RELIGION AS THE SPIRITUAL RELIGION AS THE SPIRITUAL PHENOMENONPHENOMENON

The Idea of World Doubling – The Idea of World Doubling – the Basis of Religious the Basis of Religious Consciousness. Consciousness. God’s Image God’s Image in the Man.in the Man.

The Mruth of God’s Existence. The Mruth of God’s Existence. Evidences of God’s Existence. Evidences of God’s Existence. Physico-theological Physico-theological Arguments.Arguments.

Sense of Life and Its Problems Sense of Life and Its Problems in Religion. The Truth of Soul in Religion. The Truth of Soul Immortality. Immortality. (Immortalism).(Immortalism).

Eternal problems: “What are you? Eternal problems: “What are you? What is your mission? What is the What is your mission? What is the origin of the world and its advisability origin of the world and its advisability — they are inseparable from man’s — they are inseparable from man’s history, his self-consciousness in the history, his self-consciousness in the world he created himself.world he created himself.

We can read about these problems We can read about these problems in Holy Scripture, Religion in Holy Scripture, Religion philosophy. They are embodied in philosophy. They are embodied in national traditions and customs in national traditions and customs in Teachers’ of the Church Teachers’ of the Church exhortations.exhortations.

Religious consciousness directs Religious consciousness directs the man to humanness in the man to humanness in relations between people. The relations between people. The man has the need in self-man has the need in self-perfection on the principles of perfection on the principles of the highest values. The need of the highest values. The need of self-perfection inspires the man self-perfection inspires the man with the feeling of truth, world with the feeling of truth, world harmony and bliss. harmony and bliss. Unselfishness of his actions — Unselfishness of his actions — is the highest manifestation of is the highest manifestation of his religiousness.his religiousness.

Why the world of man’s existence is Why the world of man’s existence is bifurcated? What is the specific character bifurcated? What is the specific character of man’s spiritual life? He has the definite of man’s spiritual life? He has the definite aim in his life and aspires to achieve it. aim in his life and aspires to achieve it. Creative ideas or fantasy are rather Creative ideas or fantasy are rather essential during this process. essential during this process. The man The man creates spiritual life of images and ideas on creates spiritual life of images and ideas on the basis of his knowledge and experience.the basis of his knowledge and experience. This spiritual life is created in This spiritual life is created in two formstwo forms – – sensually perceived and abstract.sensually perceived and abstract. The The image of goal is created by means of the image of goal is created by means of the ideas and the goal is the final result of ideas and the goal is the final result of activity. At the same time ideal image of activity. At the same time ideal image of the future in the form of the dream the future in the form of the dream appears. In other words: What does the appears. In other words: What does the man aspires to? What does the world like? man aspires to? What does the world like? What does the man like in the world?What does the man like in the world?

It means that the man proves himself in the world It means that the man proves himself in the world not only by means of thought and practical activity not only by means of thought and practical activity but also by all his senses. The image of dream but also by all his senses. The image of dream forms faith. forms faith. The man experiences the future as the The man experiences the future as the reality.reality. The reality that must come true is man’s The reality that must come true is man’s hope and one of the powerful stimulus (incentive) of hope and one of the powerful stimulus (incentive) of his vital activity. Its manifestation is in unselfish and his vital activity. Its manifestation is in unselfish and selfless love to God, the world the man live in. He selfless love to God, the world the man live in. He wishes to feel communication with God.wishes to feel communication with God.

A new world discovers before the man. A new world discovers before the man. He wishes He wishes to improve himself and the reality.to improve himself and the reality. That’s why the That’s why the sense of Supernatural is the necessary condition of sense of Supernatural is the necessary condition of the Universe realization.the Universe realization. The man wishes to feel The man wishes to feel himself as integral part of the Universe. He is the himself as integral part of the Universe. He is the personification of intellect, will, spiritual values. He personification of intellect, will, spiritual values. He is God’s image. The man is capable of creative is God’s image. The man is capable of creative work as God’s similarity. It means that man’s calling work as God’s similarity. It means that man’s calling is to continue God’s deed on the Earth. is to continue God’s deed on the Earth.

