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no religion is the only truth, but truth is found in them all
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muhammad_isa
Well-Known Member
I disagree..
Some religions are not claimed to be anything other than "man-made" .. so they might contain truth, or they might not.
Agree
It depends on what you accept as truth.
Personally my truth is that which is true in accordance with fact or reality.
Other people use belief that is accepted as true.
There is considerate difference between the different definitions.
Aštra’el
Aštara, Blade of Aštoreth
All religions are “man made”. Do they not each harbor insights into human nature… usually relative to whatever culture they are derived from?
Exaltist Ethan
Bridging the Gap Between Believers and Skeptics
Omnism.
I wholeheartedly agree with you. Syntheism as a theology can be very omnist if you consider that most religions evoke change to society in some ways. Syntheists can argue what changes actually creates God, but in many ways each and every religion tries to do it in some aspects.
muhammad_isa
Well-Known Member
Well, you might believe that, but many believe in Divine revelation .. as in NOT man-made.
Can't say .. each religion or creed needs to be defined, I would have thought.
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
Yes you are correct. it is omnism.
I have a small book "Oneness: Great Principles Shared by All Religions" which documents this. The chapters include "The Golden Rule", " Speak Truth", "Heaven is Within", sowing & reaping, don't judge, forgive, "God is Love" and so forth.
Hazrat Inayat khan's "salat" prayer includes this:
Allow us to recognize Thee
In all Thy holy names and forms;
As Rama, as Krishna, as Shiva, as Buddha;
Let us know Thee as Abraham, as Solomon, as Zarathustra, as Moses, as Jesus, as
Mohammed,
And in many other names and forms,
Known and unknown to the world.
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
How do you know which religion is man-made and which religion is from the divine?
Sure. Any hobby can teach you things about yourself.
Gargovic Malkav
Well-Known Member
I'd say truth is not restricted to what modern people call religion.
And scientists and other experts can only tell me this much about what is real and what isn't, because I have senses and a mind of my own.
I have to play with the cards I've been dealt.
The quandary of choice is what we all face. The Truth has sources, we need to identify those sources. This reply was good.
This is great
"....Allow us to recognize Thee In all Thy holy names and forms; As Rama, as Krishna, as Shiva, as Buddha; Let us know Thee as Abraham, as Solomon, as Zarathustra, as Moses, as Jesus, as Mohammed, And in many other names and forms, Known and unknown to the world...."
Regards Tony
Sand Dancer
Crazy Cat Lady
Agree. None are perfect, but all have some truth in them.
Yes but with a BIG BUT...
Most religions offer more falsehood than truth, and what truth they do offer, they typically borrowed from preexisting understanding.
So for example, I think you'd be hard pressed to name a religious "truth" that didn't exist before the religion was founded. I'm not talking about unfalsifiable claims like "this prophet is the real deal", I'm talking about truths like "follow the golden rule".
Yes.
So "strength, power, wisdom, and beauty" is the truth? Explain.
muhammad_isa
Well-Known Member
Well, it would be a good start to examine the major religions, and see which claim to be of Divine origin.
..saying a lot more than that, is probably not within the scope of the OP.
I did also say that non-divine religions can contain truth, as well.
Which religions aren't "man-made?"