Religion-the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a

personal God or gods.

"ideas about the relationship between science and religion"
Empiricism-the theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience.
Stimulated by the rise of experimental science, it developed in the 17th and 18th
centuries, expounded in particular by John Locke, George Berkeley, and David
Hume.
Rationalism-a belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on
reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.
"scientific rationalism"
Pragmatism-a pragmatic attitude or policy.
"ideology was tempered with pragmatism"
2.
PHILOSOPHY
an approach that assesses the truth of meaning of theories or beliefs in terms of
the success of their practical application.
Authority-the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce
obedience.
"he had absolute authority over his subordinates"
Revelation-a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made
known in a dramatic way.
"revelations about his personal life"
synonyms:

disclosure, surprising fact, announcement, report; More

2.
the divine or supernatural disclosure to humans of something relating to human
existence or the world.
"an attempt to reconcile Darwinian theories with biblical revelation"