Doubling the world religion directs the man Doubling the world religion directs the man to the world of real life. It is necessary to to the world of real life. It is necessary to improve this world according to man’s improve this world according to man’s divine calling.divine calling. What is the essence of What is the essence of man’s calling? man’s calling? To confirm charity in To confirm charity in everyday life, to be good to people, to love everyday life, to be good to people, to love life created by God and to remember that life created by God and to remember that this life is running fast.this life is running fast. The value of this life The value of this life is in good deeds. is in good deeds.

To remember means to experience God’s To remember means to experience God’s presence in reality. presence in reality. Man’s mission is to Man’s mission is to embody God’s testament in this lifeembody God’s testament in this life. The . The sense of responsibility before the Creator is sense of responsibility before the Creator is the level of religiousness. The man the level of religiousness. The man believes in God. His soul strives to the believes in God. His soul strives to the Highest Truth. He tries by his mind to Highest Truth. He tries by his mind to approach to the substantiation of God’s approach to the substantiation of God’s existence (physico-theological argument). existence (physico-theological argument).

What are arguments for God’s exictence?What are arguments for God’s exictence? Arguments for god’s existence – The Arguments for god’s existence – The evidences produced, by the use of logic, in evidences produced, by the use of logic, in favour of God’s existence. Some have held favour of God’s existence. Some have held that by one or other of these arguments the that by one or other of these arguments the existence of God can be demonstrated, or existence of God can be demonstrated, or proved. Others hold that a demonstration is proved. Others hold that a demonstration is not possible, but that the accumulated not possible, but that the accumulated weight of the evidence from all the weight of the evidence from all the arguments confirms belief in God’s arguments confirms belief in God’s existence. Still others give even less existence. Still others give even less credibility to all logical arguments on the credibility to all logical arguments on the subject and hold that God’s existence is a subject and hold that God’s existence is a truth revealed to, and received by, faith truth revealed to, and received by, faith alone. The arguments most often used in alone. The arguments most often used in favour of God’s existence are as follows:favour of God’s existence are as follows:

1. 1. The The A PrioriA Priori argument argument argues from cause to effect and argues from cause to effect and is based on “self-evident truths”, is based on “self-evident truths”, or upon essential laws of human or upon essential laws of human intelligence. From these intelligence. From these principles it labours to show that principles it labours to show that belief in God is a logical belief in God is a logical necessity.necessity.

2. The Obtological argumenty of Anselm - 2. The Obtological argumenty of Anselm - i.e.i.e. Anselm’s argument from the nature of Anselm’s argument from the nature of being or existence. Recognizing the being or existence. Recognizing the difference between absolute, perfect being, difference between absolute, perfect being, and relative imperfect being, he argued in and relative imperfect being, he argued in the form of a the form of a syllogismsyllogism. .

His major proposition was: The human His major proposition was: The human mind possesses the idea of a absolutely mind possesses the idea of a absolutely perfect being. His minor proposition was: perfect being. His minor proposition was: Absolute perfection of being implies Absolute perfection of being implies necessity of existence (for that which must necessity of existence (for that which must exist is of a higher order than that which exist is of a higher order than that which may exist). His conclusion was: An may exist). His conclusion was: An absolutely perfect being does exist – for absolutely perfect being does exist – for that which must exist, does exist.that which must exist, does exist.

3. The Cosmological,3. The Cosmological, or a or a posteriori argument argues from posteriori argument argues from effect to cause. It proceeds: effect to cause. It proceeds: Every effect must have a cause Every effect must have a cause adequate to produce it. The adequate to produce it. The world, or the universe, is an world, or the universe, is an effect and, therefore, must have effect and, therefore, must have an adequate cause. The only an adequate cause. The only cause capable of producing cause capable of producing such an effect is an all-powerful, such an effect is an all-powerful, eternal Creator, God.eternal Creator, God.

4. The Teleological argument4. The Teleological argument is is the argument from design. The the argument from design. The universe bears evident marks of universe bears evident marks of design or purpose; everywhere design or purpose; everywhere there is a wise and skilful there is a wise and skilful adaptation of means to end. But adaptation of means to end. But design presupposes an design presupposes an intelligent designer, God.intelligent designer, God.

5. The Moral argument5. The Moral argument considers the considers the phenomena of conscience in the phenomena of conscience in the human soul, and the universal human soul, and the universal feeling of accountability and feeling of accountability and dependence in men (the religious dependence in men (the religious sentiment). It is argued that this sentiment). It is argued that this sentiment is common to the moral sentiment is common to the moral constitution of all men, and if God constitution of all men, and if God does not exist this universal does not exist this universal conscience is a lie. Thus, the primary conscience is a lie. Thus, the primary sources of our belief in God are built sources of our belief in God are built into our moral constitution.into our moral constitution.

