Most people confuse the concepts of "religion" and "faith", and some simply equate them. Meanwhile, these concepts are harmonious, and not completely identical.
Instructions
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The word "religion" comes from the Latin ligio, which means to bind. In a general sense, this is a doctrine of faith or a way for a person to connect himself with higher powers.
Step 2
Faith is the recognition of something as true solely by virtue of one's own conviction, without having either factual or logical evidence. Faith can be (and should be) the foundation of religion, but not vice versa.
Step 3
Faith has the ability to unite people. On the basis of faith, a doctrine or its template arises, which, in essence, is religion. At the same time, believers do not always see in this template their reflection of the world, which can lead to certain problems. Religion is a structured view of how to believe. With laws, rituals and prohibitions. We can say that religion is a way to believe by the rules.
Step 4
Faith may well exist without religion. The most undeveloped civilizations believed in something, without formalizing their perception of the world in a specific religion. Religion is a type or form of perception of the world, which is due to people's belief in higher powers. Religion is impossible without faith, because without it it is a set of cultural traditions or a set of moral prohibitions and restrictions.
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Faith is one of the important features of the mental development of a person. A person always has the opportunity to believe in what will make him happy. This Absolute in each case can be different, in fact, we can say that each person is characterized by some kind of his own, individual faith. This is an inner, innermost need that does not need to be shared with other people.
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Religion is an external manifestation of faith, it can help a person to be a part of society, maintain correct moral guidelines, and motivate to action. Religions differ, but at the same time it cannot be said that one religion is qualitatively better than another, therefore the change in religious beliefs cannot be called progress, rather it is a "horizontal movement".
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Faith is absolutely disinterested, it is recognized by the mind and accepted by the heart, but at the same time it cannot be forcibly implanted, unlike religion. There are many examples in human history when religion exploited faith to achieve some goals, but there is not a single example of faith exploiting religion.
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The fact is that, like any teaching, religion arises on a suitable soil, that is, faith, which is an indispensable attribute of any such teaching. But faith does not require compliance with rules, laws, rituals, because, unlike religion, it cannot be driven into a specific framework.
