Subject: Choice of religion
From: LR Pearson, Arts 99 (lp9616@bristol.ac.uk)
Date: Tue Jan 18 2000 - 08:51:49 EST
On Tue, 18 Jan 2000 00:42:30 -0800 Robbie <shok@netcom.com> wrote:
>
> I have very little doubt that modern American Christians would be
> Buddhist if they lived in a different place and/or time. Isn't it
> interesting how so few Theists profess a doctrine very far removed from
> that of their parents? Do you think that the Egyptians' belief in Rah
> or the man on BART's belief in the other party in his conversation are
> terribly different than your belief in your particular version of God?
>
> -robbie
>
Robbie,
Just because people generally choose the belief system which is closest
to home, doesn't mean that god is just a social construction. Isn't it
possible that there is a powerful creating force which an be called god
but which cannot be wholly comprehended by any human being. Thus, each
culture has developed its own way of looking at the same thing. Many
individuals have developed their own way of looking at the same thing.
If everyopne tried to describe the same sunset, you would get many
different descriptions, with some common ideas (ie yellow and orange).
This phenomenon can be seen with religion. My jury is still out on
whether or not there is a god. But the varying religions don't negate
the thing itself.
Love, Lucy-Ruth
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LR Pearson, Arts 99
lp9616@bristol.ac.uk
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