Right or wrong religion?

[Shantanu]

I believe that would be a different god then because Jehovah has attributes.

What you call Jehovah (and you may have experienced it-please confirm) is a god of the guna consciousness, unless you have picked up specific evidence that it is the one and only Nirguna Creator and Preserver God Sri Krishna/Durga.

 

[Ancient Soul]

I'll be the first to say that religions in general have a great deal in common and a lot of the differences are cosmetic.

But I'd be a fool if I stopped there. Religions make truth claims, and those truth claims conflict. Religion A says X and Religion B says Y and X and Y are opposites, they cannot possibly be both true. Thus, either A is wrong or B is wrong or both A and B are wrong.

Thus it only makes sense to say that of the various world religions, one is going to be closer to the truth than the others. It doesn't mean there won't be truth in the others. It doesn't mean that people won't be blessed by following other paths. I'm just saying that logically you have to admit that one religion will get it more right than the others.

But everyone should be on their own unique spiritual path trying to figure it all out instead of allowing MEN to spoon feed you lies they made up about a "god".

 

[Ancient Soul]

I believe that would be a different god then because Jehovah has attributes.

What "attributes"?

 

[IndigoChild5559]

But everyone should be on their own unique spiritual path trying to figure it all out instead of allowing MEN to spoon feed you lies they made up about a "god".

While it's true we each have our own unique spiritual path, hopefully part of that path is figuring out what is true, and that would necessitate finding that religion which has the most truth. It's not about what religion strokes us the most. Religion is no there to make us feel warm and cozy.

 

[Shantanu]

While it's true we each have our own unique spiritual path, hopefully part of that path is figuring out what is true, and that would necessitate finding that religion which has the most truth. It's not about what religion strokes us the most. Religion is no there to make us feel warm and cozy.

I happen to believe that if one has an enquiring mind 'all roads lead to Rome' (metaphorically)

 

[IndigoChild5559]

I happen to believe that if one has an enquiring mind 'all roads lead to Rome' (metaphorically)

As a Jew, I will say that no one is required to be a Jew. One can, for example, effectively worship God and be obedient to him by being a Muslim. However, I also think that there is more truth in Judaism than in Islam. I think my good buddy Rival the Noachide is better off than a Muslim.

 

[Shantanu]

As a Jew, I will say that no one is required to be a Jew. One can, for example, effectively worship God and be obedient to him by being a Muslim. However, I also think that there is more truth in Judaism than in Islam. I think my good buddy Rival the Noachide is better off than a Muslim.

The roads to God are futile because truth is infinite and we humans are finite for the reason that we are limited by our genetics and have only a limited time on this Earth to know the Truth.

 

[Ancient Soul]

While it's true we each have our own unique spiritual path, hopefully part of that path is figuring out what is true, and that would necessitate finding that religion which has the most truth. It's not about what religion strokes us the most. Religion is no there to make us feel warm and cozy.

Nope, we are not in agreement on that either. Religion is most certainly all about pleasing or at least fooling people people into believing that their specific mythology has all the "spiritual answers". When they all are just man made placebos for any real spiritual answers.

Here's the deal. We were all put here to learn spiritual lessons. And we were given everything we need in the world around us to learn those lessons. That's why God gave us the process of rational thinking, among other things to figure out all that is called true spiritually. So everyone would be way better off without man made lies/religions that mostly only make up stuff to fool others. they do this mostly for an ego boost, to have people look to THEM for "answers" instead of directly to God, to control others, and to con them out of their money.

Other than for a brief period where the Catholics tried to brainwash me with their mythology, and I overcame that, I have been doing just super on my own spiritual path without cluttering my mind with any stupid religious mythology/lies.

 

[Ancient Soul]

As a Jew, I will say that no one is required to be a Jew.

What?

So you are saying that anyone born in a Jewish family, there's no problem with them not being of the Jewish faith?

One can, for example, effectively worship God and be obedient to him by being a Muslim. However, I also think that there is more truth in Judaism than in Islam. I think my good buddy Rival the Noachide is better off than a Muslim.

So you believe in different "gods"?

 

[Trailblazer]

However, I also think that there is more truth in Judaism than in Islam.

A Muslim would probably say the opposite.
I don't really know because I am just an innocent bystander.

 

[IndigoChild5559]

Other than for a brief period where the Catholics tried to brainwash me with their mythology, and I overcame that, I have been doing just super on my own spiritual path without cluttering my mind with any stupid religious mythology/lies.

So you are basically doing EXACTLY what I was talking about and switching from something you considered lies and mere mythology to something better.

 

[IndigoChild5559]

What?

So you are saying that anyone born in a Jewish family, there's no problem with them not being of the Jewish faith?

You are right that I should have qualified it to say any non-Jew.

So you believe in different "gods"?

Where did you get that from? First of all, the three monotheistic faiths all worship the God of Abraham (I did a write-up on the problems with trinitarianism, and the arguments for it being sh*tuf rather than avodah zarah.) But I go further than that. I am an inclusive monotheist. I think anyone who is trying to make contact with One God will do so, regardless of what misconceptions they may have about him.

 

[IndigoChild5559]

A Muslim would probably say the opposite.
I don't really know because I am just an innocent bystander.

The Muslim who is a Muslim BECAUSE he believes there is more truth in Islam than other religions is at least approaching things the right way. My issue is with people who do the narcissistic thing and look for religions that make them feel good or who simply go to whatever the closest church/mosque/synagogue/temple is down the street.

 

[Trailblazer]

My issue is with people who do the narcissistic thing and look for religions that make them feel good or who simply go to whatever the closest church/mosque/synagogue/temple is down the street.

I fully agree. Religion should not be like a pair of designer jeans that "fits."
It should be about the Truth from God. Luckily, the One True God does not contradict Himself, although some religions appear to do so.