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| Question | Answer |
| Intro | RELIGION: a set of beliefs that are shared by a group of people. Try to use evidence to support their faith SCIENCE: Uses evidence and tries to draw conclusions from facts. IDEOLOGY: a set of standards that are followed by people, government, and/or other groups that is considered the "norm". Science and Religion have not always been opposed Science arose from religion, not in opposition to it-need for truth(Nietzsche) Therefore |
| Historical view (Before Enlightenment) | Religion is the oldest ideology and ;regime of truth' Foucault (Durkheim-Aborigines) Science was less dominant People believed in the msytical Religion was the regime of truth until the 17th Century. |
| Historical view (After Enlightenment) | Science and reason began to challenge religion Facts become more difficult to ignore and easier to trust (Creationism V Evolution) |
| Contemporary view (Where is religion dominant?) | Monolithic societies (Italy etc) Parsons: their norms and values and cultural system are based on Catholicism E.g. Views and Laws on Abortion, Homosexuality etc |
| Does the ideology benefit everyone equally? | Bruce: People see religion as outdated Abbot and Wallace: Religion is a product of patriarchy and benefits men Mirza- Fundamentalism and Cultural defense |
| Where is religion not dominant? | In Pluralistic societies Bruce: Disengagement and secularisation Weber: Disnechantment and rationalisation-science provides answers In some places Political Ideology is Dominant(North Korea) |
| Was religion ever dominant? | In Modern USA religion is not part of the constitution The state and religion are separate Freedom to choose ideology USA is dominant in Scientific research |
| Postmodernists | Lyotard: Religion, Science and Ideology are allmetanarratives, claiming monopoly on truths Postmodernists: Such metanarratives are now just stories that are equally as valid. They are all ideologies that express different beliefs |