...Running Head: Report on the Religious Life of Planet Earth 1 Report on the Religious Life of Planet Earth Strayer University REL212 – World Religions Professor: Report on the Religious Life of Planet Earth 2 Abstract Assume you are from another planet and have been sent to Earth to determine if it is a religious planet or not (something very important to your people). Your superiors are expecting a report back from you. This report will discuss the criteria you will employ to determine if people on earth are religious — in other words, what does religion look like. It will also describe three (3) examples of behaviors or beliefs you observe that meet the criteria you established above. Then, based on your observations, explain what the function of religion appears to be on Earth. Report on the Religious Life of Planet Earth 3 Earth - a small, azure, life-sustaining environment inhabited by a myriad of creatures from the microscopic to the immense. In this study, however, we will focus on the religious aspects of the people of this planet. From the outset, this planet can be labeled myopically as “diverse”. This diversity is evidenced in the apparent, such as skin color, hair color, demeanor, and language. This diversity is also shown through the sublime, like faith, culture, and dialect. One solidifying aspect of the people of Earth is that throughout the vast majority of the inhabitants are...
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...Report on the Religious Life of Planet Earth The religion on Earth looks very primitive. There are many different cultures on Earth and it seems that some want to get along but others do not. In observing the different religions that Earth has is seems as though the Muslim religion is the most confusing. It seems that the Muslims think that they can use their own body as a weapon to destroy others. They think that if they kill themselves they will go to be with “Allah” their god. Most of the Muslims that believe in this seem to think that it is an honor, what a primitive way to think, to kill yourself. It seems as though not all Muslims think this way though. All religions worship some sort of “God”, and they seem to all evolve back to the same God. It seems as though their minds have not evolved to the point where they can comprehend accepting things they don't understand. They are still in the early stages of religion where they only understand spirituality by confining it to their own human form and emotions. For example, their "God" is thought of as a guy that could solve all issues and they often talk to him through what they call prayer asking for him to assist in solving the problems they are having or at least help them solve their problems. It seems that they do not understand that spirituality is much bigger and it includes things that the "religious" often deny. Everyone seems to think that the scientific principles...
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...My initial report Earth is very abundant place full of many different animals, land masses, body of water, tall buildings, streets, houses, cars. The most curious thing of all is the people here. They came in many different shapes and sizes and colors. They speak different languages and have many different cultures depending on where they live. Among all of that, many people have religion which is very foreign to me and my people. Much more research is needed to figure out why they have these “religions” and why they believe in so many different things. Finding this out may be the key to figuring out the core of these people. As I traveled over the many land masses of this planet my first stop was the dry Middle East where the dominant religion was Islam. These people call themselves Muslim. They do not eat the meat that comes from the pig because they considered it dirty. They pray 5 times a day facing the east towards Mecca. I spoke with some of these people and they said they found peace when they prayed 5 times a day. Their faith was something that got them through the tough and happy times of life. My next stop was in Israel where many people there practiced Judaism. They believe like the Muslims that there is only God and pray to him directly. Judaism focuses on the relationships between the Creator, mankind, and the land of Israel. They also have dietary religion views on food like meat that has to be Kosher. They also believe that their faith helped keep them grounded...
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...“Report on the Religious Life of Planet Earth” The Planet Terex is a very religious planet and wants to find out if this planet earth is a religious planet; this is of great importance to the council of Terex. The council has sent a Researcher named Rodney too Earth to gather information on this civilization in hopes of determining if this Planetary body or object Sphere, is religious or not. The researcher Rodney has a set of query’s given to him from the council to satisfy their curiosity through his research on this planet called earth, he sets out and lands on Earth to begin his research. • If there is a religion on earth, what is it? • Do all people follow this religion? • Does this religion work? • Is this a religious planet or not. To define religion on Earth: Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the nature, and purpose of the masses, when considered as the formation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing an ethics code following the conduct of human affairs. Religion on this planet has many faiths. Religion was formed to help people live a certain way, and go through life living in a peaceful healthy way not to harm one another, be kind to each other give thanks and blessings for what you have, condition your mind way of thinking and not to live your life outside of your means of living. However, be thankful for what you have, and prosper from it, but give thanks to the entity...
