The Second Group: Einstein

is a comprehensive ideology that provides a satisfying explanation of human life and the universe. It should answer all of a person’s internal and external questions. Religion is a source of certainty for people. A religion that is not entirely based on truth cannot offer that certainty. And any religion that cannot provide this sense of certainty cannot genuinely be called a religion. The truth is that modern scholars often make a few key mistakes when studying religion. Due to these mistakes, they haven’t been able to fully understand what religion truly is. 1. The first point is that treating all existing religions as equally authentic and studying them on that basis is like combining superstition, astrology, and astronomy, and then trying to create a science of the heavens from the mixture. The scientific method in such cases is to separate unproven ideas and superstitions and to base the study of astronomy only on verified facts. This is exactly the way we should approach studying religion. It’s true that many belief systems are called religions today. However, when examined closely, it’s clear that, from a purely academic point of view, not all religions have the same status. Some religions lack any known historical background. Clearly, such religions are dismissed from the start because a religion without historical credibility isn’t even