RE104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Manichaeism
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Re104 lecture 4: manichaeism and the question of evil (continuation) The correct rituals however can liberate the unhappy soul and free the living - practises from. Manichean mind wants: systematic totalities, harmony, ready to sacrifice all that is complex. Vigilante: takes laws into his/her own hands, determines the idea of common good: what manichean mind wants, state of legitimate monopoly of violence. Manichean mind: the mind needs s ystematic ways, we need god, life, death and more categories that are divided into two categories; good & Evil - humans do not like complexity: fish is perceived as good and hyena is perceived as evil, weneedpurity&exclusion, beliefs are rules and formulas according to what we judge or a certain idea of reality. Determines our behavior: reality is a question of perception, theories: interpretation/model of reality, models of reality: when your idea of reality is built according to who you are (subjective)
