islam abduallah
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look!, i'm not fully agreed about that, but i can say that we have thesame idea of seeking the truth, i as a muslim belive that the islam is the truth but although of that Allah ordered us to say "Guide us to the straight path " in each kneel in our prayers, so at least 17 per day, althouh that i believe i'm already on the truth, so indeed this verse contains several messages, i don't want to mention them in order not to be like inviting others to my belief but if you like i can send them to you in private.What I actually think is that there is a truth, and everyone interprets it differently. The whole truth may (hypothetically) be present within every religion, but individuals only grasp some of that truth, not having the knowledge or experience to see the whole truth. This is why sometimes I think that the desire to seek and know truth is more valuable than what religion we claim to belong to. For if we are always seeking, then we are always learning and coming closer to understanding reality
I agree that many people pick and choose what sounds good to them. But this is my point- many people also follow a religion because it makes sense to them and because it matches their experiences of the world and life. This, for example, is why I consider the Bhagavad Gita to be the essential scripture, the highest wisdom. So I can say that I know my religion is the right religion for the reasons you explain. But most people see the truth in their religion.
yousaid something very good here, you follow your religion because it is the highest wisdom , i just want to ask you, how do you know that it's the highest wisdom?, how you could reach that fact?
It is when we see that our own convictions are no more valid than any other person's convictions that we can begin to question: is there a right religion? Is there a wrong religion? What makes my perception more intelligent than that other person's?
look, i believe it's not rely on intelligence like it relies on the fair judgement, i believe that it's the most difficult to gain, how to judge away from your desires and tempetations? i believe that people who could do that, they are the most who could reach the truth