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 Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:15 pm
Now I like to study religions, and i know im not the only one who has come across this, but mostly all monotheistic religions (mostly abrahamic) all have similar, almost the same, beliefs. So this rases a question, Is there supposed to be this many religions in the world? Was it God's purpose to make all these different religions? Is there supposed to be Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, or was there supposed to be only one religion. Now i know there are differences between these religions, and I respect every one of them.
I believe that there is supposed to be One religion; not Judaism, Christianity, or Islam, but just the "Religion of God." That's it. If that was the only (Abrahamic) religion, maybe people all over the world would have more respect for each other.
What do you guys think?
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:06 pm
That is a very interesting point of view.
But of course with man kind, there are conflicts and everyone has their own take on things.
So of course, it may seem like they should be together, but it will be impossible for them to ever come together. And if it was intended... there'd just be no way. There could be no cooperation due to human kind's love of conflicting views.
That's just my opinion though.
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:46 pm
Jessica Malatori That is a very interesting point of view. But of course with man kind, there are conflicts and everyone has their own take on things. So of course, it may seem like they should be together, but it will be impossible for them to ever come together. And if it was intended... there'd just be no way. There could be no cooperation due to human kind's love of conflicting views. That's just my opinion though. i think you are exactly right. it is humanity's fault that there are so many dividing lines and hate (between religions and other things). (I hate when people say that it is religions fault that there is somuch hate, when it us humanity). If every1 can just look in the mirror and stop blaming stuff on other people and see their own faults in things, maybe that can help.
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:05 pm
What the real problem is that everyone has a different way of thinking. Everyone. For example, I agree with 99.9% of my fathers views on whats going on with the world today, but there still is that .01% that I dont agree with. Thats where different religions come from. Everyone has a differing world view. For that reason, there will never be one encompassing view that includes all of Christianity, Judaism, etc, that will be accepted by everyone who practices an Abrahamic religion.
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:20 am
arash_zlord Now I like to study religions, and i know im not the only one who has come across this, but mostly all monotheistic religions (mostly abrahamic) all have similar, almost the same, beliefs. So this rases a question, Is there supposed to be this many religions in the world? Was it God's purpose to make all these different religions? Is there supposed to be Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, or was there supposed to be only one religion. Now i know there are differences between these religions, and I respect every one of them. I believe that there is supposed to be One religion; not Judaism, Christianity, or Islam, but just the "Religion of God." That's it. If that was the only (Abrahamic) religion, maybe people all over the world would have more respect for each other. What do you guys think? Then it would still come down to the Abrahmic reliviosn vs. non-Abrahmic religions. And even more so it would come down to the Believers (of anything) vs. the non-Believers. Humanity as a whole will mostly likely die out or get destroyed before there's peace in the valley. The best I think we can hope for is to have places like this guild where there is rational conversation and tolerance.
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:13 am
I don't believe God meant for there to be such division amoungst Christianity. Humans just interpret the Bible (if you're going off the one's that are surrounded by the book) differently, and will create their religion as such.
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:48 pm
If God is real then I'm not sure that's what he meant to happen. He probably doesn't enjoy the idea but as long as they're beleaving in him he may not care.
Which brings up what I like to tell people.
God gave man kind free will, correct? Then He's probably not mad if you belong to another religon. He gave you the ability to form your own ideas and thats all religions are. Ideas that were formed on the deity or deities that made/control us.
I wouldn't worry to much about weither other religions are suppose to be here or not. We don't each know for sure which one is true anyway.
