by Vorausen » Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:18 am
by Dogmeat » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:16 am
by Ethel mermania » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:22 am
by Risottia » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:23 am
Vorausen wrote:... Could it be that all religions are just interpretations of the same divine being? Are all religions right in a sense and is just a different cultural perspective from around the world?
by Genivaria » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:24 am
Vorausen wrote:Monotheism is the belief in a single deity or god, and one of the greatest examples of this are the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). While most people believe and think that the beliefs of these religions (whether it comes to a belief in a single god, traditions, etc) are unique, there are many examples taht show otherwise. Take Zoroastrianism for example. Just like the Abrahamic religions , Zoroastrianism believe sin a single god and shares similar beliefs on heaven, hell, and the battle between good and evil.
There are also plenty of stories from the Abrahamic religions that are shared with other religions , including the story of Adam and Eve, Noah’s ark, the creation story.
I could go on and on about the many similarities different religions have with each other, but the conclusion is still the same,
the Abrahamic religions are not unique in their beliefs, nor is any religion completely unique in belief.
So that begs the question, why is this so? Could it be that all religions are just interpretations of the same divine being? Are all religions right in a sense and is just a different cultural perspective from around the world? Tell me what you think NSG.
by Vorausen » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:24 am
Dogmeat wrote:No. And it's telling that you picked religions that basically grew up together. If they're similar, it's because they weren't isolated. They didn't evolve in a vacuum. They influenced each other.
by The Taron Equalist Kingdom » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:24 am
Vorausen wrote:Monotheism is the belief in a single deity or god, and one of the greatest examples of this are the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). While most people believe and think that the beliefs of these religions (whether it comes to a belief in a single god, traditions, etc) are unique, there are many examples taht show otherwise. Take Zoroastrianism for example. Just like the Abrahamic religions , Zoroastrianism believe sin a single god and shares similar beliefs on heaven, hell, and the battle between good and evil.
There are also plenty of stories from the Abrahamic religions that are shared with other religions , including the story of Adam and Eve, Noah’s ark, the creation story.
I could go on and on about the many similarities different religions have with each other, but the conclusion is still the same,
the Abrahamic religions are not unique in their beliefs, nor is any religion completely unique in belief.
So that begs the question, why is this so? Could it be that all religions are just interpretations of the same divine being? Are all religions right in a sense and is just a different cultural perspective from around the world? Tell me what you think NSG.
by Neanderthaland » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:28 am
Vorausen wrote:Dogmeat wrote:No. And it's telling that you picked religions that basically grew up together. If they're similar, it's because they weren't isolated. They didn't evolve in a vacuum. They influenced each other.
How would that explain how basic morals and values like the need for sacrifice (whether personal or actual sacrifice) is a value in religions across the world, some that have never met each other. Really look at the religions a round the world, especially the ones that never came into contact with each other and you will see what I mean.
by Northern Socialist Council Republics » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:29 am
Vorausen wrote:how basic morals [...] is a value in religions across the world
Vorausen wrote:and values like the need for sacrifice (whether personal or actual sacrifice)
by Major-Tom » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:31 am
by Vorausen » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:31 am
The Taron Equalist Kingdom wrote:Vorausen wrote:Monotheism is the belief in a single deity or god, and one of the greatest examples of this are the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). While most people believe and think that the beliefs of these religions (whether it comes to a belief in a single god, traditions, etc) are unique, there are many examples taht show otherwise. Take Zoroastrianism for example. Just like the Abrahamic religions , Zoroastrianism believe sin a single god and shares similar beliefs on heaven, hell, and the battle between good and evil.
There are also plenty of stories from the Abrahamic religions that are shared with other religions , including the story of Adam and Eve, Noah’s ark, the creation story.
I could go on and on about the many similarities different religions have with each other, but the conclusion is still the same,
the Abrahamic religions are not unique in their beliefs, nor is any religion completely unique in belief.
So that begs the question, why is this so? Could it be that all religions are just interpretations of the same divine being? Are all religions right in a sense and is just a different cultural perspective from around the world? Tell me what you think NSG.
No, I don't believe religions are the same because Jesus and Muhammed were born in different places and Hinduism has more than a million gods.
by Neanderthaland » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:32 am
by Vorausen » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:33 am
Major-Tom wrote:I'm not particularly religious, but if I were, I'd probably operate under the basis that most religions have gotten at least some stuff right. I think, to the OPs point, many world religions and their belief systems are a lot more similar than one might initially assume.
