemplation On The Formation Of Religion

Philosophy and Culture 32 (4):3-18 (2005)
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This formation of the first academic study of religion, divided into: the phenomenon of observation and comparison, psychological projection method, and the metaphysics of social structure analysis shows law four. For the first three methods are discussed, and criticized as the method is not applicable. And then list the description of law school to open, including the existence of God, natural theology and reasoning about the "process view of God," the German idealism; Both comments have been inadequate. Finally, I made ​​the argument that the religious formation of the a priori presumptions. In general and from a variety of human types of religious facts, inferences in the minds of religion within the innate religious instinct with the formation of the subjective conditions for the religion to explain the universality of religion. Give different "environment" as the religious diversity of the objective conditions. Satisfactory from the religion of ultimate concern of life, indicating the nature of the concept of the sacred profession. Concept of transition from space to time in the form the form of the concept of "environment" and that the location of the revealed religions. Finally, the subjective from religion The existence of natural conditions, demonstrate the existence of God; He is the religious form of the final objective congenital conditions. Conclusion is that religion is justified and legitimate, are valid in the sense of. This study will categorize all the academic deliberations about the formation of religion into four segments: the phenomenological observation and comparison, psychological projection ism, analytical method of social structures, and explanatory metaphysical methods. The first three methodologies will be discussed and criticized as inappropriate researching methods. Succeeding with the aforementioned ill-adapted methodologies is a listing of explanatory metaphysical principles including both Natural Theology and the dialectical theism in Deutscher Idealismus advocating God as Process; however, both have been proved insufficient as well. Last, the main argument of this study, the transcendental method, will be proposed to explain the universality of religion. Based on the universal phenomenon of human religions existing in multiple forms, this research infers that the immanent religious disposition in human minds suggests a subjective condition for the formation of religion by listing different "eco-systems" as an objective condition for the diversities of religion. Firstly, the substances of the divine world are expounded by the ultimate concern from religions about the wholeness of human lives. Secondly, by shifting the view from spatial patterns to time patterns on "eco-systems," the orientation of religions of revelation can be well defined. Finally, the demonstration of God's existence is discussed based on the existing subjective religious condition a priori. The Deity is the last apriorical objective condition of the formation of religion. The conclusion of this study suggests that religions are proper and well reasoned by human science.

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