Do All Religions Offer a Piece of the Truth?
Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason answers the question, “Could all religions offer a piece of the same truth and collectively form the whole truth?”
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Nope. It would be no different than attempting to create the best form of government by combining all of the world's governments. Governments and religions are political creations and are subject to the same human dynamics for their directions.
its but just a book write by some people
@RisaRN well we'd be spending a lot more time thinking for a start – surely there's nothing wrong with that. regular meditation might make for a more contemplative person. as for a more rational, less ignorant, more humane person…i'm less sure about those. i think its more likely these are qualities found in the type of people who choose to devote their lives to deep thinking than traits picked up through meditation. as far as 'making the world a better place' goes, well, its a nice dream.
@bobzilla211 Just wondering if u practice meditation since you listed only benefits from meditation. One would conclude that we all should meditate then if it brings us peace and contentement, etc; the underlying premise then would be if we all would meditate the world would be a better place. Any thoughts?
@LJCampbell25 That is not a fact im afraid and is a very weak case for christianity. Atheists will not agree on this im afraid, i personally think he was not a good moral teacher. He brought in the doctrine of hell and told people not to worry about tomorow or their families and abandon them to follow him. As for the relationship with god, yes that could be true but it is hard to hav a relationship with sumone uve never met.
@LJCampbell25 How does he stand out!? Jesus was a deluded charlatan, the jewish records tell us this. Im atheist by the way, not a jew case you thought i was. Religions are all man made.
Mark Twain once wisely said, "The easy confidence with which I know another mans religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also".
that isn't what i was saying, personally i don't believe in god. its pretty obvious if you actually read it – i was suggesting that most religious experience as common to all religions – feelings of religious ecstasy, contentment and peace with the world – is in fact a state of mind reached through the intense meditation of praying. the part of the brain that creates these 'holy feelings' can be improved by doing it regularly. like a calming technique but a bit more intense.
its interesting how participants in every religion experience similar holy feelings when they pray, which light up the same area in the brain. and when you consider that religious 'visions' and 'experiences' are common across all religions, doesn't that suggest what we know as god isn't an external force, but a state of mind acheived through meditation? there are interesting studies on how prayer affects your brain, i.e. it develops to become more responsive to prayer/meditation with practice.
Excellent video!! Greg explains things very clearly! 5/5