beliefs
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By: Weronika Domagała
Beliefs - a set of claims about the
supernatural. Beliefs exist in every culture. Beliefs
may relate to the existence of the Creator, the
supernatural forces that created the world, and its
relationship with man. They may relate to the
consideration whether there is life after death.
Monotheism
Polytheism
Atheism
Deism
Pantheism
Non-theism
Monotheism – a belief in the existence of one
God, and the exclusion of the existence of any other
divine beings. The opposite of monotheism is
polytheism. Monotheistic faiths are the three
religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Sikhism,
Rastafari, Babism and Baha'i.
Polytheism – a belief in the existence of many
gods (for example, in ancient Greece, Poseidon was
the god of sea and Aphrodite - the goddess of love.)
According to Islam, polytheism is a grave sin,
considered to be such by the Bible as well.
Atheism - rejection of faith, the idea that the
gods do not exist. It is a lack of belief in the
existence of deities. This term was attributed to
everyone who was a believer in the false gods, or to
the unbelievers. Approximately 2.3% of the world's
population claim themselves to be atheists.
Pantheism - the identifying religious view of
God with the world, understood as nature. Pantheism
is often combined with the ideas of development of
the universe, unity, eternity and the vividness of the
material world. It recognizes the existence of God as
a rational being.
Non-Theism - religious doctrine that does not
preclude the existence of god. For non-theistic
religions usually considered to be: Buddhism and
Jainism.
Non-theistic religions and philosophies are
characterized by their primary focus of much of their
attention on the relevant moral life.