If someone does not have strong beliefs they may be
questioning what to believe. There are
so many religions to choose from. Which
religions have it right? Do they all have
it right? Is it possible that there is
only one right? If so, how can so many
people get it wrong?
Because religions are as vast as
there are people groups on the planet it would be impossible to address every
religion that man practices. For
example, Hinduism is the foundation of many eastern religions, such as
Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and the like. Judaism is the starting point for many
religions as well; such as, Christianity, Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witness, Islam
etc... (There are some who will find
offense to this last statement and if that is the case please re-read the
definition of religion given in the previous blog.)
There are also newer religions, such as, Wicca, Scientology, new forms
of old religions; such as the new atheism, new agnostic, of course there are
your traditional atheist and agnostics etc… etc… etc…
When one decides to become
cognitively consonant pertaining to their religious beliefs or beliefs in the
supernatural (metaphysical) it is imperative to take a look at the source of one’s
belief. In the process of
determining where one would like to put their faith many questions should be
asked, without these questions one either accepts or rejects particular belief
systems blindly. It is also imperative
to come at this with a purely open heart.
A truth can never be undone by a
question. If someone questions the
roundness of the earth and suggests that he/she perceives that the earth is
rather flat. If this someone questions
and challenges, does this change the facts?
If God exists and has a purpose for His creation does that become undone
by a question? The point is, not all of
us are on the same level of belief and not all of us use the gift of reason at
the same level. Let us try to determine
if we were created with a purpose!
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