Religion

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Does modern pop culture function as a new form of religion?This final episode of Crash Course Religions examines the reciprocal relationship between religious structures and popular culture. It investigates whether phenomena like Star War…
Are Rituals Inherently Religious, Or Do They Define Humanity Itself?Far from being random actions, rituals are observable modes of behavior found in every known society. They possess the power to delineate time and space, forge new group identitie…
A 17th-century mathematician treated belief in God as a bet.Blaise Pascal argued that reason can't settle whether God exists, yet we can't avoid choosing how to live. So weigh the stakes: a finite cost against a possible infinite reward. H…