That doesn't mean they're "all right," just that they probably hit some of the same key points here and there.
by Major-Tom » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:36 am
Vorausen wrote:Major-Tom wrote:I'm not particularly religious, but if I were, I'd probably operate under the basis that most religions have gotten at least some stuff right. I think, to the OPs point, many world religions and their belief systems are a lot more similar than one might initially assume.
That doesn't mean they're "all right," just that they probably hit some of the same key points here and there.
Exactly my point, but rather they hit some key important ideas. Saying that another religion is completely wrong and yours is completely right would be ignoring entire beliefs.
by Salus Maior » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:37 am
by The Alma Mater » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:42 am
Vorausen wrote:Dogmeat wrote:No. And it's telling that you picked religions that basically grew up together. If they're similar, it's because they weren't isolated. They didn't evolve in a vacuum. They influenced each other.
How would that explain how basic morals and values like the need for sacrifice (whether personal or actual sacrifice) is a value in religions across the world, some that have never met each other. Really look at the religions a round the world, especially the ones that never came into contact with each other and you will see what I mean.
by Washington Resistance Army » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:43 am
Salus Maior wrote:Zoroastrianism, as I understand it, believes in two gods; not just one.
A good god, Ahura Mazda, and an evil god, Ahriman. That would make Zoroastrianism technically dualist, not monotheist.
That being said, I don't know that much about Zoroastrianism.
by Kaledoria » Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:03 am
by Loeje » Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:07 am
by Greater Cosmicium » Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:10 am
Vorausen wrote:Monotheism is the belief in a single deity or god, and one of the greatest examples of this are the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). While most people believe and think that the beliefs of these religions (whether it comes to a belief in a single god, traditions, etc) are unique, there are many examples taht show otherwise. Take Zoroastrianism for example. Just like the Abrahamic religions , Zoroastrianism believe sin a single god and shares similar beliefs on heaven, hell, and the battle between good and evil.
There are also plenty of stories from the Abrahamic religions that are shared with other religions , including the story of Adam and Eve, Noah’s ark, the creation story.
I could go on and on about the many similarities different religions have with each other, but the conclusion is still the same,
the Abrahamic religions are not unique in their beliefs, nor is any religion completely unique in belief.
So that begs the question, why is this so? Could it be that all religions are just interpretations of the same divine being? Are all religions right in a sense and is just a different cultural perspective from around the world? Tell me what you think NSG.
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by Neanderthaland » Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:35 am
Kaledoria wrote:Is the Lord of the Rings a true and historically accurate book? Well, there are mountains and trees and a dude who became king and a war - all those things existed/happened in the real world, too, so yeah in a way it's true even though there are also hobbits and elves and a ring of power and the geography of Middle earth, that are not exactly historically accurate and all the names and people are different. - But other aspects are right, right?
Comparing Ahura Mazda with Yahweh and Allah sounds okay, comparing Ahriman to the Devil is a little more far fetched but whatever. Comparing Hel or Sutur from the Norse Paganism to the Devil and Odin to God is outright wrong. Comparing Ask and Embla to Adam and Eve works and comparing Ragnarok to Armageddon works if you really push it. I'm sure you can even find some aspects of Hinduism that have some parallels in some other religion, too. But there are other aspects that don't work and not a single thing is common among all religions. As the "certified fiction" example shows, if you write enough stuff, some things will be right anyway but that does not mean that the overall thing is right in any meaningful way, as long as there are central aspects, that are wrong.
by The New California Republic » Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:44 am
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by Vorausen » Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:56 am
Salus Maior wrote:Zoroastrianism, as I understand it, believes in two gods; not just one.
A good god, Ahura Mazda, and an evil god, Ahriman. That would make Zoroastrianism technically dualist, not monotheist.
That being said, I don't know that much about Zoroastrianism.
Central to the Zoroastrian belief system is the idea that Ahura Mazda, the supreme being of goodness and light, is opposed by Angra Mainyu, a powerful (but not equally powerful) spirit of darkness and evil. The embodiment of this evil spirit is Ahriman, the equivalent of Satan or the Devil.
by Socialist States of Ludistan » Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:59 am
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