- Claims of communication, especially when those claims are very different
I don't think the differences cannot be sorted out. The important thing is that All-Wise < another attribute of God
Al-Hakeem in Arabic> had communicated to an intelligent creature i.e., human beings. Under reasonable systematic principles these differences are not difficult to remove.
We humans are proud to decode ancient dead languages writings. Their value is not demeaned just because they were written in dead languages.
Communications exist and are good and valid source of existence of G-d though the scriptures have got corrupted under debris of time and the followers of such religions have been lead astray due to many factors that could be deciphered and looked into.
- They merely show that many people have CLAIMED to have received revelations from God
Claims of many people don't mean that no claimant or most of them were not truthful. The courts deal claims of many people yet under some procedure they sort to legitimate claims from the illegitimate on merit. Human beings are an intelligent race they do resolve such things.
- There is obviously plenty of reasons for men to be dishonest about such things.
I explained above that it is not impossible to ascertain honest from the dishonest.
- Always be sceptical of anyone who claims to speak for God
Humans get education from one race to another race on trust and only doubting where it is reasonable to do it. Excessive doubt is not essential. Let everything be on merit.
I don't agree with you on these grounds.
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