All three of these TED talks really get you thinking about the concept of religion and what it is. One of the TED talks touched on the idea of no religion. Although i do not necesarrilly agree with this idea, because i agree with the main idea Lesley Hazleton incorporated into her TED talk about faith is in every human based off of their doubt. Although I think the idea of religion not being a thing could be a benefit in certain aspects, such as international relations, or politics would make life easier I just do not think the idea of no religion is valid. Speaking on the topic of how no religion could improve international relations and politics the reason i believe that it is a problem is due to the fact that many people receive the minimum information on an outside religion from a bias of another person and then they have that negative view on that religion from that point on, not doing a further investigation for themselves on that religion to maybe understand it better. This is why i really appreciate this class and chose to do my extended essay in world religions because it allows me to create my own thoughts on particular religions, not based on the information being presented to me with the bias of the presenter skewing the information. One way that information is skewed is the language the presenter uses while conveying the information to you. Language has a major affect on faith. Some faith was originally restricted to one language, Islam for example arabic, this meant that the religions had a small pool of people it could reach due to individualized language. The language within religious text also affects faith. How the stories and practices of faith were written down at the beginning of the religion determined how the information from that time period is interpreted today. This is why i think the course of world religions and the religions we study is so beneficial for our generation because we can take a step back from stereotypical bias and find out the truth behind religions that we did not previously understand.
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