Believing that there is a being or force greater than us gives us comfort because we can sort all of the previously unknown into the "God file" and suddenly be more okay with not knowing because this thing has/is the answer. ... It is a religion more akin to animism, where nature, objects, elements and energy are imbued with deep sacred meaning. Shinto stresses the balance between humans and nature, and the responsibility for us to maintain that balance with our efforts. ... Kami have split nature they can love and be kind or cause destruction and disharmony, this is why they are app...

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They have been wise enough to see that each man has a right to worship as he sees himself fit, and that no man is justified in seeking to force his doctrine on his neighbor. ... The vie that Christianity represents a unity of divine service, knowledge of God, and morality long impeded the conceptual definition of the essence of Christianity. ... Hindus seek to remain conscious of the illusory Nature of this world and so progressively deny themselves, at least in thought, all forms of material, emotional, and even spiritual rewards and property. ...

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