Religions & Life Beliefs
HEDONISM
MOTTO
IF IT FEELS
GOOD, DO IT
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
HEDONISM
MOTTO
SELF
IF IT FEELS
GOOD, DO IT
PLEASURE
SEEKER
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
HEDONISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
IF IT FEELS
GOOD, DO IT
PLEASURE
SEEKER
TOYS,
TOOLS,
OBJECTS
TO BE USED
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
HEDONISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
IF IT FEELS
GOOD, DO IT
PLEASURE
SEEKER
TOYS,
TOOLS,
OBJECTS
TO BE USED
SENSUAL
PLEASURE
WRONG
GOAL
HEDONISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
IF IT FEELS
GOOD, DO IT
PLEASURE
SEEKER
TOYS,
TOOLS,
OBJECTS
TO BE USED
SENSUAL
PLEASURE
PAIN
GOAL
HEDONISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
IF IT FEELS
GOOD, DO IT
PLEASURE
SEEKER
TOYS,
TOOLS,
OBJECTS
TO BE USED
SENSUAL
PLEASURE
PAIN
PLEASURE
WITHOUT
PAIN
UTILITARIANISM
MOTTO
THE
GREATEST
GOOD FOR
THE
GREATEST
NUMBER
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
UTILITARIANISM
MOTTO
SELF
THE
GREATEST
GOOD FOR
THE
GREATEST
NUMBER
SEEKER OF
HAPPINESS
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
UTILITARIANISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
THE
GREATEST
GOOD FOR
THE
GREATEST
NUMBER
SEEKER OF
HAPPINESS
SEEKER OF
HAPPINESS
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
UTILITARIANISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
THE
GREATEST
GOOD FOR
THE
GREATEST
NUMBER
SEEKER OF
HAPPINESS
SEEKER OF
HAPPINESS
HAPPINESS
WRONG
GOAL
UTILITARIANISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
THE
GREATEST
GOOD FOR
THE
GREATEST
NUMBER
SEEKER OF
HAPPINESS
SEEKER OF
HAPPINESS
HAPPINESS
UNHAPPINESS
GOAL
UTILITARIANISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
THE
GREATEST
GOOD FOR
THE
GREATEST
NUMBER
SEEKER OF
HAPPINESS
SEEKER OF
HAPPINESS
HAPPINESS
UNHAPPINESS
UTOPIA
EXISTENTIALISM
MOTTO
CHOOSE
YOUR OWN
MEANING
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
EXISTENTIALISM
MOTTO
SELF
CHOOSE
YOUR OWN
MEANING
TRUE
EXISTANCE
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
EXISTENTIALISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
CHOOSE
YOUR OWN
MEANING
TRUE
EXISTANCE
VARIABLE
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
EXISTENTIALISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
CHOOSE
YOUR OWN
MEANING
TRUE
EXISTANCE
VARIABLE
VARIABLE
WRONG
GOAL
EXISTENTIALISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
CHOOSE
YOUR OWN
MEANING
TRUE
EXISTANCE
VARIABLE
VARIABLE
VARIABLE
GOAL
EXISTENTIALISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
CHOOSE
YOUR OWN
MEANING
TRUE
EXISTANCE
VARIABLE
VARIABLE
VARIABLE
VARIABLE
EMOTIONALISM
MOTTO
DO WHAT YOU
FEEL
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
EMOTIONALISM
MOTTO
SELF
DO WHAT YOU
FEEL
EMOTIONAL
ANIMAL
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
EMOTIONALISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
DO WHAT YOU
FEEL
EMOTIONAL
ANIMAL
EMOTIONAL
ANIMAL
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
EMOTIONALISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
DO WHAT YOU
FEEL
EMOTIONAL
ANIMAL
EMOTIONAL
ANIMAL
EMOTIONAL
SATISFACTION
WRONG
GOAL
EMOTIONALISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
DO WHAT YOU
FEEL
EMOTIONAL
ANIMAL
EMOTIONAL
ANIMAL
EMOTIONAL
SATISFACTION
EMOTIONAL
FRUSTRATION
GOAL
EMOTIONALISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
DO WHAT YOU
FEEL
EMOTIONAL
ANIMAL
EMOTIONAL
ANIMAL
EMOTIONAL
SATISFACTION
EMOTIONAL
FRUSTRATION
EMOTIONAL
SATISFACTION