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...My Visit to Planet Earth Roshaun Dennis ENG 315 4/29/12 I was sent to planet earth to determine if people here are religious. In order to get this information I had to interview people from all backgrounds, beliefs, and regions of the planet. I lived among the people in every continent of the planet and ate their food. I practiced their religion with them. This report is my assessment of what religion looks like. My journey to planet earth has left me with some concerns about the people and the religious practices. I went there to determine if the people on earth are religious. What I found was pretty solid evidence that people on planet Earth are very religious by nature. They believe in a higher power and attend weekly services where they worship their god. For many religion is a way of life, it gives them an identity. Religious beliefs and rituals are often passed down from generation to generation. When this happens there is no true way to validate the information. Therefore it becomes somewhat of a myth, a special story that seems to make sense. I found this behavior to be strange, but it was prevalent in every religion on earth. The function of religion on Earth seems to vary depending on cultural belief and background. Some religious followers live their entire lives through their interpretation of religious texts and teachings, while others live life and incorporate religion where it works best for them. This power of influence makes it easy for...
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...council, on my planet, has appointed me to go to the planet called Earth. My mission is to determine if this Earth is a religious planet or not. Before I embarked on this mission, I asked the council how do I determine this? The religion we practice on our planet may be different than what they do on this planet called Earth. The council explained, “All of religion shares the goal of tying people back to something behind the surface of life, a greater reality, which lies beyond, or invisibly infuses, the world that we can perceive with our five senses” (Fisher, 2011 p.1). I was then told to use the criteria that we use on our planet and apply it to the Earth people. This will determine if Earth is a religious planet or not. The first criteria I will use, is to see if they believe in a higher being. Secondly, do they have regularly established religious service? After checking on the religious services, I would see if they have an established place for praise and worship. If so, I would then see if they have a recognized creed and form of this praise and worship. Lastly, I want to see if they have a dogma, “an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior, etc., as of a church” (Dictionary, 2012). These are the criteria’s that I will use to determine if this planet Earth is religious or not. When I arrived on planet Earth, I immediately got to work observing the behaviors of the earthlings. Earth was a big planet with lots of people...
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...Report on the Religious life of Planet Earth Joan C. Mercieca Strayer University Religion 212 – World Religions Dr. Lawrence Ruddell April 28, 2012 I recently traveled to the planet called Earth to ascertain if people and the planet are religious and what they practice in the aspects of religion. I will give you examples of behavior or beliefs I observed during my visit on Earth. The first thing that I saw was that Earth and its people are separated by many religions and variations of religions. What I mean by this is currently Earth has about forty three hundred belief systems and within these beliefs there are many different sects (Fisher, 2011). According to Barrett (2000), I looked at there are twelve classical major world religions. Babi and Baha'i faiths, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism (Fisher, 2011). There are many other religions on earth but Christianity is the largest. Christianity comprises of Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Eastern Orthodox. What I have observed from Christianity is that they have different sects within. Christian’s believe that there is one God who is supremely powerful and knowing. Christian’s beliefs sounded bizarre to me because they believe that anything is possible if they believe in this God. These Christians believe that their God made the Earth, heavens and animals in six days...
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...Is Planet Earth A Religious Planet? Kevin R. Graves Religion 212 Professor Farnham Strayer University 02/03/12 Is planet earth a religious planet? On the surface it would appear that it is. There are rituals, ceremonies and traditions that the people of earth follow in accordance with their respective religions. On the other hand, in some religions there is corruption, and misdeeds. Also, there are wars fought in the name of religion, which makes me think that religion is not a good thing. In this report, I will be reporting on five of the earth’s 20 major religions. I will be exploring their customs, practices and functions. Along the way, I will comment on the negative aspects of the religion, if any. The ultimate goal of this report is to determine if earth is a religious planet. I started my journey in the East, where I studied Christianity. In Christianity, the people attend church every Sunday or chose to worship at home in their own way. Christianity is a monotheistic religion and the people worship a higher power called God. The people of Christianity follow Ten Commandments that states: Thou shall not, steal, kill, lie, worship Idols, use the lord name in vein, commit adultery, covet what your neighbors have, and in addition to that, one should honor thy Parents, and keep the Sabbath holy. These Commandments are found in the Christian Bible, which is a collect of ancient scriptures, that the Christians hold as the Word of God. Christians...
