What Religion Would You Recommend?: Thanks for commenting #1
In response to my post "What Religion Would You Recommend?" Confucius-Pillar writes (edited, you can see the full version of the response in comments):
"Why, if we have known of man's fatal weaknesses for so long, do we continue our destructive cycles? I contend that this cardinal sin reigns supreme above the rest, for in pride, we neglect to learn from our errors. Perhaps this is why we practice religion, and certainly why, when asked which one is right, I can only respond: all of them, and none of them."
LHG agrees with placing pride at the forefront of the seven deadly sins - but wants to press further the idea of recommending a religion. Why assume that one must choose among one of the religious traditions? Why can't we choose elements from different traditions? We tend to see religions as sovereign states that jealously guard their boundaries; you can't belong to more than one religion without feeling like a traitor to your faith. Instead, LHG likes to think that while you may have been born into one religion, as a human being all religions are part of your spiritual inheritance - and you've got as much of a right to them as a native adherent. So perhaps choice is not just between religions, it's among different ideas within all the religions.
PS. Confucius-Pillar, thanks for your comments!
"Why, if we have known of man's fatal weaknesses for so long, do we continue our destructive cycles? I contend that this cardinal sin reigns supreme above the rest, for in pride, we neglect to learn from our errors. Perhaps this is why we practice religion, and certainly why, when asked which one is right, I can only respond: all of them, and none of them."
LHG agrees with placing pride at the forefront of the seven deadly sins - but wants to press further the idea of recommending a religion. Why assume that one must choose among one of the religious traditions? Why can't we choose elements from different traditions? We tend to see religions as sovereign states that jealously guard their boundaries; you can't belong to more than one religion without feeling like a traitor to your faith. Instead, LHG likes to think that while you may have been born into one religion, as a human being all religions are part of your spiritual inheritance - and you've got as much of a right to them as a native adherent. So perhaps choice is not just between religions, it's among different ideas within all the religions.
PS. Confucius-Pillar, thanks for your comments!
posted by elivo at 9:05 PM
1 Comments:
lhg,
I think there´s just a general but temporal lack of a (personally and collectively) self-made world-view,
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