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Activity 2.3: Is religion belief?

Video response: Is religion belief?

Please watch the video below submit your answers to the following questions in Canvas > Assignments > Activity 2.3.

Before watching the video:

  • What does the term “belief” mean to you?
  • Is belief an important part of religion to you?
  • How would you define religion, personally?

After watching the video:

  • What connections do you see between what Dr. Wesch said in the video and the examples of animism, polytheism, and nontheistic traditions that we learned about last class?
  • Do you agree with David Foster Wallace’s quote (“there is no such thing as atheism…”) at the end of the video?