Ryan McGovern-First entry

Religion defined. 1-22-09

Actually defining religion is something that I hadn't really thought to do before. It was always kind of understood what it meant. But religion means different things to different people. The class where everyone said how they defined religion was interesting. Looking at the list, it seems like to many it meant a higher power, codes to live by, stories, rituals, and things like that. I guess the idea of actually defining something that cannot be seen was weird in a classroom setting. Also, religion can be a touchy subject for some people, so I was a little weary with how that would go. The classes' definition of wilderness was interesting because many people related it with trees and stuff like that. It was interesting when professor Redick pointed out that there are many places that are considered wilderness that have no trees, such as Antarctica and many deserts. I'm looking forward to the rest of the class.