... , one views them though their own lenses. Likewise, one's own religious beliefs serve as one's lenses to view other religions. The width of one's lens majorly depends on one's bias towards their own religion; the stronger one's bias towards their own religion, the lesser the width of their lens making it harder to make sense out of other religions. An essential point to understand is ... that bias does not necessarily mean true faith. If one is able to expand their own lens by understanding the point of view of others then that gives them a better stance in judgment of right and wrong; b...

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After hearing Agathon's views of love, Socrates relates his theory of love through a speech that was given to him by Diotima. In contrast to Agathon's view, which stated that love is for that of the young and the beautiful, Socrates gives a better understanding that is more of an evolutionary process. Socrates begins his speech by refuting what Agathon said, that love was a great god ... is a spirit, something that is in between gods and mortals. In this way it can serve as a bridge between the two. The spirits that held the world together as a whole, the force that relayed messages and praye...

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... moral authority, rather, the belief system was such a part of their lifestyle that there was no differentiation. In discussing ancient civilizations such as the Greek Empire, it is also important to understand that nonconformity was not even a mode of thinking, therefore, there was no room for religious disunity. In homogeneous societies, religion serves to further bridge the culture together. This is ... not the case in other later civilizations. The ancient Greeks held close to a common polytheistic belief system and operated the government, domestic lifestyle, and recreation from thi...

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... and both fulfilled it wonderfully from their great dwellings high in the sky. They both lived in places that were the heavens of their myths. Their dwellings were both high above, but connected to, the earth. Zeus resided on Mt. Olympus, a high mountain, and Odin lived in Asgard, a giant palace in the sky, connected to earth by a bridge. Mt. Olympus, based on the myth, was a very high ... fulfill their responsibilities. To review, the distinct similarities between Asgard, Odin's home and Mt. Olympus, Zeus" home, were that they were both in the sky high above the mortals and common peopl...

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