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Atheism
Without / no god
Weak atheism
absence of belief in the existence of God
Strong atheism
strongly held belief that god does not exist
Agnosticism
belief it is not possible to know whether god exists or know anything about the nature of god
Materialism
the only things that exist are energy and matter, there are no supernatural or spiritual things, and therefore there is no god
Naturalism
the laws of nature operate the universe and that is all, there is no purpose or higher power, and no supernatural things and therefore no god
Durkheim
sociological critic D…
unites and preserves the community
Durkheim offered a functionalist theory that religion…
Religion gives people the ____ to follow their societies rules (Durkheim)
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