What is the best Religion?

[Windwalker]

The best religion should have a chief book by a dead author, and that author was the founder of the religion.

Did Jesus write the Bible? In fact, name one book Jesus wrote? Aside from that glaring problem, what about native religions? What about any religion that relies on oral traditions? What about those who have no founding figure? You do realize also that many with founding figures, are actually non-historical persons, myths? There are some flaws to your line of reasoning here on this.

 

[Windwalker]

Hello, of course there has to be the best religion and that has to be the standard for humans to follow.

Why does that have to be? Who determined that?

 

[Hadayatullah Hubsch]

Why Buddhism?

 

[Mackerni]

Did Jesus write the Bible? In fact, name one book Jesus wrote? Aside from that glaring problem, what about native religions? What about any religion that relies on oral traditions? What about those who have no founding figure? You do realize also that many with founding figures, are actually non-historical persons, myths? There are some flaws to your line of reasoning here on this.

Did I say the Christianity was the best religion? No. I said that there were a few Christian sects that are inspiring, but, I haven't even replied to the poll! Oral traditions become written ones. Anything oral can be written down and mass-printed nowadays. I just believe for an authentic religion to exist, the person who is the founder should write their own holy book. The holy book could be about a different person.

But yes ... I understand where you are coming from and therefore I'm going to edit my original post.

 

[Kirran]

Hello, of course there has to be the best religion and that has to be the standard for humans to follow. Also the best Religion can be determined through its matchless features.

Hello,

This is quite a set of assertions. Why does there have to be one best religion? Why do we have to follow one standard? And surely any religion would have matchless features? If its features were matched then it wouldn't be a unique religion.

I appreciate you're new to RF, and possibly to interreligious dialogue in general, so sorry to jump on you with all the questions - but these are the kind of things you're gonna have to figure out!

 

[Corthos]

First of all, I'd like to say ushta te, @Hadayatullah Hubsch, and welcome!

Secondly, for myself, I'd choose "other" if there was an option (as none of these represent my personal views). If I HAVE to pick from these, I'd choose Hinduism, though. It's such a colorful and fun religion... I want to learn more about it in the future. =)

 

[LuisDantas]

Why Buddhism?

It is not too obsessed with static scripture, nor does it expect people to hold theistic beliefs.

Despite a lot of flaws in actual practice, it is also fairly respectful of rational thinking and individual mindsets.

Hinduism, of course, comes close. Taoism would be a good choice as well, as would Paganism.

 

[LuisDantas]

Hello, of course there has to be the best religion and that has to be the standard for humans to follow. Also the best Religion can be determined through its matchless features.

Religions, far as I can tell, don't really have a predictably uniform effect on their adherents. The best religion for a certain person can and will be different from the best religion for certain other people.

That is not really a problem at all. It is just acknowledgement of variation among people.

 

[Kirran]

It is not too obsessed with static scripture, nor does it expect people to hold theistic beliefs.

Despite a lot of flaws in actual practice, it is also fairly respectful of rational thinking and individual mindsets.

Hinduism, of course, comes close. Taoism would be a good choice as well, as would Paganism.

Depending on the variant. As you know, I am sure, but for general readers.

 

[Hadayatullah Hubsch]

I don't think any of these is intrinsically better than the others. I'm a Hindu who believes there are many paths to God, or the Absolute.

Welcome to RF, also!

Thanks For Welcoming me to this Forum.

 

[LuisDantas]

Come to think of it... even the understandings of what qualifies as being a religion, let alone a better religion than something else, are very personal matters if we are sincere about it.

I can appreciate that there is also a collective side to religion. It does play an important role in enabling people to have some idea of what to expect from each other. But that is not always a good thing, and the idea that there may be a single "best" religion really needs a lot of assumptions and/or demonstrations.

Edited to add: This could be a good tangent to explore. How do people deal with diversity of belief and of conviction? It can be a real challenge and it is legitimate to want to see a solution to that.

 

[Windwalker]

Did I say the Christianity was the best religion? No.

I wasn't suggesting you were saying that.

Oral traditions become written ones.

Not always. That happens occasionally, but the problem is that when they do it tends to kill them, as oral traditions are allowed to be tailored to the audience, to evolve, to grow, to change in tenor and flavor through the story tellers.

Anything oral can be written down and mass-printed nowadays.

