Anusha+Prasad+RP+Post+2

1. - **What impact does religion have in a connected and highly globalized society?** - How does religion influence one’s individual identity? - How does religion impact politics? - How have different religious faiths changed the mindset of people over time? - How has technology aided in the spread of religion?

2. Why society needs religion

3. Credong

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5. I accessed this source on Thursday night, through a Google search of “religion in society”. This is a website. 6. Subject: Religion, society, the impacts of religion on individuals, and the impacts of religion on a collective group Occasion: Discuss the merits of a belief in further detail in relation to society and individuals Audience: People interested in religion, people interested in society and how it functions, students conducting research, Purpose: Outline why religion is needed in society, with concrete examples as well as commentary Speaker: Credong, Borut Jegrisnik, people who believe that society needs religion to function Tone: Scholarly, forthright.

7. Credong asserts that religion is important in society, even to those who don’t believe in a specific religion. Credong gives several reasons as to why society needs religion: to regulate behavior, to teach self-sufficiency, to teach cooperation (which is important in a society, something in which many people are a part of), and finally, to give people something to believe in, despite whatever else may be happening. Religion stays constant and true and remains.

8. Religion is needed in a society to maintain order as well offer intangible but valuable principles to the people of a society that will help them succeed and be better.

9. I am persuaded to some extent by the author’s treatment of the topic. The author raises some very interesting points and sublinks on the website go into a bit more detail. I’ve had these very same beliefs about religion in today’s society as well and it was really interesting to see someone else’s perspective about the beliefs that I share. The arguments are convincing, though I wish the author had given some more concrete examples to further his point. I am swayed with the things he says, though I do wonder how someone against this argument would counter the arguments made by Jegrisnik. Another interesting thing to consider after reading this is the how the impact of different religions vary in society.

10. “In fact there are many people who would argue that we could not function without religion.” “…what is beyond dispute is that the rules for what is acceptable for society are largely based on religion. Without religion we would almost certainly live in a different type of society.” “Virtually all religions that teach that you are responsible for taking care of yourself.” “Religion teaches that we should work together and help each other and it discourages the kind of selfish behavior that would make a functioning society impossible.” “ People need to believe that there is a reason for what they are doing and that there is a reason for life. Religion provides this for them.”