The Ultimate Critique
The Religion of the Galactic Order (The Way) is the ultimate religion of the Galactic Alliance. Similar to religions on Earth that aren’t necessarily Abrahamic, it gives moral and rituals, has a set belief system, and discusses our reason of human existence. However, like most religions, The Way is more of a closed sector of religion. Our main idea of The Way came from the ideas of Buddhism, Judaism, Scientology, and Catholicism. In a Buddhist perspective, one has to be spiritual to become a Jedi or to use the Force. One has to become one with the universe and ideas of the force is similar to the ideas of karma. This religion states that humans came from an alien race, the Hysalrians. As one can see, the Hysalrians are
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After coming up with the 6 elements of the force, Tuira noticed some flaws in the religion. Even though we tried to be authentic as possible, but one can’t have a functioning religion without a way of creating new members. Jedis are already ‘pure’ by nature due to their understandings of the force, therefore, there is no need for a nun. However to fix that, we need some people who understand the force and can still create members without converting people to become Jedi Masters. Second, if we had enough time, we would like to create parables for the religion to create myths and legends. Technically, one can say that the Star Wars Saga is an urban legend on how Luke Skywalker realizing that he had great power and needed to use it to save the universe. If we could, we would also like to annotate the main Star Wars characters with the religion which includes: Anakin Skywalker, Leia Skywalker, Han Solo, Yoda, and Obi Won Kinobi. Finally, with its many strengths in spirituality, there are are a few weakness. Of course, there is the procreation and new member factor. Yes, technically, everyone can use the force, but not everyone will choose too. We created the Jad as a way to describe those who don’t want to understand the methods of the force. Because of this, we fear that this will lead to another form of discrimination. Instead of prejudices of race, gender or sexuality, there will be a time where Jedis and Jad will go against each other in a socioeconomic way. We can’t let that happen. Overall, this project was great in terms of the fact that we created a religion based on Star
In The Sacred Quest, University of Notre Dame professor Lawrence Cunningham attempts the search for a coherent definition of religion. While he doesn’t strive for a one-sentence interpretation of what indicates a real, organized religion, he arrives on several elements and functions to give meaning to his definition. To Cunningham, there are five elements that make up a religion: belief, feeling, action, individual and community aspects, and values. Cunningham argues that these five elements exists in order to explain what could not otherwise be explained, enable people to sustain hope in the face of difficult experiences, and provide ways of thinking that provide goals and respond to “great problems” in life (158). All of these aspects work
Zoroastrianism and Buddhism, like many other world religions, attempted to answer the big questions that were being asked in Southwest Asia and India in the Axial Age (700 B.C.E - 500 B.C.E) and establish social order. Social order, in this sense, refers to a set of customs and values that create well-behaved citizens and allow a society to exist safely and harmoniously. While both religions tried to make sense of suffering and provide guidance to people on how to live their lives, each differs tremendously in their fundamental beliefs.
Since the beginning of time humans have endeavoured to explain the causes and reasons behind their existence. As a result of this thirst for knowledge many different beliefs and values have been formulated with the aim of explaining this age-old question. Most of these beliefs are prevalent today in the form of institutionalised religions. In order to gain an understanding of the word 'religion', we need to fully analyse and compare the components of religions in order to gain a more cultivated understanding of this enigmatic term. An extremely valuable way of classifying religion and its many aspects is through the Seven Dimensions, developed by Ninian Smart. (See Appendix 1) These dimensions explore the many aspects of religion in a
“Hinduism is a collection of religious beliefs that developed slowly over a long period of time.” (World History Patterns of Interaction, 2005) Hinduism has been made up of so many different cultures and beliefs that unlike Christianity and Islam it is unable to be traced back. Hindus believe in karma and reincarnation. Karma is good and
In Kevin Riley’s article “From Tribal to Universal”, him and several other historians argue that religious traditions emerge within and through traditions and beliefs that already exist. These new religions borrow from, adapt, and reject older traditions. Their ideas along with beliefs, can often be traced back and connected to multiple existing systems of belief. The documents collected in “Tribal to Universal Religion” help us understand and analyze the relationships between various religions, some of which did not originate in the same place, and their common ideas. Kevin Riley is surely right about religions borrowing from, adapting, and rejecting older traditions. This idea is clearly seen through the creation of Buddhism and Christianity.