Much to its demise, I believe. But just because it can, doesn't mean it is.

I just believe for an authentic religion to exist, the person who is the founder should write their own holy book.

Why? I very much question the validity of this. The reality is that most founder figures are the catalyst that inspires faith in others, and it is their evolving faith that creates the founding figure in their own image, or rather in the image of the faith that they inspired in them. What you read in these books is more about those who followed, rather than about the founding figure themselves. The sayings of the Buddha are far too many for him to have written all of them. But they belong to a collection of attributions of students to their teachers. It's the same with Jesus. Did he really say all of what is written he said? Doubtful. Very doubtful. But these collections of attributions becomes the "Jesus said", or the "Buddha said", sayings. In the case of the Gospels, these sayings were woven in and around various narrative stories of the founding figure as a vehicle for the teachings of the Christian community. "Jesus said" is put against a backdrop of "When he met a woman on the road and was taken by her kindness he said........".

 

[Hadayatullah Hubsch]

Hello,

This is quite a set of assertions. Why does there have to be one best religion? Why do we have to follow one standard? And surely any religion would have matchless features? If its features were matched then it wouldn't be a unique religion.

I appreciate you're new to RF, and possibly to interreligious dialogue in general, so sorry to jump on you with all the questions - but these are the kind of things you're gonna have to figure out!

Yes, i do appreciate your questions. Answers to your questions.
1. There has to be a best Religion because humans need a set of rules to follow and it will bring unity of thought in the world and it will put an end to wars and killing of innocent humans.
2. Because it will bring unity of thought in the world.
3. And this one you already agreed with.

 

[Kirran]

Yes, i do appreciate your questions. Answers to your questions.
1. There has to be a best Religion because humans need a set of rules to follow and it will bring unity of thought in the world and it will put an end to wars and killing of innocent humans.
2. Because it will bring unity of thought in the world.
3. And this one you already agreed with.

1) Why do we only need one set of rules? We do not have any kind of religious war in Europe, despite having multiple religions. Within my family Hinduism, irreligious atheism and Christianity are all represented, with no strife

2) Which is good because?

3) No, I didn't agree or disagree, I just questioned the concept. EVERY religion has matchless features.

 

[LuisDantas]

Hello Mackerni, Quran is the only most authentic Book Muslims have. There are other books but they lack the class of Holy Quran. The Holy Quran, according to our belief, has been authored by Allah ( God Himself). So there cannot be a better book than Holy Quran ( Set of principles or guidelines and also lessons taught through incidents of past). For more info on True Islam you can follow this link
www.alislam.org

I suppose there is no accounting for taste, but the Quran just isn't all that impressive when compared with the Vedas or the Tao Te Ching.

 

[Useless2015]

Hello Mackerni, Quran is the only most authentic Book Muslims have. There are other books but they lack the class of Holy Quran. The Holy Quran, according to our belief, has been authored by Allah ( God Himself). So there cannot be a better book than Holy Quran ( Set of principles or guidelines and also lessons taught through incidents of past). For more info on True Islam you can follow this link
www.alislam.org

That's ironic seeing how Ahmediyya sect denies parts of the Quran.

 

[LuisDantas]

1. There has to be a best Religion because humans need a set of rules to follow and it will bring unity of thought in the world and it will put an end to wars and killing of innocent humans.
2. Because it will bring unity of thought in the world.

I don't think so. What you describe is IMO a dangerously unrealistic expectation of universal submission to some vague authority figure.

That is not only unlikely to work, but actively harmful.

A far better religious perspective is that of attempting to learn and understand each other to the most of our abilities.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

What is the best Religion?

Out of those choices:

Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and then Christianity.

Buddhism values human life. The means of life to help others from suffering or thr value of life I see is the highest component to the best religion.

*If we are not alive, how can we practice our religion

If I chosen from any religion, it would be my own. I cant see life without our ancestors.

But "best" is a subjective word; so, your answers will vary as may not be direct replies.

 

[YmirGF]

Hello, of course there has to be the best religion and that has to be the standard for humans to follow. Also the best Religion can be determined through its matchless features.

Spoken like a true religious fanatic.

In regards to the OP, the question is ridiculous. It is noteworthy that you managed to forget Judaism. Telling, really.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

By whose standards does a religion qualify to the the best?