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...Week 4 Assignment 1 Click the link above to submit your assignment. "Report on the Religious Life of Planet Earth" Assume you are from another planet and have been sent to Earth to determine if it is a religious planet or not (something very important to your people). Your superiors are expecting a report back from you. Write a 2–3 page (approximately 500–750 words) “report” that addresses the following: * Discuss the criteria you will employ to determine if people on earth are religious — in other words, what does religion look like? * Describe three (3) examples of behaviors or beliefs you observe that meet the criteria you established above. * Based on your observations, explain what the function of religion appears to be on Earth. * If you find that religion can be better discussed in terms of something other than its function, explain how else religion could be understood. This format of the paper is to be as follows: * Typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides (APA format). * In-text citations and a References page following APA Style, even if the only source that you are using is the textbook. Any other sources must be documented using in-text citations and included on the References page. * In addition to the two to three (2–3) pages, a title page is to be included. The title page is to contain the title of the assignment, your name, the instructor’s name, the course title, and the date...
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...Assignment # 1-Report on the Religious Life of Planet Earth REL-212 April 26, 2012 Planet Earth 1 Discuss the criteria you will employ to determine if people on earth are religious — in other words, what does religion look like? In almost every aspect of live most people seek some kind of courage, comfort and inspiration in some kind of religion. Religion is the practices and traditions of a belief system that is based on the belief of a higher power, and or the supernatural. At the very least, for a person to be religious, they need to not only believe in a higher power, but participate in some sort of traditional activity like prayer, communion, and attending church. The criteria that I would look for to see if people on earth are religious would be looking to see how committed people are to their religion and its traditions. Describe three (3) examples of behaviors or beliefs you observe that meet the criteria you established above. Prayer Prayer is a very important part of any religion Something “as simple as praying is, it is very important. There is a familiar saying among those in a religious environment and that is: "no prayer no power, little prayer little power, much prayer much power." What prayer really entails is communication with God.”(wiki.answers.com). Prayer on a daily basis can have an impact and...
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...Gliese 581 planets……………………………………………………………………….6 More Planets Possible ………………………………………...…………………………………..7 Doubt ……………………………………………………………………………...………………8 Impact of 581g on the Past………………………………………………………………………...9 Impact of 581g on the Future……………………………………………………………………...9 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………….10 Abstract The discovery of a new planet, Gliese 581g, will have lifelong impacts on how people view religion in America for many years to come. The discovery of this new planet will make many people question their core beliefs on the basic foundations of religion. Through research, we will look at how the characteristics of Gliese 581g possibilities of life and how it impacts our current and future religious decisions. The Bible says “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen. 1:1New International Version). With that being said, should earth which is singular be changed to earths? The answers too many of our questions on life elsewhere in the universe will be discussed now and for years into the future. The implications on what is found on Gliese 581g will impact not only us, but the future of our children’s children. Introduction How will the discovery of Gliese 581g change how religion is viewed in America? The discovery of Gliese 581g will lead to conflicts of history as we know it as well as to new discoveries in the present and future. Will history be changed forever with the discovery of life outside of our planet? First...