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In conducting my research on Star Wars, I wanted to make sure that I kind of found a variety of sources. I decided to do my field report on Star Wars originally because I was aware that I needed to include an interview component in this report. I immediately thought of my R.A., who just happens to be an incredibly huge Star Wars fan. I knew that I would have to investigate some element of the movies and religion has always been a very controversial topic within the Star Wars "universe". To research the topic I went through the IU Libraries Database and retrieved articles about Lucas and his beliefs about religion and about pop culture spirituality and the movies in general. I also held an
In some ways Hinduism is the oldest living religion since some elements of it date back thousands of years; Hinduism has no single founder, no single scripture, and no commonly agreed set of teachings despite many key figures and numerous holy books that might indicate otherwise. Hence why Hinduism is often referred to as a “way of life” and why it makes sense that the religion was informed by so many external conditions around its “birth” (BBC Religion Profile,
The personal and communal nature of spirituality is nowhere so clear as it is with the Jedi Community. I assert that the promotion of the Jedi Path (as an authentic spiritual orientation) is best maintained by the Perennial Philosophy. In the performance of ritual at the Temple such as birthdays, invocations, tokens of offering, etc., etc. are all designed to promote a “higher” spirituality, authentic in form and grounded in science/philosophy. In addition, I explore how (daily) rituals at (both at the Temple and at home) imply/strengthen/reinforce the particular moral agenda of the Jedi/ Code and their Code. In the observation of such an ethical framework, served as the basis for moral purification and the basis and rationale an individual’s (Jedi) training as well as for the general placement of the (Jedi Path) spirituality within society. As a moral beacon, the Temple functions as a transforming influence beneficial to society as a whole, providing foundation of the Jedi Path. In short, the communal and social understanding of ritual functions and observances at the Temple is a major aspect of (perennial philosophy and ) the rationale for its existence.
There are many religions on planet earth. The top five religions are Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Each religion is different and follows different beliefs. The religion that your alien society should adopt is Buddhism. There’s a variety of reasons why your society should adopt Buddhism, all which involve your needs. It's the religion that’s best fitted for your society.
In the George Lucas film, the creator of Star Wars, has very strong Hindu beliefs. Similar to Hinduism affecting our lives, so has it affected his to an extent, which can also be seen by the fact that he has incorporated Hindu themes throughout the Star Wars film. This essay will explain, through different examples, the way Lucas has pushed Hinduism into this movie. In the movie, The Empire Strikes Back, it seems to portray some type of Hinduism in the first parts. Moreover, In the scene when Luke Skywalker goes to find Yoda. As he arrives, Skywalker finds himself in a swamp or forest, trying to find an old and wise master Yoda to learn the ways of the force. Later in that scene Luke gets a vision that his friends are in great danger. Luke then prepares to departure to go save his friends. Yoda persuades him not to go by saying that he must finish his training first because it is more important. This specifies on the Hindu concept of job over blood. The duty over blood lesson can be looked as examples in readings found in the Bhagavad Gita, where Krishna tells Arjuna to battle his cousin in spite of his emotions for them, it is his job to do so.
On this vast planet religions are becoming more prevalent and are being studied more frequently in recent times. Many individuals want to study and learn about the origins of some religions, on where they were developed and what was the cause of this glorification of a divine. The art of religion is processed by many ideologies, background, beliefs, myths, and rituals. The five major religions of the world include: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism are solely based on these ideologies, and ultimately leads to one goal, to follow the path of god, or to seek a euphoric state of salvation. In spite of all the differences among the world’s five major religions, they have very similar ethical constructs, which should encourage more mutual respect among them.
Throughout history religion has been used as means to justify actions and to control people. The two earliest examples are Zoroastrianism and Hinduism. The time frames that will be discussed will be the reign of Cyrus, 521 to 486 BCE, and India from 1500 to 500 BCE, before the Persians had a direct effect on India. The Persian religion is thought to be Zoroastrianism or a derivative of it, called Achaemenian. (For this paper the Persian’s religion will be referred to as Zoroastrianism.) However, Cyrus did not strive to spread his religion he introduced his self into other religions as a divine figure. Hinduism is a religion whose origins are unknown but are speculated to have been initiated by the Aryan people. The development of the
The Hindu religion and culture is a very complex subject. The Hindu religion combines rich ethnical and standard beliefs. We will take a closer look and try to understand the Hindu religion and culture. The Hindu religion is the oldest religion of the five major religions, which are Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism (Major World Religions, 2006). The Hindu religion began to develop about 4.000 years ago in India, but it there was no single founder or system of belief (Major World Religions, 2006). There are many diverse and various Gods in the Hindu religion. One of the most important beliefs is the theory of karma, which holds that all beings, human or animal have karma which determines which soul is for which body and
Many people who live on Earth are close minded to what is really out there in the universe. They cannot even begin to fathom the vastness of it and how Earth is just a tiny little speck compared to everything else out there. From the planets to the stars and out towards the edge of the unknown, we can only see what science provides us with. From this, we know that we are nothing but a tiny planet located in a solar system of millions in a galaxy of many more in the universe.