beliefs

By: Weronika Domagała

Beliefs - a set of claims about the

supernatural. Beliefs exist in every culture. Beliefs

may relate to the existence of the Creator, the

supernatural forces that created the world, and its

relationship with man. They may relate to the

consideration whether there is life after death.

Monotheism

Polytheism

Atheism

Deism

Pantheism

Non-theism

Monotheism – a belief in the existence of one

God, and the exclusion of the existence of any other

divine beings. The opposite of monotheism is

polytheism. Monotheistic faiths are the three

religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Sikhism,

Rastafari, Babism and Baha'i.

Polytheism – a belief in the existence of many

gods (for example, in ancient Greece, Poseidon was

the god of sea and Aphrodite - the goddess of love.)

According to Islam, polytheism is a grave sin,

considered to be such by the Bible as well.

Atheism - rejection of faith, the idea that the

gods do not exist. It is a lack of belief in the

existence of deities. This term was attributed to

everyone who was a believer in the false gods, or to

the unbelievers. Approximately 2.3% of the world's

population claim themselves to be atheists.

Pantheism - the identifying religious view of

God with the world, understood as nature. Pantheism

is often combined with the ideas of development of

the universe, unity, eternity and the vividness of the

material world. It recognizes the existence of God as

a rational being.

Non-Theism - religious doctrine that does not

preclude the existence of god. For non-theistic

religions usually considered to be: Buddhism and

Jainism.

Non-theistic religions and philosophies are

characterized by their primary focus of much of their

attention on the relevant moral life.