What is Religion?

Religion is a term which is easily used but not so easily understood. We all know what it means and have experienced it on some level, yet we find great difficulty in creating a formal definition despite the fact it plays such a key role in the world around us. Perhaps at this stage I should clarify two things about this essay; Firstly I will attempt to reach a definition of what religion ‘is' or is thought to be rather than debating the validity of religion itself, or the existence of God. Secondly it should be noted that I shall try to reach this definition as a philosopher rather than a theologian. Although the questions discussed in both philosophy and theology are similar; what is good? Why are we here? How should we treat each other? There are some real differences between the two;
Firstly only religions have rituals; there are ceremonies for important life events (birth, death, marriage, etc.) and for important times of the year (Easter, Christmas,......

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