Islamic Creed and its Impact on Human Behavior versus the "Religion of Conscience" in the West

Abstract

Human behavior deals with the relationship between a person's religious or intellectual beliefs and the extent to which those beliefs influence their daily actions, versus freedom of conscience as a human value that enables them to make decisions independently. Individual conscience has been considered an alternative to religious legislation and a primary source of moral behavior and individual autonomy in modern Western thought. Amidst the decline of secularism and the failure of Western theories, Europe has been unable to exclude religion from life. Therefore, Western philosophers have turned to discussing post-secular society to create a space for dialogue and coexistence between the religious and the secular, utilizing the moral values advocated by religions as a solution to many issues raised by Western modernity, whether scientific or societal. However, the religion called for by philosophers in a post-secular society is a secularized religion; the required religiosity and religion are tailored to a specific measure.