Essay Homework
The major world religions have answered, or at least attempted to answer, the following metaphysical questions:
What is the purpose of human existence?
What does morality mean?
How does having a belief system provide psychological comfort?
What lies beyond death?
How do humans live a good life?
In this homework, you will look at the metaphysical questions that the world religions
For cults to be successful, they must also answer the above questions. As we will see over the next few weeks, how cults address the above questions determines the longevity of the cults.
We will also see the treatment of these questions begins the delineation between ‘religion' and ‘cult.'
In this paper, generally, explain how ‘religions' and ‘cults' answer the above questions differently. Next, apply these metaphysical questions to the Manson family. What, if anything, did Manson teach his family about these metaphysical areas? Finally, determine whether Manson was a cult leader or mass murderer. Provide a definitive answer and fully explain your reason for that answer
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.