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Funniest part is: they can't even agree internally on how to believe (feddit.org)
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[–] 3 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

I fail to understand why, in religion as in politics by the way, differences and disagreements should be a problem. Diversity is a strength!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    That's how I view different religions. Each one has one part of a big picture and a bunch of extra fluff. The trouble is that people tend to think that the extra fluff is just as important as the core message, and religions as a organizations encourage it.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I like to compare religions to languages. They are tools to speak about the unspeakable, but they don't necessary oppose each other when they have different doctrines, like French doesn't oppose English when it calls “maison” what English calls “house”.

    By definition, God is a reality that exists outside time and space, there's no way our mind can define it. But like you need a language to speak, you need to practice a religion to develop your spirituality, even if you know that your religion is not the only way to develop it. You can also speak more than one language, and you can practice more than one religion, but it's harder.

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