Works of Scholars

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)