Religious belief is one of the beliefs. It refers to the sacred objects (including specific doctrines and so ons) that people who believe in a particular religion believe in, the unshakable beliefs and the whole-hearted conversions derived from the identity of worship.
This ideological belief and whole-hearted conversion and performance throughout the specific religious rituals and religious activities, and used to guide and regulate their behavior in secular society, belong to a special social ideology and cultural phenomenon.
Religion can be regarded as a universal cultural feature of all mankind, with mysterious mythology, which is a staged manifestation of the human spirit. Faith is the subjective reaction of human instinct. It is the human consciousness of the overall transcendence of the history of the universe and the destiny. It is a kind of human response to the relationship between human beings and the objective world. It is a metaphysical consciousness. form.
"The essence of religion is neither thinking nor action, but perception and emotion. It wants to intuitively listen to the universe and concentrate on listening to the display and activities of the universe itself. The desire for the passiveness of the child is captured and enriched by the direct influence of the universe." Literally, its essence is the longing for humanity and the spiritual dependence of the kingdom of the kingdom. Therefore, it is not difficult for us to understand the nature of religion as explained by Schleiermacher, the founder of religious sentiment.
As a unique way for people to grasp the world and life, it fully embodies the subjective initiative of human beings and the counteraction of spirit to matter. Its major influence on life is mainly manifested in: people learn through doctrine and repeat ritual behaviors. The concept and spirit of religious belief have gradually penetrated into people's values ​​and behavioral systems, and thus become a new force shaping the psychology and personality of religious believers.
Religion provides comfort to life. As a philosophical category, religious belief has the distinctive feature of pursuing support and meaning for life. Characterizing people's desire for ultimate care, it injects sacred goals, guides people to reflect on themselves, transcends themselves, shapes themselves, perfects themselves, and realizes themselves, thus providing the foundation of emotion, desire, desire, action, etc. for human life. . It is a kind of spiritual look and living water, a directional form of human value consciousness.