HUMANISM
MOTTO
LOVE YOUR
BROTHERS
AND
SISTERS
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
HUMANISM
MOTTO
SELF
LOVE YOUR
BROTHERS
AND
SISTERS
GREATEST
REALITY
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
HUMANISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
LOVE YOUR
BROTHERS
AND
SISTERS
GREATEST
REALITY
BROTHERS
AND
SISTERS
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
HUMANISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
LOVE YOUR
BROTHERS
AND
SISTERS
GREATEST
REALITY
BROTHERS
AND
SISTERS
LOVE
WRONG
GOAL
HUMANISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
LOVE YOUR
BROTHERS
AND
SISTERS
GREATEST
REALITY
BROTHERS
AND
SISTERS
LOVE
FAILURE TO
LOVE
PEOPLE
GOAL
HUMANISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
LOVE YOUR
BROTHERS
AND
SISTERS
GREATEST
REALITY
BROTHERS
AND
SISTERS
LOVE
FAILURE TO
LOVE
PEOPLE
UTOPIA
COMMUNISM
MOTTO
FROM EACH
ACCORDING
TO HIS
MEANS TO
EACH
ACCORDING
TO HIS NEEDS
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
COMMUNISM
MOTTO
SELF
FROM EACH
ACCORDING
TO HIS
MEANS TO
EACH
ACCORDING
TO HIS NEEDS
SOCIOECONOMIC
EQUAL
(COMRADE)
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
COMMUNISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
FROM EACH
ACCORDING
TO HIS
MEANS TO
EACH
ACCORDING
TO HIS NEEDS
SOCIOECONOMIC
EQUAL
(COMRADE)
SOCIOECONOMIC
EQUAL
(COMRADE)
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
COMMUNISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
FROM EACH
ACCORDING
TO HIS
MEANS TO
EACH
ACCORDING
TO HIS NEEDS
SOCIOECONOMIC
EQUAL
(COMRADE)
SOCIOECONOMIC
EQUAL
(COMRADE)
SOCIOECONOMIC
EQUALITY
WRONG
GOAL
COMMUNISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
FROM EACH
ACCORDING
TO HIS
MEANS TO
EACH
ACCORDING
TO HIS NEEDS
SOCIOECONOMIC
EQUAL
(COMRADE)
SOCIOECONOMIC
EQUAL
(COMRADE)
SOCIOECONOMIC
EQUALITY
SOCIOECONOMIC
INEQUALITY
GOAL
COMMUNISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
FROM EACH
ACCORDING
TO HIS
MEANS TO
EACH
ACCORDING
TO HIS NEEDS
SOCIOECONOMIC
EQUAL
(COMRADE)
SOCIOECONOMIC
EQUAL
(COMRADE)
SOCIOECONOMIC
EQUALITY
SOCIOECONOMIC
INEQUALITY
UTPOIA
CAPITALISM
MOTTO
WIN
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
CAPITALISM
MOTTO
SELF
WIN
ECONOMIC
COMPETITIOR
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
CAPITALISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
WIN
ECONOMIC
COMPETITIOR
COMPETITION
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
CAPITALISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WIN
ECONOMIC
COMPETITIOR
COMPETITION
FINANCIAL
SUCCESS
WRONG
GOAL
CAPITALISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
WIN
ECONOMIC
COMPETITIOR
COMPETITION
FINANCIAL
SUCCESS
ECCONOMIC
FAILURE
GOAL
CAPITALISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
WIN
ECONOMIC
COMPETITIOR
COMPETITION
FINANCIAL
SUCCESS
ECCONOMIC
FAILURE
FINANCIAL
SUCCESS
RELATIVISM
MOTTO
EVERYONE
IS
ENTITILED
TO HIS OR
HER OWN
OPINION
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
RELATIVISM
MOTTO
SELF
EVERYONE
IS
ENTITILED
TO HIS OR
HER OWN
OPINION
OPIONION
HOLDER
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
RELATIVISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
EVERYONE
IS
ENTITILED
TO HIS OR
HER OWN
OPINION
OPIONION
HOLDER
OPIONION
HOLDERS
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
RELATIVISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
EVERYONE
IS
ENTITILED
TO HIS OR
HER OWN
OPINION
OPIONION
HOLDER
OPIONION
HOLDERS
VARIABLE
WRONG
GOAL
RELATIVISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
EVERYONE
IS
ENTITILED
