Defining Religion
Ernesto Graci defines religion as "Man's endeavor to construct a holy and in-tact cosmos, which he perceives to be overpowering to himself." Freud believed that religion is simply a projection of our desires on a self-created being that does not exist. But what is religion? Religion exists as one of the most complex and important fields human study. Some, like Graci and Freud, see religion as a human creation. However, I view it differently. If religion is seen as a man-made creation, then it loses the beauty of man's interaction with the divine. Religion is beyond a self-created organizational structure. It is a study of the fabric of humanity and the cosmos that makes it up. The divine cannot be put into a box, rather it creates the box which man lives in.
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