RELIGION: What We Believe - Introduction
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...With this in mind, we may find it useful to seek an understanding of where a Causative Force would be, where we are in relation to a Causative Force, and what significance this has for us as individuals and as a species.
This step provides the understanding of the religious concept that a Causative Force is truly omnipresent – located everywhere – as panentheism asserts.
Religion is the oldest of the three means by which we can understand ourselves, others, our universe, and our Causative Force.
Therefore, it is the first place we should look for verification regarding the potential for a universal philosophy. Support needs to be drawn from what religious concepts
imply – not what humans themselves say.
Verification must be provided by examining concepts large groups of us believe, hold dear, and consider sacred.
Very few people are experts in all fields of religion, science, and philosophy.
Recognizing this to be the case, we must seek a source that is neutral, holds credentials, and is written for the general reader.
For this, we will utilize the appropriate Eastern and Western Thought – Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion by William L. Reese.
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