TO HIS OR
HER OWN
OPINION
OPIONION
HOLDER
OPIONION
HOLDERS
VARIABLE
VARIABLE
GOAL
RELATIVISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
EVERYONE
IS
ENTITILED
TO HIS OR
HER OWN
OPINION
OPIONION
HOLDER
OPIONION
HOLDERS
VARIABLE
VARIABLE
VARIABLE
CONFUCIANISM
MOTTO
DO NOT DO
TO ANYONE
WHAT YOU
WOULD NOT
WANT DONE
TO YOU
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
CONFUCIANISM
MOTTO
SELF
DO NOT DO
TO ANYONE
WHAT YOU
WOULD NOT
WANT DONE
TO YOU
SOCIAL
RECIPROCATOR
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
CONFUCIANISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
DO NOT DO
TO ANYONE
WHAT YOU
WOULD NOT
WANT DONE
TO YOU
SOCIAL
RECIPROCATOR
SOCIAL
RECIPROCATORS
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
CONFUCIANISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
DO NOT DO
TO ANYONE
WHAT YOU
WOULD NOT
WANT DONE
TO YOU
SOCIAL
RECIPROCATOR
SOCIAL
RECIPROCATORS
HONOUR
WRONG
GOAL
CONFUCIANISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
DO NOT DO
TO ANYONE
WHAT YOU
WOULD NOT
WANT DONE
TO YOU
SOCIAL
RECIPROCATOR
SOCIAL
RECIPROCATORS
HONOUR
DISHONOUR
GOAL
CONFUCIANISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
DO NOT DO
TO ANYONE
WHAT YOU
WOULD NOT
WANT DONE
TO YOU
SOCIAL
RECIPROCATOR
SOCIAL
RECIPROCATORS
HONOUR
DISHONOUR
UTOPIA
TAOISM
MOTTO
BE ONE
WITH ALL
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
TAOISM
MOTTO
SELF
BE ONE
WITH ALL
ONE WITH
ALL
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
TAOISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
BE ONE
WITH ALL
ONE WITH
ALL
ONE WITH
ALL
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
TAOISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
BE ONE
WITH ALL
ONE WITH
ALL
ONE WITH
ALL
UNIVERSAL
HARMONY
WRONG
GOAL
TAOISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
BE ONE
WITH ALL
ONE WITH
ALL
ONE WITH
ALL
UNIVERSAL
HARMONY
DISHARMONY
GOAL
TAOISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
BE ONE
WITH ALL
ONE WITH
ALL
ONE WITH
ALL
UNIVERSAL
HARMONY
DISHARMONY
HARMONY
BUDDISM
MOTTO
ALL LIFE IS
SUFFERING,
ALL IS
ILLUSION
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
BUDDISM
MOTTO
SELF
ALL LIFE IS
SUFFERING,
ALL IS
ILLUSION
ILLUSION
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
BUDDISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
ALL LIFE IS
SUFFERING,
ALL IS
ILLUSION
ILLUSION
ILLUSION
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
BUDDISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
ALL LIFE IS
SUFFERING,
ALL IS
ILLUSION
ILLUSION
ILLUSION
PERMANENCE
(NIRVANA)
WRONG
GOAL
BUDDISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
ALL LIFE IS
SUFFERING,
ALL IS
ILLUSION
ILLUSION
ILLUSION
PERMANENCE
(NIRVANA)
SUFFERING,
DUE TO
DESIRE TIED
TO CHANGE
GOAL
BUDDISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
ALL LIFE IS
SUFFERING,
ALL IS
ILLUSION
ILLUSION
ILLUSION
PERMANENCE
(NIRVANA)
SUFFERING,
DUE TO
DESIRE TIED
TO CHANGE
PERMANENCE
(NIRVANA)
ISLAM
MOTTO
THERE IS
ONE GOD,
ALLAH
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
ISLAM
MOTTO
SELF
THERE IS
ONE GOD,
ALLAH
SERVENT
OF ALLAH
(MUSLIM)
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
ISLAM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
THERE IS
ONE GOD,
ALLAH
SERVENT
OF ALLAH
(MUSLIM)
SERVENTS
OF ALLAH
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
ISLAM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
THERE IS
ONE GOD,
ALLAH
SERVENT
OF ALLAH
(MUSLIM)
SERVENTS
OF ALLAH
THE WILL
OF ALLAH
WRONG
GOAL
ISLAM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
