Green Gaia
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Do you believe your denomination or religion is the only true religion? Why or why not? If so, can you prove it?
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I do not understand what is meant by "relating to the divine". To the extent that it suggests the supernatural and a teleological world view, I reject the definition.Maize said:Religion: a particular institutionalized or personal system of beliefs and practices relating to the divine.
Deut. 32.8 said:I do not understand what is meant by "relating to the divine". To the extent that it suggests the supernatural and a teleological world view, I reject the definition.
I could go for that, but many do not believe that way. For them, their religion is the right one and all others are wrong. I'm hoping one of them will explain why and prove their reasoning for believing this way.unphaithless said:A french philosopher and spiritual master Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov stated " ...Religion in the broad sense is the authentic mystical sensation which convinces those who experience it, that the inner life is the only true life".
Therefore with this quote in mind everyone who has had a spiritual experience has true religion, true for themselves.
this is just my opinion,
Yi-Fu Tuan, in an article titled "Humanistic Geography" appearing in the Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 66, No. 2: 266-276, defines religion as the impulse for cohesion and meaning. (Perhaps a topic for another thread!)Maize said:Okie dokie. How do YOU define religion?
Ok... makes sense. But you're right, another thread, Perhaps titled, "Define 'religion' "?Deut. 32.8 said:Yi-Fu Tuan, in an article titled "Humanistic Geography" appearing in the Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 66, No. 2: 266-276, defines religion as the impulse for cohesion and meaning. (Perhaps a topic for another thread!)