Question

State whether the following statement are true or false with reason.

Religious teachings have no influence on human behaviour.

Answer 1

False

Reasons:

1. There are various religions such as Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism and Sikhism. The members of each religion have their own belief system and follow different practices.
2. Religious teachings have also influenced and conditioned economic endeavours, political movements, social hierarchies, and cultural differences.
3. These teachings have influenced behaviour of people in ancient as well as medieval period and still continue to do so.
4. Hence, religious teachings are said to have influence on human behaviour.