6. The Historical6. The Historical argument argument shows three things: (a). That the shows three things: (a). That the human race is not eternal – that human race is not eternal – that it had a beginning, or was it had a beginning, or was created. (b). That the created. (b). That the providential presence of God is providential presence of God is evident in human history. (c). evident in human history. (c). That it has been the universal That it has been the universal consent of all men of all races consent of all men of all races throughout all history that God throughout all history that God exists. exists.

7. The Scriptural argument7. The Scriptural argument uses the uses the evident supernatural origin of the Bible, its evident supernatural origin of the Bible, its miracles, its prophecies, and the beneficial miracles, its prophecies, and the beneficial effects it always produces wherever it is effects it always produces wherever it is introduced, as proofs that the God of the introduced, as proofs that the God of the Bible does indeed exist. In all such Bible does indeed exist. In all such arguments the danger to be avoided is that arguments the danger to be avoided is that of assuming man’s ability to be a of assuming man’s ability to be a competent judge and interpreter of the competent judge and interpreter of the facts. All argument starts with some facts. All argument starts with some presupposition. To presuppose the presupposition. To presuppose the ultimacy of human reason and ultimacy of human reason and interpretation is to deny the ultimacy of interpretation is to deny the ultimacy of God and the fallen state of man. On the God and the fallen state of man. On the presupposition of the ontological Trinity, presupposition of the ontological Trinity, each form of argument has merit and each form of argument has merit and appears in Scripture. But on any other appears in Scripture. But on any other presupposition, no argument can presupposition, no argument can demonstrate the truth of God’s existence, demonstrate the truth of God’s existence, for truth cannot be established by for truth cannot be established by presupposing a lie.presupposing a lie.

There are four trends in There are four trends in European Philosophy of European Philosophy of Religion. All these trends are Religion. All these trends are directly connected with the directly connected with the substantiation of God’s substantiation of God’s existence from the position of existence from the position of knowledge and modern knowledge and modern scientific and technological scientific and technological progress. progress.

These trends are: ontological, These trends are: ontological, cosmological, teleological and cosmological, teleological and moral.moral.

The first one is ontological argumentThe first one is ontological argument.. Its founder Its founder was medieval philosopher Anselm Kenterberisky was medieval philosopher Anselm Kenterberisky (1033 — 1109). The essence of this argument is the (1033 — 1109). The essence of this argument is the following – if I think about God and feel Him, so He following – if I think about God and feel Him, so He exists. What is in reality that we can feel and think exists. What is in reality that we can feel and think about? Its impossible to imagine those things that about? Its impossible to imagine those things that the man won’t touch, feel and hear. His imagination the man won’t touch, feel and hear. His imagination will be based on the elements of reality. Many will be based on the elements of reality. Many people leave on the Earth. Each of them has its people leave on the Earth. Each of them has its own idea of God. This tendency spreads even on own idea of God. This tendency spreads even on the same belief. For example: Orthodox and the same belief. For example: Orthodox and Catholic in Christianity, in Muslim (Islamite) - Catholic in Christianity, in Muslim (Islamite) - Sunnites and Shiites. Sunnites and Shiites.

Social relations, achievements of culture, political Social relations, achievements of culture, political aspects, the standard of scientific and technological aspects, the standard of scientific and technological progress influence on God’s idea, though God is progress influence on God’s idea, though God is only one in the world – the creator of the Universe, only one in the world – the creator of the Universe, Earth and man. Earth and man.

TThe second argument is cosmologicalhe second argument is cosmological.. The The precursor of this argument was Arabian precursor of this argument was Arabian thinker Ibn-Roshda (125-1198), known as thinker Ibn-Roshda (125-1198), known as Averoas. He was the author of the so Averoas. He was the author of the so called theory of “dual truth”. What does it called theory of “dual truth”. What does it mean? There are two truths – the truth of mean? There are two truths – the truth of mind and the truth of belief. We get mind and the truth of belief. We get knowledge about the world by means of knowledge about the world by means of our mind. Why this knowledge is true. our mind. Why this knowledge is true. Because we use it in reality. For example Because we use it in reality. For example we apply X-ray in diagnostics and we apply X-ray in diagnostics and treatment, we also use remedies to treat treatment, we also use remedies to treat patients. These things are the patients. These things are the achievements of man’s mind (intellect) in achievements of man’s mind (intellect) in the world cognition.the world cognition.

