International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 5

Foundation of Religious Beliefs: A Scientific and Technological Analysis

  • Author:
  • Rajeev Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 14
  • Page Number: 518 to 531

Junior Research Fellow, Dept. of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India-160014

Online published on 10 March, 2016.

Abstract

Religion is a Natural-Sociological phenomenon. It based upon creeds or beliefs. Science and technology as an inseparable and organic part of society. Scientific and technological activities refers to the elucidation of unknown phenomena, and to the creation of new knowledge through the discovery of new natural laws and principles, and the new knowledge obtained is then utilized in the real society. The essence of this article is how science and technology contributes to society is the creation of new knowledge, and then utilization of that knowledge to boost the prosperity of human lives, and to solve the various issues facing society.

Keywords

Religious Beliefs, Technological Society, Harvard Program, Electronic culture, Robot Kami