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It does seem to include deprecation of other views, though.
This is a thread for all of you who just couldn't give a damn about getting people to convert to your way of thinking. Why don't you proselytise, especially if you feel you've learned some form of truth? Why is it that you don't knock on strangers' doors to tell them the good news? Why might you even go so far as to be secretive about your religion in day to day life?
For me it largely boils down to one simple question: Why should I bother? I couldn't care less what people want to believe or disbelieve as long as they don't bother me with it and I look to extend them the same courtesy/apathy.
Furthermore, not many people would want to join my religion, it's not called "Demonolatry" in an attempt to appeal to the masses
And yours, apparently. It's a rare religion in which all humans are members and participating in it now, yet whose views are deprecated by fellow members.Your views are your views.
Save the planet. (Though I'm not sure why.)Keep the light on you.
I used to think that, but then after reflecting on it a bit, I realized that if I had to choose whether people were considerate to other people or consistent with their beliefs, I'd prefer they were considerate.I applaud them for walking the talk.
Does that really work, though?Because I know most people are not interested in Islam. And anyways, talking about religion tends to upset people...If someone asks about my religion though, of course I will tell them. The best way to show people what your religion is about is just to be a good example.
That sounds rather presumptive. I'd rather you didn't try to speak for me, thanks.My religion of Ising has no proselytization, all humans are members and participating in it now.
I used to think that, but then after reflecting on it a bit, I realized that if I had to choose whether people were considerate to other people or consistent with their beliefs, I'd prefer they were considerate.
Does that really work, though?
I think there are good people in just about every religion, all being good examples. When taken altogether, I think the message is that religion doesn't have much if any bearing on whether a person is good or not.
That sounds rather presumptive. I'd rather you didn't try to speak for me, thanks.
Because I can think of few things more full of crass impudence than to go about thinking that I have a monopoly on truth, and that it somehow will behoove me to intrude myself on the lives of others and dictate to them how they ought to live, and what they ought to believe, and how they ought to relate to God.
I have always been proud of the fact that Judaism has always been clear on Torah being for Jews, and Jews being discouraged from going about thinking that the spiritual affairs of non-Jews are any business of ours. If God took care of those issues with us, He is surely perfectly capable of taking care of those issues with other nations and other groups, all by Himself.
And if it should come to pass that any non-Jews become interested in becoming a part of Judaism, fine, they can seek out teachers of Torah and investigate conversion. But it is a very fine thing in my opinion that you will never see Jews out bothering non-Jews on the streets, or knocking on the doors of non-Jews, or trying to foist Jewish opinions on poor non-Jews who just want to get on with their lives. We may have our fair share of difficulties with which to grapple, but at least we have not sunk to that kind of behavior.
How could I be a member of a religion when I've never accepted it and don't even know anything about its tenets?So yer not Ising? Must be some kind of new life form.
Replace "ising" with the more commonly used word (or actual word) "being".How could I be a member of a religion when I've never accepted it and don't even know anything about its tenets?
Even Google draws a blank on it.
Ah. I figured it was some sort of acronym.Replace "ising" with the more commonly used word (or actual word) "being".