THERE IS
ONE GOD,
ALLAH
SERVENT
OF ALLAH
(MUSLIM)
SERVENTS
OF ALLAH
THE WILL
OF ALLAH
FAILURE TO
SERVE
ALLAH
GOAL
ISLAM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
THERE IS
ONE GOD,
ALLAH
SERVENT
OF ALLAH
(MUSLIM)
SERVENTS
OF ALLAH
THE WILL
OF ALLAH
FAILURE TO
SERVE
ALLAH
TO SERVE
ALLAH
NIHLISM
MOTTO
EAT, DRINK,
AND BE
MERRY, OR
DON’T, FOR
TOMORRO
W YOU
WILL DIE
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
NIHLISM
MOTTO
SELF
EAT, DRINK,
AND BE
MERRY, OR
DON’T, FOR
TOMORRO
W YOU
WILL DIE
NOTHING
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
NIHLISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
EAT, DRINK,
AND BE
MERRY, OR
DON’T, FOR
TOMORRO
W YOU
WILL DIE
NOTHING
NOTHING
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
NIHLISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
EAT, DRINK,
AND BE
MERRY, OR
DON’T, FOR
TOMORRO
W YOU
WILL DIE
NOTHING
NOTHING
NOTHING
WRONG
GOAL
NIHLISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
EAT, DRINK,
AND BE
MERRY, OR
DON’T, FOR
TOMORRO
W YOU
WILL DIE
NOTHING
NOTHING
NOTHING
NOTHING
GOAL
NIHLISM
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
EAT, DRINK,
AND BE
MERRY, OR
DON’T, FOR
TOMORRO
W YOU
WILL DIE
NOTHING
NOTHING
NOTHING
NOTHING
NOTHING
CHRISTIANITY
MOTTO
LOVE GOD
(ABSOLUTELY),
LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOUR AS
YOURSELF
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
CHRISTIANITY
MOTTO
SELF
LOVE GOD
(ABSOLUTELY),
LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOUR AS
YOURSELF
IMAGE
OF GOD
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
CHRISTIANITY
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
LOVE GOD
(ABSOLUTELY),
LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOUR AS
YOURSELF
IMAGE
OF GOD
IMAGE
OF GOD
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
CHRISTIANITY
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
LOVE GOD
(ABSOLUTELY),
LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOUR AS
YOURSELF
IMAGE
OF GOD
IMAGE
OF GOD
LOVE OF
GOD,
NEIGHBOUR,
AND SELF
WRONG
GOAL
CHRISTIANITY
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
LOVE GOD
(ABSOLUTELY),
LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOUR AS
YOURSELF
IMAGE
OF GOD
IMAGE
OF GOD
LOVE OF
GOD,
NEIGHBOUR,
AND SELF
FAILURE TO
LOVE GOD,
NEIGHBOUR
AND SELF
GOAL
CHRISTIANITY
MOTTO
SELF
OTHER
RIGHT
WRONG
GOAL
LOVE GOD
(ABSOLUTELY),
LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOUR AS
YOURSELF
IMAGE
OF GOD
IMAGE
OF GOD
LOVE OF
GOD,
NEIGHBOUR,
AND SELF
FAILURE TO
LOVE GOD,
NEIGHBOUR
AND SELF
LOVE GOD
NEIGHBOUR
AND SELF
Ninian Smart’s Six Trait
Model of Religion
Religious Teaching or Doctrine
Creeds, Laws, Articles of Faith
Community of Faith
Leaders Priests, Bishops, Prophets, Reformers, Monks,
Nuns, Brothers, Sisters, Imam, Caliph, Guru, Swami
Laity - The followers of the religion
Religious Experience
Divine
God, Gods, Spirits, Avatar,
Angels
Human
Founders, mystics, prophets
Demonic
Satan, Devils, Evil spirits
Heirophanies – encounters with the
sacred
Theophany – encounter with God
Sacred Stories
• Myths - Stories which explain sacred realities; Hero, Creation,
Trickster, Divine, Natural
• Scriptures – Sacred writings containing myths, history, laws,
wisdom, teaching, letters, prophecies
Sacred Symbols and Rituals
• Symbols. Objects, Places such as; (shrines, places of worship,
natural features), Clothing, Food, Prayer, Life-Cycle rituals,
Daily Rituals, Weekly Rituals, Pilgrimages, Annual Festivals
Morality
• Norms of Behaviour, Virtues, Values, Karma, Ethics,
Commandments, Conscience