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53. the are all equally true( or false)

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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