I see your point. -- I use "true religion" to mean one that is healthy, well-intentioned, and which benefits mankind rather than harming it. That's not a dictionary definition but it seems accurate to me, and includes religions like Buddhism that do not worship a personalized God.
Buddhism | ˈbo͞oˌdiz(ə)m, ˈbo͝oˌdiz(ə)m |
noun
a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama in northeastern India in the 5th century bc: these days he practices Buddhism and meditates.
Buddhism has no creator god and gives a central role to the doctrine of karma. The ‘four noble truths’ of Buddhism state that all existence is suffering, that the cause of suffering is desire, that freedom from suffering is nirvana, and that this is attained through the ‘eightfold’ path of ethical conduct, wisdom, and mental discipline (including meditation). There are two major traditions, Theravada and Mahayana.
Posit: Any group that tells its followers to commit murder and other atrocities against innocent people is vile and is NOT a true religion.
NO, Islam is a true religion. The problem is, their God is Satan, the former Moon God of the Middle East.
I see your point. -- I use "true religion" to mean one that is healthy, well-intentioned, and which benefits mankind rather than harming it. That's not a dictionary definition but it seems accurate to me, and includes religions like Buddhism that do not worship a personalized God.
Buddhism | ˈbo͞oˌdiz(ə)m, ˈbo͝oˌdiz(ə)m | noun a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama in northeastern India in the 5th century bc: these days he practices Buddhism and meditates.
Buddhism has no creator god and gives a central role to the doctrine of karma. The ‘four noble truths’ of Buddhism state that all existence is suffering, that the cause of suffering is desire, that freedom from suffering is nirvana, and that this is attained through the ‘eightfold’ path of ethical conduct, wisdom, and mental discipline (including meditation). There are two major traditions, Theravada and Mahayana.