SCTR 19 Lecture 1: Introductory Lecture/Why Study Religions?

• School: Santa Clara University
• Department: Scripture & Tradition
• Course: SCTR 19
• Professor: Robert Mata

Document Summary

Quiz 1 answers (given by teacher in class: who are the three main dieties in jci. Hitler principle: if something causes massive destruction, then it is worth studying. The study of religion is worth it, even if god does not exist, because religion causes wars and conflict. There really is little empirical evidence of a god, so often people point to personal experience. Beliefs between religions cause conflicts and religious ideas are often extrapolated to moral arguments: these moral arguments turn into political movements/policies.