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What is the foundation of all the World's Religions?
- Thread starter allfoak
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I think religions might be the opposite of freedom.
I think people like to know what is going to happen so they make it up. The foundation of religions might be comfortableness.
I think people like to know what is going to happen so they make it up. The foundation of religions might be comfortableness.
The Baha'i writings have a great deal to say on this theme:
"A fundamental teaching of Bahá’u’lláh is the oneness of the world of humanity. Addressing mankind, He says: “Ye are all leaves of one tree and the fruits of one branch.” By this it is meant that the world of humanity is like a tree, the nations or peoples are the different limbs or branches of that tree and the individual human creatures are as the fruits and blossoms thereof. In this way His Holiness Bahá’u’lláh expressed the oneness of humankind whereas in all religious teachings of the past, the human world has been represented as divided into two parts, one known as the people of the Book of God or the pure tree and the other the people of infidelity and error or the evil tree. The former were considered as belonging to the faithful and the others to the hosts of the irreligious and infidel; one part of humanity the recipients of divine mercy and the other the object of the wrath of their Creator. His Holiness Bahá’u’lláh removed this by proclaiming the oneness of the world of humanity and this principle is specialized in His teachings for He has submerged all mankind in the sea of divine generosity. Some are asleep; they need to be awakened. Some are ailing; they need to be healed. Some are immature as children; they need to be trained. But all are recipients of the bounty and bestowals of God."
Bahá'í Reference Library - Bahá’í World Faith—Selected Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Section Only), Pages 245-248
The Purpose of Religion | What Bahá’ís Believe
lostwanderingsoul
Well-Known Member
The "world's" religions have been influenced by Satan to keep people from knowing the truth. God's religion has been revealed to only a small number of people. Jesus called his church a "little flock" not the worldwide organizations with millions of members.
No.
No.
No.
You're assuming that all the world's religions teach the same basic things or have a common foundation. They don't.
Maponos
Welcome to the Opera
None of that is true.
So in summary
God’s purpose in sending His Prophets unto men is twofold. The first is to liberate the children of men from the darkness of ignorance and guide them to the light of true understanding. The second is to ensure the peace and tranquility of mankind, and provide all the means by which they can be established.
Baha'u'llah
allfoak
Alchemist
I suppose i was.
I am thinking you should help me out here.
i need some examples.
Examples?
This is interesting.
allfoak
Alchemist
Interesting religion.So in summary
God’s purpose in sending His Prophets unto men is twofold. The first is to liberate the children of men from the darkness of ignorance and guide them to the light of true understanding. The second is to ensure the peace and tranquility of mankind, and provide all the means by which they can be established.
Baha'u'llah
What is your definition of "all the world's religions?"
I am doubtful that all religions share these traits, although I think that many do.
This is not true of all of the world religions.
However, in response to your title question, a common foundation of most is that they have followers that believe theirs is the correct religion.
allfoak
Alchemist
Perhaps i was i bit to general with my description.
The traits were examples to help the conversation along.
Most religions have someone telling others what to think so religion is about masters and slaves.
Although it's dangerous to general about animistic religions
More than hope and love, animistic religions tend to speak of the proper respectful relationships between the human and other-than-human persons that interact with the society. There is some freedom, but there is also responsibility, obligation.
My religion is an indigenous-based one and it's mostly focused on forming correct relationships with the people and things that exist around you.
allfoak
Alchemist
Thank you.
Hugh of Borg
New Member
Some say they were put there as Intelligence Tests, to Test the Intelligence of the people.
And they also contained Tests to see if people would actually believe them and if they would actually do what was Wrong just because it said so in a Religion.
Testing to see if people knew what was Right and what was Wrong.
And that if any person was Intelligent, they would not believe any of them.
They were all flawed in some way.
However being Intelligent they would still believe in a Creator, and they would find the Creator in his Creations.
Others say that the Religions have been horribly corrupted over time and that they are not what they should be. And that there should be only One Religion on Earth
One Good Religion that all the people believe that teaches things that really are Right..
Some say that they do not represent the Past they represent the Future and they are Warning people about the Future.
But whatever they say about Religion, what is Right matters more than any Religion.
If a Religion tells you to do something that you think is Wrong, then doing what is Right is what matters. You should abandon the Religion, not do what is Wrong just because it says so in a Religion.
There are plenty Religions to choose from, even Greek or Egyptian if you like that kind of thing. But there is only one Right.
You can still love God and believe in God if you have no Religion.
But if you do what is Wrong, that will jeopardise your relationship with God.
And they also contained Tests to see if people would actually believe them and if they would actually do what was Wrong just because it said so in a Religion.
Testing to see if people knew what was Right and what was Wrong.
And that if any person was Intelligent, they would not believe any of them.
They were all flawed in some way.
However being Intelligent they would still believe in a Creator, and they would find the Creator in his Creations.
Others say that the Religions have been horribly corrupted over time and that they are not what they should be. And that there should be only One Religion on Earth
One Good Religion that all the people believe that teaches things that really are Right..
Some say that they do not represent the Past they represent the Future and they are Warning people about the Future.
But whatever they say about Religion, what is Right matters more than any Religion.
If a Religion tells you to do something that you think is Wrong, then doing what is Right is what matters. You should abandon the Religion, not do what is Wrong just because it says so in a Religion.
There are plenty Religions to choose from, even Greek or Egyptian if you like that kind of thing. But there is only one Right.
You can still love God and believe in God if you have no Religion.
But if you do what is Wrong, that will jeopardise your relationship with God.
I think the world's religions have two roots in human nature.
The first root, and the strongest, is comprised of up to a couple dozen "brain modules" or functions, such as the ability to infer the presence of organisms that might do harm (agent detection), the ability to come up with causal narratives for natural events (etiology), the ability to recognize that other people have minds of their own (theory of mind), an innate respect for ancestors and elders (seen most strongly in children), and so forth. These natural functions of the brain, when combined, give us humans a predisposition or predilection to certain forms of religiosity, such as animism, which are the earliest known forms of religiosity.
The second root of the world's religions are the various mystical experiences, very much including the experience of "Oneness".
The two roots are often entwined in the world's religion.
The first root, and the strongest, is comprised of up to a couple dozen "brain modules" or functions, such as the ability to infer the presence of organisms that might do harm (agent detection), the ability to come up with causal narratives for natural events (etiology), the ability to recognize that other people have minds of their own (theory of mind), an innate respect for ancestors and elders (seen most strongly in children), and so forth. These natural functions of the brain, when combined, give us humans a predisposition or predilection to certain forms of religiosity, such as animism, which are the earliest known forms of religiosity.
The second root of the world's religions are the various mystical experiences, very much including the experience of "Oneness".
The two roots are often entwined in the world's religion.