paarsurrey
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Why I don't accept Christian or Muslim Faith
Is it because of one's bias for one's own ism or because one has some profound Methodology to find the Truth, please?
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Why I don't accept Christian or Muslim Faith
- Thread starter The Hammer
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It is because my Path works for me. And I don't need someone else's. Monotheism doesn't make sense to me, but Polytheism does.
For instance.
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
I have a methodology that works for me, "my Path".
I don't really understand your question though. Truth is a fuzzy concept. What do you mean by "Truth"?
@The Hammer can you see how "your path" would be seen by Muslims as just you succumbing to your whims? Whether that is the case or not, saying, I get to make my path and forge it does sound like that.
Well, I can see how it might be interpreted that way.
Which is why I am not Muslim or Christian. Any spiritual or scriptural viewpoint that tells me to eschew another person's chosen direction in life, is immoral.
Hospitality to all, always.
We have walked singular paths long before the written word. To lead from One's heart is the whole point. One's mind, language and intellect leads them astray.
Why is that? Isn't that a contradicting thing though. You are going against the path of those type religions or against a person who believes there is ought to be ways.
The heart sees what is loves. If the love is guided by truth, it will see the beauty of truth. Sins I believe ruin it though but they can always be defeated. Intellect is important faculty even from just the analytical component. It keeps the heart grounded to not make up reality as it pleases. It's a tool that the heart should take feedback from.
Little Dragon
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Well, it's just a bit parochial to my mind. Those faiths, offer nothing to me other than insight into iron age Levantine history and culture.
Luckily these days you don’t have to,
Little Dragon
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Back at ya
What's the contradiction exactly, I'm not really seeing it.
I only have these types of discussions with convert seeking, proselytizing sects of particular religions. I have nothing against Islam, or its message, neither Christianity. You'll never here me degrade Hinduism, or the indigenous tribal religions of various societies.
But Islam and Christianity are notorious for forced conversions and killing those that aren't willing to be Muslim or Christian, and or making their religious laws, the state laws when not everyone in said area is muslim or Christian.
I have the same issue with any religion that says their path is the only one, and I need to follow it or I am damned. It's not hospitable to act like that towards others.
Billions of people equals billions of paths, as there is no one size fits all.
But isn't Allah Love? So why should I not follow that.
I don't believe in sin. I believe in personal responsibility.
I don't believe in sin. I believe in personal responsibility.
Tell that to the Christians and Muslims that want to forcibly convert others, or impose their religious will through law.
Little Dragon
Well-Known Member
They get away with it. Still me and England My Lionheart are Brits. Our experience is different, from that of places like the USA. Religion here is put firmly in it's place, where it is voluntary only. We have Beth Din and Sharia law courts here, but they still have to make rulings compliant with UK laws.
CG Didymus
Veteran Member
Yeah, it's like I was taught God was everywhere and knows all. But if God is not in or part of some things, like a being that is supposed to be pure evil, then there is someplace that God isn't? And related to that, is if this God knew a spirit-being he created was going to become pure evil, why did this God create him? Anyway, I'm fine with it all being myth. Maybe it's real and true, maybe not and just stuff people made up.
The contradiction is you acknowledge there are wrong paths and condemn them. But are frustrated with paths that condemn other paths.
None of this is factual, and not believable to rational minds. Why would a person want to believe this?
I don't see spiritual practices as relying on belief in supernatural concepts. These seem to me way too distracting from the self and who the self is. The focus in Abrahamic religions is a God not known to exist, so it's like a mental drama where the self is a bit player.