How Does the Text Define Beliefs in the Context of Religion

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Short Answer

How does the text define beliefs in the context of religion? What are three areas of belief that religious traditions typically address?

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Definitions:

Vision

The faculty or state of being able to see, or the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom.

Adventure

An exciting or very unusual experience; participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises.

Nihilism

The view that nothing has any value or that there are no values.

Altruism

The thesis that one ought to act for the sake of the interests of others, rather than one’s own interests alone. See also ethical altruism; psychological altruism.