RBS Final Exam
What two types of explanations are given when humans try to make sense out of life? - Answer -1.
Synchronic
2. Diachronic
What is synchronic? What sort of questions do they answer? - Answer -It is the snapshot stories of your
life. It captures a moment in time and it answers questions about who we are.
What are the 6 questions of meaning answered by synchronicity? - Answer -- Being (component parts)
- Becoming (life cycle progress)
- Belonging (ongoing)
- a Home (lineages, and land)
- Doing (vocation and value)
- Possessions (wealth)
What is diachronic? What answer does it provide to? - Answer -It is a movie (the story) of history, it
occurs over a time period (you can often see the change).
What are the three to meaning questions that diachronic answers? - Answer -- Biography (everyday
stories of life)
- Group History (larger story of human life)
- Cosmic Drama (foundational stories)
, How does Protestant Christianity respond to animistic cultures? X4 - Answer -- They assume it will
disappear
- Superstitious
- Excluded Middle
- Did not take it seriously
How do traditional societies view Christianity? X3 - Answer -1. Does not give spiritual answers for
everyday life.
2. Encourages young people to reject and rebel against their family and culture.
3. Dishonors ancestors.
What are the four ways that folk religion generate fortune? - Answer -1. Blessings and oaths (spoken)
2. Merit (good works)
3. Magic
4. Powers
What are blessings/oaths? - Answer -Oaths are conditional curses directed towards oneself.
What is merit? - Answer -the improvement of present and future well-being through actions.
What is magic? - Answer -the use of supernatural forces to control events in life.
What are the ways for positioning for positive powers? - Answer -1. Geomancy (life - giving cosmic
breath associated with best locations for houses, temples, and graves. Determined by diviners).
2. Luck (fortune is influenced by certain objects - rocks, feathers - that bring good or bad luck.
What types of things do people fear? X5 - Answer -- Untimely births or deaths
- Natural calamities [hurricane/typhoon]
- Diseases [Pandemic]
- Failures
What two types of explanations are given when humans try to make sense out of life? - Answer -1.
Synchronic
2. Diachronic
What is synchronic? What sort of questions do they answer? - Answer -It is the snapshot stories of your
life. It captures a moment in time and it answers questions about who we are.
What are the 6 questions of meaning answered by synchronicity? - Answer -- Being (component parts)
- Becoming (life cycle progress)
- Belonging (ongoing)
- a Home (lineages, and land)
- Doing (vocation and value)
- Possessions (wealth)
What is diachronic? What answer does it provide to? - Answer -It is a movie (the story) of history, it
occurs over a time period (you can often see the change).
What are the three to meaning questions that diachronic answers? - Answer -- Biography (everyday
stories of life)
- Group History (larger story of human life)
- Cosmic Drama (foundational stories)
, How does Protestant Christianity respond to animistic cultures? X4 - Answer -- They assume it will
disappear
- Superstitious
- Excluded Middle
- Did not take it seriously
How do traditional societies view Christianity? X3 - Answer -1. Does not give spiritual answers for
everyday life.
2. Encourages young people to reject and rebel against their family and culture.
3. Dishonors ancestors.
What are the four ways that folk religion generate fortune? - Answer -1. Blessings and oaths (spoken)
2. Merit (good works)
3. Magic
4. Powers
What are blessings/oaths? - Answer -Oaths are conditional curses directed towards oneself.
What is merit? - Answer -the improvement of present and future well-being through actions.
What is magic? - Answer -the use of supernatural forces to control events in life.
What are the ways for positioning for positive powers? - Answer -1. Geomancy (life - giving cosmic
breath associated with best locations for houses, temples, and graves. Determined by diviners).
2. Luck (fortune is influenced by certain objects - rocks, feathers - that bring good or bad luck.
What types of things do people fear? X5 - Answer -- Untimely births or deaths
- Natural calamities [hurricane/typhoon]
- Diseases [Pandemic]
- Failures