The divine worldThe divine world – the world of – the world of eternal aims at the truth of faith. eternal aims at the truth of faith. Thus we perceive the faith by Thus we perceive the faith by our feelings, realize it so it is our feelings, realize it so it is rather important in our life. This rather important in our life. This faith orients us in the reality and faith orients us in the reality and is necessary for us. That’s why is necessary for us. That’s why the faith is our eternal value in the faith is our eternal value in our vital activity.our vital activity.

The theory of “dual truth”The theory of “dual truth” was was expanded by Christian expanded by Christian theologian of Catholic creed theologian of Catholic creed Phoma Akwinsky (1225 – 1274). Phoma Akwinsky (1225 – 1274). He considered ontological He considered ontological argument to be insufficient. The argument to be insufficient. The only gap in his views was – a only gap in his views was – a man can imagine anything, but man can imagine anything, but the reality won’t change from the reality won’t change from that. Phoma Akwinsky that. Phoma Akwinsky recommended to pay attention recommended to pay attention to five interconditional to five interconditional (interrelated) arguments.(interrelated) arguments.

What are these arguments? What are these arguments? The first:The first: somebody must be the somebody must be the

cause of perpetual motion, cause of perpetual motion, because nothing has the cause because nothing has the cause of self-motion in itself. God of self-motion in itself. God takes priority of this. The takes priority of this. The progress, metabolism and life progress, metabolism and life itself are impossible without itself are impossible without motion.motion.

The second:The second: everything has its cause. everything has its cause. But the cause and effect can not be But the cause and effect can not be

endless. Somebody must manage the ties endless. Somebody must manage the ties of the cause and effect.of the cause and effect.

God is such initial cause.God is such initial cause.

The third:The third: the world consists of many the world consists of many phenomena. These phenomena phenomena. These phenomena occur as casual manifestation of occur as casual manifestation of world motion. They depend on many world motion. They depend on many constituents. They can manifest constituents. They can manifest themselves in some conditions and themselves in some conditions and can not in the other. For example, can not in the other. For example, rain as the natural phenomenon. Its rain as the natural phenomenon. Its regularity depends on many reasons: regularity depends on many reasons: wind temperature, air, atmospheric wind temperature, air, atmospheric pressure. The cause and effect ties pressure. The cause and effect ties can not express absurd chaotic can not express absurd chaotic state, when the cause goes after state, when the cause goes after effect. There must be the source. effect. There must be the source. God is the source.God is the source.

The fourth:The fourth: different things in the different things in the world have different levels of world have different levels of perfection. These limitations of perfection. These limitations of perfections prove that perfections prove that interminable source of absolute interminable source of absolute perfection, which is inaccessible perfection, which is inaccessible for the man must exist in the for the man must exist in the world. God is such absolute world. God is such absolute perfection.perfection.

The fifth:The fifth: everyone has its own goal in the everyone has its own goal in the world and tries to achieve it. The wise world and tries to achieve it. The wise being who governs everything and directs being who governs everything and directs to the goal exists apart from the world. to the goal exists apart from the world. God is such being.God is such being.

Thomas Aquinas physico-Thomas Aquinas physico-theological arguments (or evidences theological arguments (or evidences of God’s existence) are the official of God’s existence) are the official philosophy of Catholicism. Its calling philosophy of Catholicism. Its calling is to direct religious belief in up-to-is to direct religious belief in up-to-date scientific and technological date scientific and technological progress and to protect it from false progress and to protect it from false interpretation.interpretation.

The theory of “dual truth” in its turn The theory of “dual truth” in its turn became the ideology of modern became the ideology of modern Orthodoxy and even Islamism. Its Orthodoxy and even Islamism. Its power is in the explanation of man’s power is in the explanation of man’s intellect achievements in the sprint of intellect achievements in the sprint of God’s existence.God’s existence.

