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stone space

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24. Are we talking about the One True Religion here?

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 05:59 AM

Jul 2015

I really don't understand the question.

One can search for truth in many places, and religion is one of those places.

But when you put the definite article "the" in front of it, it makes it appear as if there is only one "truth".

I can't answer the question in that form, since it strikes me as being a lot like asking which mathematics is the true mathematics.

There is much truth in mathematics, and even though many of those truths may contradict one another, that in and of itself is not considered a major problem by most mathematicians in our search for mathematical truth.

For me, as an atheist, finding truth anywhere (even in religion) means looking at the details.

Contradictory truths are not a problem for me, given my background as a mathematician.

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How do we know which is the true form a religion? [View all] CJCRANE Jul 2015 OP

There is no such thing. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2015 #1

I think the true form of a religion is set down in its tenets and dogma. Maedhros Jul 2015 #2

Is Catholicism the true form of Christianity skepticscott Jul 2015 #4

So when the eastern catholic church and western catholic church split Warren Stupidity Jul 2015 #5

I asked that question many years ago xfundy Jul 2015 #3

Simple, it's the denomination which reflects what God actually wants... brooklynite Jul 2015 #6

If you start a question with a completely faulty premise, cbayer Jul 2015 #7

You have failed to grasp the deeper message of the question skepticscott Jul 2015 #8

Yes, there is a true form of religion... CJCRANE Jul 2015 #9

Ok, can you share what that is? cbayer Jul 2015 #10

I'm being facetious but it's a serious point: CJCRANE Jul 2015 #11

I agree that people feel they have found the right one... cbayer Jul 2015 #12

The ideologies themselves specify that only one (or none) is correct. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #18

Faulty premise? trotsky Jul 2015 #13

Stop that! skepticscott Jul 2015 #14

Personally, I'm not a theophobe. Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #60

Anti-theist apolagists? Lordquinton Jul 2015 #17

If two religions make mutually exclusive claims about the nature of or demands of god(s) AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #16

But...but... skepticscott Jul 2015 #21

The one that has the most money? mr blur Jul 2015 #15

I have no clue. pinto Jul 2015 #19

The one with the heaviest artillery, at least according to Napoleon Fumesucker Jul 2015 #20

Give me 10% of your wealth every year and I will give you immortality Angry Dragon Jul 2015 #22

Every religion through time was certain they knew the truth Marrah_G Jul 2015 #23

Are we talking about the One True Religion here? stone space Jul 2015 #24

Except that when you ask skepticscott Jul 2015 #25

Hey, welcome back!!! trotsky Jul 2015 #26

When searching for truth in music or poetry, what kind of "test" do you use? stone space Jul 2015 #27

I'm glad you're back! trotsky Jul 2015 #28

I assume that your problems with discernment... stone space Jul 2015 #29

So glad you're back, your last return was so brief. trotsky Jul 2015 #30

Sometimes religious folks expand on the poetry and explain the metaphors via actions. stone space Jul 2015 #31

Lots of religions (and religious people) leave me guessing and scratching my head. trotsky Jul 2015 #32

When it comes to discernment, that one is an easy call for me. stone space Jul 2015 #33

I find it much preferable to speak Truth to Power. AlbertCat Jul 2015 #35

Did you read the article? stone space Jul 2015 #36

Did you read the article? AlbertCat Jul 2015 #59

You certainly haven't lost much of your style from your repeated timeouts. trotsky Jul 2015 #39

Because he stabbed several people. That's one clue. This isn't rocket science. stone space Jul 2015 #40

So you have to use information and values from outside religion to judge the truth... trotsky Jul 2015 #41

I'm an atheist. Even us atheists have moral values. stone space Jul 2015 #44

So you admit that one must use information from outside a religion... trotsky Jul 2015 #45

It's so easy you can't explain it. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2015 #43

What's to explain? Guy stabbed several people at a gay pride parade. stone space Jul 2015 #46

Oh, I discern lots of things. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2015 #47

That stabbing folks at a gay pride parage is morally wrong. stone space Jul 2015 #48

I discerned that. And so did everyone else. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2015 #49

What did you discern from my example, above? stone space Jul 2015 #50

I already told you what I discerned. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2015 #58

I don't recall, say, a Yeats fan stabbing people at an Angelou reading event. AlbertCat Jul 2015 #34

!!! trotsky Jul 2015 #38

Yeah, you can search and search and never find a damn thing. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #37

Well...yeah...I've certainly run into that problem when it comes to Gun Worship. stone space Jul 2015 #42

Where did Houser get his hatred of women? AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #51

How many more must die at the hands of your Gods of Metal? stone space Jul 2015 #52

I'm an atheist. I don't sin. I don't have idols. I don't have cults. You're thinking of someone else AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #54

For an atheist, you do seem to put quite a bit of faith in the Holy Gun. (nt) stone space Jul 2015 #55

Your perception is faulty, if I 'seem' to exhibit 'faith' in anything. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #56

If Houser the woman-hating white christian terrorist had used a pipe bomb in his muders, where would AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #57

the are all equally true( or false) bowens43 Jul 2015 #53