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...Religion on Planet Earth Name: Institution: Date: The purpose of this report is to explicate the nature of religion on earth and the specific functions attached to it. Further, the paper seeks to get an insight it the major beliefs surrounding religion on planet earth and how followers attach various meaning to these beliefs. In order to get an insight into the nature of religion, the paper looks at the various religions and their spatial distribution, common beliefs and the meaning or function attached by the followers to these religions. Different religions are practiced on planet earth and whilst some of them are universal in regard to spatial settings, others are only found in some specific geographical regions. For example, Christianity is one of the major religions found on earth and is based on the teachings of Christ Jesus who according to the beliefs of Christians was the son of God. In essence, God is seen as the supernatural being behind each and every aspect of the universe. Islamic is also another major religion that though differing with Christianity on some major beliefs also holds that there is a supernatural being known as Allah. As opposed to Christ, Muslims as the followers of this religion are known believe that Allah sent his prophet Mohammed to come and teach the good words of Islam on the planet (Om Sakthi, 2010). Despite these differences, the two religions do belief in life after death meaning that there will be resurrection of the dead at...
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...Religion on Earth looked very primitive. Their minds haven't evolved to the point where they can comprehend accepting things that they don't understand. They are still in the early stages of religion where they can only understand spirituality by confining it to their own human form and emotions. For example, their "God" is thought of as a guy with a robe. And they often talk about what he "feels". They don't understand that spirituality is much bigger than that. And that it includes things that the "religious" often deny, like scientific principals, physics and quantum mechanics that are far more elegant than what they have developed to comprehend. They must put them into a human context because they still think they need to completely understand something before it actually exists. They also believe that nothing, including universal and perfect laws of physics is more powerful than the characters they fabricate. They don't realize yet that they are talking about the same things that we already know. I expect that within the next five hundred to a thousand years, they will be able to break free of this limitation and see the higher power in the universe itself - that there are many things that, when we do figure them out, show themselves as complex, yet perfect, and that these forces in the universe are what hold the power of everything that happens here. These forces act as we know, with what appears to be massive intelligence, but not intelligence that even our minds have...
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...THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF PLANET EARTH My superiors sent me from my peaceful home plant of Gallifrey. Our religion is complex, but very important to my people. Our beliefs focus on the cause, nature, and purpose in this universe. We are a peaceful people that are called Time Lords. We receive our name for our non-linear perception of time which us allows us to see everything that was, is, or could be at the same time. Because of this we value all life and see the absolute beauty in all life large and small. My superiors feel that the in habitants of the Planet Earth are in religious term-oil because they all believe in many different religions, most of which having the same idea as the next. I have been on this planet for 6 months now and I must report my preliminary findings. The religion I decided to look closer into is Christianity because it is a compassionate religion close to that of my people. Christianity as a religion is monotheistic. Meaning that they only believe in one true "God." Christians believe in a "Holy Trinity." Simply, this is the belief that their God begot a Son, Jesus, and that when he died he became a "ghost" known to them as the "Holy Ghost." Superiors please do not be confused in thinking that this is polytheistic religion. To them God, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit are all one in the same. For the most part Christians are loving people. They show compassion towards non-believers and welcome anyone to hear the "Word of Christ." This is their sacred...
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...THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF PLANET EARTH My superiors sent me from my peaceful home plant of Gallifrey. Our religion is complex, but very important to my people. Our beliefs focus on the cause, nature, and purpose in this universe. We are a peaceful people that are called Time Lords. We receive our name for our non-linear perception of time which us allows us to see everything that was, is, or could be at the same time. Because of this we value all life and see the absolute beauty in all life large and small. My superiors feel that the in habitants of the Planet Earth are in religious term-oil because they all believe in many different religions, most of which having the same idea as the next. I have been on this planet for 6 months now and I must report my preliminary findings. The religion I decided to look closer into is Christianity because it is a compassionate religion close to that of my people. Christianity as a religion is monotheistic. Meaning that they only believe in one true "God." Christians believe in a "Holy Trinity." Simply, this is the belief that their God begot a Son, Jesus, and that when he died he became a "ghost" known to them as the "Holy Ghost." Superiors please do not be confused in thinking that this is polytheistic religion. To them God, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit are all one in the same. For the most part Christians are loving people. They show compassion towards non-believers and welcome anyone to hear the "Word of Christ." This is their sacred...
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