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Personally I don't think religion has ANYTHING to do with God. Even if the religion purports to be about God, God is just a very big lever that we try to use to leverage things to the way we would like them. (If I do A and B and C through J, I will "earn" K)
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Personally I don't think religion has ANYTHING to do with God. Even if the religion purports to be about God, God is just a very big lever that we try to use to leverage things to the way we would like them. (If I do A and B and C through J, I will "earn" K)
I hold that there is one God; and one faith that is entirely in God. And that comes in the acknowledgement that in spiritual things we desperately need assistance; that said assistance doesn't come from our own hands or big-a*s levers, and that said help comes from God alone because God loves Creation.
(And factor in that God loves the small part of Creation that has been gifted with choice and free will. There is enough love, that the spiritual parent won't still try to run their offspring's life just because their offspring is making mistakes and sowing a spiritual whirlwind for themselves. There's NO spoiled pampered brats -- with daddy swooping in to repeatedly save them from their own folly -- in God's Kingdom.)
Also think about your words, "to suit our needs". In this is the implication that WE are the most important thing to be catered to.
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I believe there is one religion. That one religion we will have to find out for ourselves. I believe that Christianity is the one religion that is right. Not to offend anyone, but this is what I believe.
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Religion, as in world-view, is the lens by which we see the world and constantly shapes the way we think. "Religiousness" is a human construct, often defined as devoting oneself to a particular way of life.
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Religion, as in world-view, is the lens by which we see the world and constantly shapes the way we think. "Religiousness" is a human construct, often defined as devoting oneself to a particular way of life.
The fact is, there is truth, and there are falsities. Postmodernism will tell you that "religion" is there to make you feel good about yourself, to fit in to your comfort zone and your personal preferences, that whatever religion you choose will lead you to truth. This is not true at all. Reality is NOT tailored to match your personal needs, reality merely exists. It's your choice whether to accept it or not.
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Before I became a Christian I used to believe that all religions pointed back to one God, however, if that were so, it would just be about how we practice that religion, not the very ideals of that religion. The central keys and ideals are too contradicting in different religions for them all to point back to one God.
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Before I became a Christian I used to believe that all religions pointed back to one God, however, if that were so, it would just be about how we practice that religion, not the very ideals of that religion. The central keys and ideals are too contradicting in different religions for them all to point back to one God.
Remember, I am bias towards Christianity though, which means there is one God, one truth, and one right religion. But those are my thoughts.
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Religion is man seeking God or some replacement for God. Christianity is God seeking man. The exact opposite.
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I don't think that it matters what religion you choose. What matters is that you stick to the values you believe in, and that you respect others.
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Religion is the response to revelation. I find it extremely likely that, throughout time, one single deity has supplied humans with many a revelation, but that every group and individual has responded differently.
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And we make it for ourselves. I don't know what/who's out there, but I don't think it's just us guiding life along y'know?
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And we make it for ourselves. I don't know what/who's out there, but I don't think it's just us guiding life along y'know?
(it's 'there' not 'their')
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I say 1 God or supreme being, consciousness, whatever you want to call it and many paths to this 1 deity.
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No. The idea of any ultimate power being in the sky has way too many holes in it for me to take it seriously.
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No. The idea of any ultimate power being in the sky has way too many holes in it for me to take it seriously.
Moreover, there are lots of gods out there in different religions and when I take a step back and equip common sense, I come to the conclusion that someone's lying to me. After that, I come a secondary conclusion that the idea that there's a spooky father figure living in the sky, wasting his time keeping tabs on me is rather laughable.
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My belief is that there is one Supreme Entity. My belief is that what we refer to as 'religions', are individual dispensations that have two distinct threads. One thread has to do with physical teachings of what mankind needs to advance, and since the intent is advancement, these threads will change from one dispensation to the subsequent one. The other thread has to do with spiritual teachings, and is cumulative, and consistently builds from one dispensation to the subsequent one.
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My belief is that there is one Supreme Entity. My belief is that what we refer to as 'religions', are individual dispensations that have two distinct threads. One thread has to do with physical teachings of what mankind needs to advance, and since the intent is advancement, these threads will change from one dispensation to the subsequent one. The other thread has to do with spiritual teachings, and is cumulative, and consistently builds from one dispensation to the subsequent one.
My belief is there is one Supreme Entity, and one Faith of that Entity, and in that Entity.
In my opinion, the rest is rhetoric, but that's just me.
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Its an opportune misspelling since if God exists at all - the modern world religionists tend to accept that there is only one -
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Its an opportune misspelling since if God exists at all - the modern world religionists tend to accept that there is only one -
so is a) their religion the one?
or b) is my religion the one?
Is the question that religionists always answer "b)"
so their one religion is never the one... my one always is...
lets get this number down to zero...
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I'm under the impression there is one totally perfect, totally awesome God. God might not be an old man with a white beard who sits on the clouds, but rather a force or entity that keeps a perfect balance.
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I'm under the impression there is one totally perfect, totally awesome God. God might not be an old man with a white beard who sits on the clouds, but rather a force or entity that keeps a perfect balance.
Religion is man's imperfect translation of what this God is or is not. We are incapable of understanding the totally divine. Which is why Man has interpreted it in so many different ways, but using your interpretations to lessen someone else's chance at a balanced life is a sad excuse and why Man is not meant to understand the perfect
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No, there are far too many religions.
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No, there are far too many religions.
Yes, if you are referring to yourself as the God whom allows you to choose.
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It seems to me that a being capable of creating the universe would surely know that people around the world would have differing social structures, viewpoints and beliefs, and would require many ways (not just one) to find their way back 'home' to be with the creator.
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It seems to me that a being capable of creating the universe would surely know that people around the world would have differing social structures, viewpoints and beliefs, and would require many ways (not just one) to find their way back 'home' to be with the creator.
This, of course, presumes that the creator is benevolent towards people and has things set up so there is someplace to go after death. Maybe it's 'Heaven' or maybe we just rejoin some great pool of cosmic energy. Who knows? (Only the dead)
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There is a place called Yogaville here in my home state of Virginia built about 30 years ago by Sri Swami Satchadinanda. At Yogaville is a LOTUS temple. LOTUS stands for "Light of Truth Universal Shrine." Once in the ground floor there are shrines to all of the major religions of the world and the focus is on the commonalities of all of those religions. Upon entering the building carved above the door is this statement: "Many Paths, One Truth."
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No, there are many religions..Religion is only how one chooses to worship..
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No, there are many religions..Religion is only how one chooses to worship..
There is only the truth of man himself to contend with..
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