Dr. Martin Jaffee Engages with the Question: Would People Be Religious if They Were Never Going to Die?

Martin Jaffee, Alfred Benney

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Abstract

Would people be religious if they were never going to die?

Dr. Martin Jaffee discusses his belief that humans would still be religious if they were never going to die, because death is not the most crucial concern of religion. While religion is grounded in the need for “control” of this life, there would still be other limitations that humans would need religion to control.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalDefault journal
StatePublished - Jul 6 1999

Disciplines

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Religion
  • Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

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