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Originally Posted by Perham
believing in God means religion IMO.
organized religions are ok, the problem is their time. Jesus came 2000 years ago, Mohammad came 1400 years ago. the text in holy books are about those eras. so you can't measure them by today's scientific language. I believe in Islam, because I saw signs in it. signs of reality, signs of God. I know herk found it in Christianity, and I respect his choice. God is the same for all, God is God, everybody who believes in God, has a relationship with God, and knows God according to his capacity. this is exactly why we have different religions in the world, but hey, they all believe in God, and that's the point. even Buddhists have nirvana.
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I respect this statement. It's pretty similar to the quote and philosophy I've mentioned before:
There is more than one way to climb to the top of a mountain. I don't think there is just one way or one right religion. There are elements of truth to be found in all of them, and I believe a real understanding comes from the study of all major religions, philosophy and spirituality. Most of all it comes from a curious and open mind. Even one that adheres to a single religion like Islam or Christianity should have an open might about its interpretation. As you said, these books were written hundreds and hundreds of years ago, they must be understood in translation and in historical context.