They contradict each other in the key fundamentals of what distinguishes them from one another, which is why they are different religions.
The Baha’i perspective is irrelevant to them and everybody else….. save Baha’is
And, if you’ll recall the gist of this thread was to see things from...
In other words, it took a lot of time to convince you.
Do you think if you had come across objective evidence initially, it would require that long?
When you started your investigation, were you practicing another faith at the time?
If so, was it an Abrahamic faith?
I think not so much an...
Again… avoiding the point.
Even were it is spelled out in as many words.
i.e……
Even if only temporarily during the holidays….
Yes?……
The duration doesn’t change the fact that it is an abridgment…..does it?
Your insistence on “temporary” duration not amounting to an infraction is the point...
I doubt you realize how your analogy actually works against your idea.
Sort of the same questions I had to your OP.
Why stop there?
Why start there?
If you are going to compare things according to the conditions of time why start at sunrise and end at sunset?
What happened to everything at...
Yes, the difference between objective and subjective.
Where I pointed out your questions are along the lines of “the outsider test for faith”,….
the trick is to as objectively as posible look at your own faith as though you have not already accepted it; more like someone from “outside” would...
This doesn’t answer the question asked;
Are you suggesting there is no such thing as objectivity?
Yours is a common misinterpretation of what an “observer” is in qm.
The “observer” is not associated with a conscious being, but is a physical process that interacts with a quantum particle…. any...
Perhaps your getting lost in your triple negative statement.
Your question was;
“How likely is that to be true?” — that 55% of people in the world are following false religions.
That 55% being Christianity and Islam….combined.
Since those religions contradict each other, they can’t both be...
Since nobody has ever provided objective evidence that supports objective belief in any of them.
Therefore they are all, along with the other 45% that are not Christian or Muslim, (that also lack objective evidence to verify them) lacking any objective reason to assume they are not false.
This concerns some of my original questions…
Why start with the presupposition that the Bible is accurate?
It seems you are basing all these faiths on assumptions.
Why should anyone assume any of them are true?
You say you can’t prove Baha’i Faith to be true…
Can Judaism, Christianity, or...
That is an appeal to popularity; more formally known as an argumentum ad populum ….
The fallacy of claiming the majority is always correct.
You know better than that.
To answer your question; “how likely is that to be true?”
Personally I would say very likely.
What do you find pedantic about the questions I asked?
I’m sorry if my critique of your parable offends you, but it begs those questions and more.
Isn’t a parable supposed to simplify or clarify a concept?
Yours, in my opinion does neither.
I find it to be a distraction from what I think you’re...
Excellent questions!
Why stop there?
Why start there?
Why start with the presupposition that the Bible is accurate?
Have you ever considered that your religion could be false?
Do you consider that, your beliefs could just be based on Geographical location or family, and that from childhood...
There are so many things wrong with this analogy, I’m not sure where to start.
For example;
Why if the first arrow is merely pain, does the second arrow lead to suffering as opposed to merely yet another pain?
What if there is a third arrow…how does that change the equation?…do the first two...
I asked you;
Your reply…..
Again confirming the fact that it was speculation on your part.
When I asked;
You answered……
It seems I’m right in seeing your characterization of their actions a hyperbole.
You consider working through legal avenues concerning zoning and working within the...