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In psychology there is a theory about how humans cope with the thought of inevitable death, Terror Management Theory. We don't want to think that our lives are meaningless, that they will eventually end, and that what we do doesn't really matter. To manage this terror, we do everything we can to avoid thinking of this inevitable death. We try to find purpose in our, and others, lives.
Religion gives people a sense of purpose as well as a belief that we only die in physical body in many cases. Most religions teach of some sort of life after death. We are given the purpose of pleasing a god or goddess being, or of attaining a spiritual enlightenment. A god or goddess may grant us eternal life if we try to live by their rules and standards. In more spiritual religions, we may have the chance to be born again, to learn the lessons we need to learn before moving on to something different or better.
Believing in an afterlife, reincarnation and the likes, can give humans a sense of death as a crossing over rather than an actual death. The Bible is the very best comfort for the pain death causes. Revelations 21:4 death will be a thing of the past. Death will no longer exist. On the contrary the bible mentions the hope of resurecction. This is not a dream or fantasy. This is god will and he always does his will.
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Is religion a dying obsession?
Yes, many people in Peru go to rehab for having a religion. It might be more true to say that religion is obsession about dying.
Information about dying of the elderly?
Hospice is a very good resource for terminally ill people. They will help comfort the dying person and supply equipment and have resources to provide excellent care for people who need them.
Why do you have religion there is no point?
religion gives people comfort and also can explain why one exist. People want to know that the life they are living has a point. also religion is believed to give people morals and values.
Why would a dying person receive comfort from a cross?
If they are saved (Catholic or Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran) they are receiving comfort from the fact that Christ died for them, and thanks be to Him, they are going to heaven to live with Him eternally. He died for everyone, including the dying people as well as those who reject Him, and if that dying person accepted Him, that person can die in peace.
Why would someone dying receive comfort from a cross?
The comfort isn't in the actual cross. It is in what it represents
What do you think attracts religious believers?
The "comfort" of a life after death as well as the "comfort" of someone watching over them and keeping them safe has attracted many people to the idea of religion.
Is there a role for religion in a modern scientific and secular society?
AnswerReligion provides many people with comfort in difficult times, as well as a sense of purpose. Reason may tell those who enquire, that there is no God. And there are many ways outside religion to obtain comfort and solace. But people do not need to abandon their faiths just because logic and reason say so.Of course, if the purpose of religion is to provide comfort or a sense of purpose, then which religion is practised is much less important now than it was when people were absolutely certain that their religion was the one true religion.
How many people follow Confucianism today?
Not very many people still practice it today. It's a dying religion and the cultural revolution in China didn't help it much. More people use it as a philosophy than a religion.
In which religion is Jesus the Messiah for all people?
Jesus is the messiah for all people in the christian religion. He saved us all from our sins by dying on the croos, thereby punishing himself so that we don't have to be punished when we die.
Why was religion so important during the Tudor period?
Everyone believed in God and knew of heaven and hell.
What is cultural perspective factors can affect people's views and attitudes towards death and dying?
Cultural Perspectives may include:- a dying persons religion- language- traditions- their preferences towards medical interventions.
Is there such a thing as dying for your religion?
Honestly, I don't know the real answer. But I believe it depends on the religion and the believer.
