Sociologists addressing the “Big Questions”
“Unlike their sisters and brothers over in the natural sciences, who have no problem pontificating on the big questions, sociologists wash their hands of them altogether, and instead of addressing religion as a whole, they dress up the opportunistic corruption and dismiss the substantive core.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Before answering, do a little research to find out what other sociologists are saying about religion.
According to Max Weber, Religion should eventually disappear, but to Emile Durkheim, Religion will always be a part of society.
They make these statements but do not offer a counter-solution or answers to the issues that religion gladly offers. Sociologists need to step up to the plate and try to answer the questions that religion answers.