The third argument is teleological.The third argument is teleological. The The world teleological is of Greek origin: “teleo” world teleological is of Greek origin: “teleo” ((tέloςtέloς) – aim and “-logia” () – aim and “-logia” (lόgoςlόgoς) – science. ) – science. The science about ultimate purpose of the The science about ultimate purpose of the universe. This argument is the most universe. This argument is the most ancient. Teleological arguments were know ancient. Teleological arguments were know to Greek philosophers Socrat (470/479 – to Greek philosophers Socrat (470/479 – 399 B.C.) and Plato (425/427 – 345/7 B.C.)399 B.C.) and Plato (425/427 – 345/7 B.C.)

Cicero (106-43 B.C.) and Syneca (4 – 65 Cicero (106-43 B.C.) and Syneca (4 – 65 B.C.) were admired of that argument. B.C.) were admired of that argument. Teleological principles acquired conceptual Teleological principles acquired conceptual meaning in Fathers and Teachers of the meaning in Fathers and Teachers of the Church works (II – VIII centuries). What Church works (II – VIII centuries). What does it mean? The explanation of God’s does it mean? The explanation of God’s existence correlatively with the advisability existence correlatively with the advisability of the world and man’s activity. of the world and man’s activity.

Emanuel KantEmanuel Kant – the classic of – the classic of German Philosophy, was the founder German Philosophy, was the founder of moral argument. His popular of moral argument. His popular expression comprehends harmony of expression comprehends harmony of the Universe and man’s spiritual the Universe and man’s spiritual entity: “Two things fill the soul when entity: “Two things fill the soul when we meditate on them – starry sky we meditate on them – starry sky above me and moral law inside me”. above me and moral law inside me”. Who gave the man moral law? Why Who gave the man moral law? Why is conscience his mob law and the is conscience his mob law and the highest criterion of humanness in the highest criterion of humanness in the man? Where did he feel it from? man? Where did he feel it from? Why does he submit to it?Why does he submit to it?

Conscience is the manifestation of Conscience is the manifestation of Deity in man’s soul, his vital activity, Deity in man’s soul, his vital activity, care of nature and other people, in care of nature and other people, in his everyday deeds. It is generally his everyday deeds. It is generally known that man’s appearance on the known that man’s appearance on the Earth is impossible without moral Earth is impossible without moral principles. principles.

The arguments mentioned above do The arguments mentioned above do not exhaust spiritual problem of the not exhaust spiritual problem of the man. All the arguments together are man. All the arguments together are powerful to prove God’s existence. powerful to prove God’s existence. No man can be indifferent to these No man can be indifferent to these arguments. Belief in God and the arguments. Belief in God and the other world, his connection with other world, his connection with man’s real life orient to higher values man’s real life orient to higher values in man’s vital activity. in man’s vital activity.

What is value?What is value? What is the role of religion in its structure? The notion What is the role of religion in its structure? The notion “value” concerns material and spiritual things. They arise in the process “value” concerns material and spiritual things. They arise in the process of historical development of the society. of historical development of the society.

What spiritual things (facts) does the notion “value” include?What spiritual things (facts) does the notion “value” include? They are: the They are: the faith in double world, in natural environment of vital activity and the faith in double world, in natural environment of vital activity and the existence of invisible ghost’s in it which are capable to help the man or to existence of invisible ghost’s in it which are capable to help the man or to harm. harm.

The notion of “value” was different in different epochs. Why? While The notion of “value” was different in different epochs. Why? While changing the world the man extended the contents of some values and changing the world the man extended the contents of some values and others rejected. For example, stone axe today is museum rarity, belief in others rejected. For example, stone axe today is museum rarity, belief in good and evil spirits is the property of ethnography. And nobody believes good and evil spirits is the property of ethnography. And nobody believes that “evil spirit” manifest its power during solar eclipse. What does it that “evil spirit” manifest its power during solar eclipse. What does it mean? mean? It means that the man is the measure of valueIt means that the man is the measure of value. It changes in the . It changes in the process of man’s development, in his cognition and transformation of the process of man’s development, in his cognition and transformation of the external world, perception of God.external world, perception of God.

We should pay attention to another fact. We should pay attention to another fact. Different status of people in the Different status of people in the society forms different views about values.society forms different views about values. For example, town – dwellers For example, town – dwellers and country – folks. They have different views on dwelling comfort, care of and country – folks. They have different views on dwelling comfort, care of nature – the animal and vegetable world. Professional activity, social nature – the animal and vegetable world. Professional activity, social status in the society and even religious peculiarities (if people are of status in the society and even religious peculiarities (if people are of different creeds) also form different views about values. The system of different creeds) also form different views about values. The system of values is complicated. But it doesn’t except values common to all values is complicated. But it doesn’t except values common to all mankind. mankind.

