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Religion's Dual Impact

This document discusses the potential positive and negative effects of religion. Positively, religion allows individuals to feel part of something larger than themselves and motivates good acts for the benefit of others. However, religion can also drive some people to interfere with or harm others who do not share their beliefs. When taken to an extreme, religion has been used to justify some of the worst human behaviors and actions throughout history.

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Religion's Dual Impact

This document discusses the potential positive and negative effects of religion. Positively, religion allows individuals to feel part of something larger than themselves and motivates good acts for the benefit of others. However, religion can also drive some people to interfere with or harm others who do not share their beliefs. When taken to an extreme, religion has been used to justify some of the worst human behaviors and actions throughout history.

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Geronimo, Jhocelle E.

12 HUMSS A

Introduction to World Religions

Positive And Negative Effects Of Religion

What are the positive and negative aspects of a religion?

I would say that one definite pro of a religion is the idea of belief in something
larger than oneself. In a world where there is so many who demonstrate so much of
ego and self- glorification, religion allows individuals to subjugate their own sense
of self towards a larger end. This is a good thing in terms of being able to see oneself
as part of something larger and not the end in its own right. Along these lines, the
idea of being able to do good for others in the name of something larger can only
help to make society and the people within it better. The con or potential negative
attribute is when individuals believe that their form of religious worship compels
them or drives them to interfere with others. It is interesting to see that some of the
worst in human behavior has been done due to love of religion. Some of the very
worst in actions and human behavior has been done in the name of religion. The
misreading of religion and the awful things that result from this is where I think that
people have shown a potential bad side to religious worship. It is here where some
level of change is needed in terms of how people advocate for and show zeal
towards their religious worship.

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