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:21 am
Alan the Great If God is real then I'm not sure that's what he meant to happen. He probably doesn't enjoy the idea but as long as they're beleaving in him he may not care. Which brings up what I like to tell people. God gave man kind free will, correct? Then He's probably not mad if you belong to another religon. He gave you the ability to form your own ideas and thats all religions are. Ideas that were formed on the deity or deities that made/control us. I wouldn't worry to much about weither other religions are suppose to be here or not. We don't each know for sure which one is true anyway. Well, I would venture to say it depends on how you look at it. Some people believe in free will others destiny. Every Christian (or faux Christian for thay matter) I've encountered has said their life is God's Will.. so to them it's destiny. To any follower of a spiritual path theirs is right and true. Maybe not in an egotistical or presumptuous way, but it's right for them and in some cases right for the people around them. So while technically you could argue (and I agree) we don't know for sure which religion is "right", it's right for the people in it. That's where all these problems come in. Majority of the population can't handle difference and they fear what they don't know or understand.
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:54 am
The Goddess Aradia Alan the Great If God is real then I'm not sure that's what he meant to happen. He probably doesn't enjoy the idea but as long as they're beleaving in him he may not care. Which brings up what I like to tell people. God gave man kind free will, correct? Then He's probably not mad if you belong to another religon. He gave you the ability to form your own ideas and thats all religions are. Ideas that were formed on the deity or deities that made/control us. I wouldn't worry to much about weither other religions are suppose to be here or not. We don't each know for sure which one is true anyway. Well, I would venture to say it depends on how you look at it. Some people believe in free will others destiny. Every Christian (or faux Christian for thay matter) I've encountered has said their life is God's Will.. so to them it's destiny. To any follower of a spiritual path theirs is right and true. Maybe not in an egotistical or presumptuous way, but it's right for them and in some cases right for the people around them. So while technically you could argue (and I agree) we don't know for sure which religion is "right", it's right for the people in it. That's where all these problems come in. Majority of the population can't handle difference and they fear what they don't know or understand. Very true
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:08 pm
shukumei-dessy I don't believe God meant for there to be such division amoungst Christianity. Humans just interpret the Bible (if you're going off the one's that are surrounded by the book) differently, and will create their religion as such. Yes, true. Not everyone will interpret the bible the same way. One person will think of and take one thing one way while another will take the same thing and think of it and interpret it a different way.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:48 am
arash_zlord Now I like to study religions, and i know im not the only one who has come across this, but mostly all monotheistic religions (mostly abrahamic) all have similar, almost the same, beliefs. So this rases a question, Is there supposed to be this many religions in the world? I'll use a somewhat well-known phrase as it applies very well here and says just about everything I could say on it succinctly. The Devil's in the Details.
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:20 pm
I think there's a reason for it. I mean, I believe that God gave us Free Will, and with it, we are able to pick for ourselves what belief system makes the most sense. If we hadn't been given Free Will, maybe everyone in the world would believe in the same thing. While the idea of a Christian World is a nice thought for me,( And for God, I imagine wink ) I also think that life would be terribly dull.
Variety is the spice of life!
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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 8:40 pm
Starlock arash_zlord Now I like to study religions, and i know im not the only one who has come across this, but mostly all monotheistic religions (mostly abrahamic) all have similar, almost the same, beliefs. So this rases a question, Is there supposed to be this many religions in the world? I'll use a somewhat well-known phrase as it applies very well here and says just about everything I could say on it succinctly. The Devil's in the Details.How terribly, frustratingly, exasperatingly true.
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 12:22 pm
arash_zlord Now I like to study religions, and i know im not the only one who has come across this, but mostly all monotheistic religions (mostly abrahamic) all have similar, almost the same, beliefs. So this rases a question, Is there supposed to be this many religions in the world? Was it God's purpose to make all these different religions? Is there supposed to be Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, or was there supposed to be only one religion. Now i know there are differences between these religions, and I respect every one of them. I believe that there is supposed to be One religion; not Judaism, Christianity, or Islam, but just the "Religion of God." That's it. If that was the only (Abrahamic) religion, maybe people all over the world would have more respect for each other. What do you guys think?
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:40 pm
Hm... I must agree with you. However, there is one small differece between my beliefs about this and the person who posted the forum (sorry, can't remeber the name sweatdrop ) Anyways, it's this:
Why would a God who loved his creations, confuse us all with a bajillion religions?
See my point? I have asked myself the same question, and hope to one day know the answer!
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