These values provide with standards of social and spiritual life of the These values provide with standards of social and spiritual life of the society as a whole: people, nation, country, world. Otherwise people won’t society as a whole: people, nation, country, world. Otherwise people won’t be able to find the common language in solving the simplest questions of be able to find the common language in solving the simplest questions of their vital activity: preservation of environment, concepts of freedom, their vital activity: preservation of environment, concepts of freedom, equality, justice.equality, justice.

What is the peculiarity of religious What is the peculiarity of religious values?values? This peculiarity concerns the This peculiarity concerns the believer, his attitude to religious believer, his attitude to religious things, ideas and ideals. We should things, ideas and ideals. We should pay attention to typical features of pay attention to typical features of religious values. God is the base and religious values. God is the base and centre of all values. The system of centre of all values. The system of values depends on religious belief. values depends on religious belief. Faith is the cognition means of Faith is the cognition means of religious values. Religious values do religious values. Religious values do not exist without religious not exist without religious Weltanschauung (world outlook).Weltanschauung (world outlook).

What do religious values manifest themselves?What do religious values manifest themselves? It is religious It is religious moral first of all. Moral consciousness is inseparable from moral first of all. Moral consciousness is inseparable from religions consciousness. The feeling of guilt conscience, religions consciousness. The feeling of guilt conscience, responsibility were strengthened in man’s self consciousness responsibility were strengthened in man’s self consciousness due to religious feelings.due to religious feelings.

Why are they spiritual value?Why are they spiritual value? Because human society is not able Because human society is not able to exist without them. Moral permeates into all spheres of human to exist without them. Moral permeates into all spheres of human life including religious consciousness. These are the feelings of life including religious consciousness. These are the feelings of sin, quilt, redemption, suffering and faith. They direct the man to sin, quilt, redemption, suffering and faith. They direct the man to the highest values from God. Ideas, ideals and symbols are also the highest values from God. Ideas, ideals and symbols are also religious values. They are religious exhortations, orders, which religious values. They are religious exhortations, orders, which the believer realizes in worship, prayer, ceremony. the believer realizes in worship, prayer, ceremony.

The architecture of temples, worships, religious singing are also The architecture of temples, worships, religious singing are also religious values. They raise the man into new world and give religious values. They raise the man into new world and give God’s sensation.God’s sensation.

Temples, cathedrals, monasteries, pagodas, mosques are Temples, cathedrals, monasteries, pagodas, mosques are always the place of sanctuary and holiness in all religions. Each always the place of sanctuary and holiness in all religions. Each religion has its system of symbols. They reflected the most secret religion has its system of symbols. They reflected the most secret in religious belief and primordial culture of people.in religious belief and primordial culture of people.

The architecture of Christian cathedrals has one, five or more The architecture of Christian cathedrals has one, five or more domes.domes. They symbolize world harmony and the man in the world. They symbolize world harmony and the man in the world.

The main symbol in BuddhismThe main symbol in Buddhism is the representation of Chakra’s is the representation of Chakra’s wheel which is identified with the Sun. The wheel symbolizes wheel which is identified with the Sun. The wheel symbolizes perpetual whirlpool. It’s possible to escape it due to Buddha’s perpetual whirlpool. It’s possible to escape it due to Buddha’s teaching.teaching.

The dome of mosqueThe dome of mosque is the symbol of divine absolute beauty, is the symbol of divine absolute beauty, divine greatness in Islam. Green colour has symbolic meaning. It divine greatness in Islam. Green colour has symbolic meaning. It means youth and eternity of Muslim religion.means youth and eternity of Muslim religion.

A man was created by God and endowed with life by God,A man was created by God and endowed with life by God, so man’s life in itself represents religious value. Suicide so man’s life in itself represents religious value. Suicide as the violence on man’s spiritual essence is condemned as the violence on man’s spiritual essence is condemned in all religions. Spiritual essence was given a man by in all religions. Spiritual essence was given a man by God. only God can dispose of it.God. only God can dispose of it.

