Although Virtually All Religions Give Lip-Service to a Desire for World

question 8

Multiple Choice

Although virtually all religions give lip-service to a desire for world peace, and although world peace requires greater tolerance and understanding between peoples, religious institutions may be rewarded for creating hostility between groups.This is because

• A)an institution increases in numbers and resources if it emphasizes ethnic pride and the moral superiority of the group.
• B)most world religions preach the glory of the holy crusade.
• C)embracing pluralism reduces anomie in a culture.
• D)all of the above.

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Definitions:

Egocentric Thinking

A cognitive perspective where an individual has difficulty understanding or acknowledging viewpoints other than their own.

Sensorimotor Stage

The first of Piaget's stages of cognitive development, where infants from birth to approximately two years old learn about the world through their senses and actions.

Operations

Flexible, reversible mental manipulations of objects, in which objects can be mentally transformed and then returned to their original states.

Precausal Thinking

A type of reasoning typical in early childhood where logic is not yet developed, leading to conclusions that don't follow logically from their premises.