RE104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Manichaeism, Psychopathy, Original Sin
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Who? lomoar cpsd| 5490467: gregory pitsco author. Intended audience gene biologist: trying to c onvince scientists to be more open-minded about religion. Manichean dualism is both reductive and counterproductive for a number of reasons. Supports: absolute good and absolute evil creates segregation, ends justify the means, prevents dialogue, more you vilify the other side the more they will live to the accusation. Counterproductive: generalizing, therefore, will not get the actual people doing evil actions, makes you lazy because you are ignorant of your opinion, more they hate you, you hate them. Critical perspective: hypocrisy with the author, the author is creating dualism himself by othering that religion. Author is othering because he is describing a religion that does not exist right now. Zoroastrian: began 3,500 years ago in ancient iran, fire that is always going is a symbol of zoroastrianism, two mentalities (good and bad)