It is not by chance that the man has the necessity to It is not by chance that the man has the necessity to realize the sense and life value of his soul immortality.realize the sense and life value of his soul immortality. The man realizes his death, that is the object of his The man realizes his death, that is the object of his thoughts and forms imagination of the other life. What is it thoughts and forms imagination of the other life. What is it caused by? It is caused by the idea of life sense and caused by? It is caused by the idea of life sense and immortality of man’s soul. They concern all spheres of immortality of man’s soul. They concern all spheres of man’s life, his biological and social nature spiritual and man’s life, his biological and social nature spiritual and practical mastering of the world. Conscious reproduction practical mastering of the world. Conscious reproduction of the life is the general sign of all these spheres. of the life is the general sign of all these spheres. How is it How is it displayed?displayed? It is displayed in the reproduction of human It is displayed in the reproduction of human kind, in social and spiritual life of the man. The sense of kind, in social and spiritual life of the man. The sense of life is in life itself, in man’s aspiration for world perfection life is in life itself, in man’s aspiration for world perfection and his perfection in this world too. It means that in real and his perfection in this world too. It means that in real world the man finds the highest sense of his vital activity world the man finds the highest sense of his vital activity that is in reproductive, social and spiritual immortality. that is in reproductive, social and spiritual immortality. What does it mean?What does it mean? Biological and social sense of man’s Biological and social sense of man’s life is expressed by the feeling of maternity and paternity life is expressed by the feeling of maternity and paternity in human kind reproduction. Social immortality is in the in human kind reproduction. Social immortality is in the results of man’s vital activity, where the man prove results of man’s vital activity, where the man prove himself as unique personality.himself as unique personality.

Spiritual immortalitySpiritual immortality is in person’s unique life is in person’s unique life experience and his personal features. A person has experience and his personal features. A person has certain world outlook, professional skills and some certain world outlook, professional skills and some other qualities that influence on the other people other qualities that influence on the other people and form their spiritual world. Such person lives in and form their spiritual world. Such person lives in the memory of grateful people.the memory of grateful people.

The idea of life sense and immortalityThe idea of life sense and immortality of person’s of person’s soul reflects essential relations of biological and soul reflects essential relations of biological and social, ultimate and perpetual, death and social, ultimate and perpetual, death and immortality that are embodied in material and immortality that are embodied in material and spiritual culture of mankind. That is the base of spiritual culture of mankind. That is the base of man’s moral responsibility for the preservation of man’s moral responsibility for the preservation of God’s gift – life on the Earth.God’s gift – life on the Earth.

So persons’ immortality is in all spheres of social So persons’ immortality is in all spheres of social life. He tries to enlarge the achievements of human life. He tries to enlarge the achievements of human mind and to make more profound humanistic mind and to make more profound humanistic relations between people.relations between people.

What is the problem of man’s life sense in religion?What is the problem of man’s life sense in religion? The other question – Is a man perfect as God’s The other question – Is a man perfect as God’s creature? The answer may be: “Yes” and “No”. creature? The answer may be: “Yes” and “No”. “Yes” – because the man is the most perfect God’s “Yes” – because the man is the most perfect God’s creature in the created world from one hand and creature in the created world from one hand and from the other hand uncompleted creature. So the from the other hand uncompleted creature. So the man has to become more perfect. He must be man has to become more perfect. He must be God’s collaborator in world perfection. And besides God’s collaborator in world perfection. And besides that the aim of man’s life is that the aim of man’s life is the other lifethe other life (future life). (future life). It determines the value of man’s life on the Earth. It determines the value of man’s life on the Earth. Life sense problemLife sense problem in religion orients to the truth of in religion orients to the truth of soul immortality. How is it explained? If the soul immortality. How is it explained? If the organism dies in the animal and vegetable world organism dies in the animal and vegetable world then its essence will die together with it. On the then its essence will die together with it. On the contrary, man’s spiritual essence contrary, man’s spiritual essence doesn’t disappear doesn’t disappear in the momentin the moment of his death. It is created on “God’s of his death. It is created on “God’s similarity”. God is immortal. So man’s soul can not similarity”. God is immortal. So man’s soul can not die. It possesses mind and will. It is created for the die. It possesses mind and will. It is created for the life that doesn’t have the end.life that doesn’t have the end.

The idea of man’s soul immortality is inseparable The idea of man’s soul immortality is inseparable from the belief in God. from the belief in God. It determines the sense and It determines the sense and aim of life. aim of life.