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352 - Peter Boghossian - What Is Religion?

The Symbolic World

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** What religion is, why it matters. Truth? No. **

Factuality operates on a scale where individuals must assess their trust in various beliefs, such as societal or religious foundations. People engage with their trust in tangible ways, much like they trust the integrity of a sidewalk without contemplation, unless an incident occurs that forces them to reassess that trust. The varying responses to such triggers highlight that some individuals maintain unwavering trust regardless of historical flaws or challenges to foundational principles, while others may respond with skepticism or fear in the face of perceived threats to their beliefs. This dynamic also applies to religious faith, where questions about core tenets, like the resurrection, can provoke differing reactions based on personal thresholds for doubt. Ultimately, the insights illustrate that belief systems, including religion, rely on individual interpretations of truth, often shaped by historical context and personal experience, rather than on absolute factuality.

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