Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The 3 Abrahamic Religions
A point that was brought up during this week’s discussion was that the favorable representation of Cherubim as cute angels is mirrored by the appearance of Jesus being assumed to be Caucasian. This article makes an interesting point on how cultures portray religious figures to look like the dominant racial identity – https://www.history.com/news/what-did-jesus-look-like. Thus, this…
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Super natural Creatures
This week our group talked about how the perception of Jinn in Islamic lore has changed over time. And we also compared and contrasted other religion’s beliefs in supernatural creatures. To start off, as Alejandro mentioned that a mysticism said that to be a Muslim one must believe in Jinn which shows the great importance…
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Sodomorum et Gomorrhæ
“But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.” Lk. 17:19 (NIV). In the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah, two cities, Sodom and Gomorrah, were filled with wicked and sinful people. This greatly displeased God, who decided thus to destroy these cities. When the Patriarch Abraham…
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Etic and Emic, Two sides of the same coin
I’m sure we’ve all been told the phrase “think outside the box”, well did you know that this means much more than a way one perceives a certain scenario or situation? Emic means analyzing a group’s culture or language from the inside. This means that the researcher would have a perspective that is directly or…
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Aspects of the Exodus and Other Similar Religious Narratives
For this week’s discussion, my group and I discussed what two components we found interesting to reflect on in the book of Exodus. If there were any other religious narratives, we could connect the components. The first component Under the new rule in Egypt, the Pharaoh felt threatened by the increasing number of Israelites, so…
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Inception of Fantastic Beasts
Mythical beasts and fantastic beings represented by supernatural animals or hybrid humans have been captivating imaginations through myths and folklore for centuries, telling tales of natural history and are symbolic of past events. In the modern period, there is a growing influence of rational scientific views of the world which can cause society to diverge…
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A Tale of Fantastic Beasts, Mythical Creatures and Demons
My group and I did not have a lot of discussions this week, but the one discussion we had was about the painting “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci. To give a brief on this painting we talked about how this myth of The Last Supper had various untold secrets or messages. However, the…
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The Last Supper: The Communion of World Religions
The “Villain” and “Decent” in religious stories Throughout all the heroic legends, the birth of a hero must through the brutal hurt by the villain. In other words, justice can only be highlighted when evil has shown. Also in religious myths, this rule is also shown in different world religions. Whether it is…
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The Social Impact on Myths: How Myths of Creation Help in Understanding Particular Worldviews
My group did a fantastic job of illustrating the important concepts to a couple of the questions asked, particularly questions one and two. Mythology is spread amongst several individuals socially. For example, traditions/beliefs passed down from generation to generation, traveling, or word of mouth (through this course). According to Leontovich (2015), personal identity is “formed…
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Creation Myths and Worldviews
The discussion our group had this week focused mainly on the importance of myths and their correlation with the shaping of beliefs of a specific group or people or society altogether. First of all, it is nearly impossible to deny the influence of religion and myths in modern society. As one of the group members…
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