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no religion is the only truth, but truth is found in them all
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Finally something we agree upon. All truth has a source. Without a source, it is merely conjecture.
Rarely is a statement with "all" true.
In accordance with fact and reality as *you can percieve it.* is a critical distinction, I think. Everyone should accept that they will always be missing out on some critical data somewhere, which means others conclusions may be more reasonable. If it's not demonstrable to you, it may only be more reasonable for them. But I would not assume that their reality is less than mine for their conclusions. Just that mine is the best conclusion I can make with the data I have.
This is, indeed, a truth. It is most certainly true that anyone who likes big buts cannot lie.
Reads like: Cleveland can't be found on a map.
Cleveland can only be found in Ohio.
Religions are maps to the truth.
Fact or reality is pretty difficult to miss data, whatever it is can be repeatedly observed, measured, tested by different people and obtain the results.
If i know that have incomplete data then i cannot consider the subject of that data to be true
I would say it more strongly: Religions and spirituality say truth is eternal. Since truth is eternal, the only difference is in how it's expressed. The analogy would be that a person is the same whether or not they're wearing pajamas, work clothes or formal clothes.
People like to promote theirs as better and others perhaps false, but I've found the same basics in all.
There's also the "blind men and the elephant" that comes into play when people start debating differences.
That went too far because it caused me to think this: I have a headache and feel hot. Until complete lab tests have been done and the cause (a cold virus) identified, you can't conclude the person has a cold.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Religions tend to interpret the truth. Not all of them are going to be accurate or even realistic with the actuality of things.
shivsomashekhar
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Disagree. There is no truth in any of them; we made these religions up and cleverly attributed them to divine sources - to lend them credibility.
It was a human who told you he was "divinely inspired". You only have his words to go by. That makes it human-made.
PoetPhilosopher
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Trailblazer
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Agree.
Trailblazer
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Sure, of Divine origin, but written by men, so in that sense they are man-made.Well, it would be a good start to examine the major religions, and see which claim to be of Divine origin.
Brian2
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The Bible does not teach that "heaven is within" and Solomon, Abraham, Moses and Buddha were no more than men, with Jesus being the only divine one among them.
Maybe one needs reconsider the Bible does
"Then came these striking words: “Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:21)
With these words, Jesus gave voice to a teaching that is universal and timeless.
Regards Tony
Brian2
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That is a common mistranslation and misunderstanding.
It means and is usually translated as "the Kingdom of God is among you" (in your midst)
Trailblazer
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CG Didymus
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Yes, just because a religion has some things that are true or that sound true doesn't mean everything that religion says and believes in is true. Yet, some people in some religions do think that everything they believe in is true.