All religions, bar none, establish the rules given to them by their God. They are absolute. There are no exceptions. Contained within these declarations is the proclamation that these rules, these laws, these scriptures are the correct way, the only way and thus, consequently all other belief systems are then declared wrong, incorrect.
You won't get to heaven unless you adopt these ways... pick any religion, they all make these declarations. Even cults do this. This produces absolute confiction and loyality to only one belief system. This is by definition control. This also causes an absolute division within the world's communities. It is by design. No God would do such a thing. Only humans would do such a thing.
It's not exclusivity that's the problem. It's lack of using argumentation to find truth that's the problem. Why do you think C.Kirk did what he did? You believe your beliefs are objectively true and that anything to the contrary is false.
After interviewing religious leaders of all faiths around the world for 20 years... I have found the problem is "asking the right questions" to be the kryptonite.
Without exception, it shuts them down. They immediately stop. They refuse to answer then walk away.
So, without favor or bias, I have been asking questions that so far, after 25 years, nobody can or will answer.
Sorry if I confused you. Let me be clear.
All religions, bar none, establish the rules given to them by their God. They are absolute. There are no exceptions. Contained within these declarations is the proclamation that these rules, these laws, these scriptures are the correct way, the only way and thus, consequently all other belief systems are then declared wrong, incorrect.
You won't get to heaven unless you adopt these ways... pick any religion, they all make these declarations. Even cults do this. This produces absolute confiction and loyality to only one belief system. This is by definition control. This also causes an absolute division within the world's communities. It is by design. No God would do such a thing. Only humans would do such a thing.
It's not exclusivity that's the problem. It's lack of using argumentation to find truth that's the problem. Why do you think C.Kirk did what he did? You believe your beliefs are objectively true and that anything to the contrary is false.
After interviewing religious leaders of all faiths around the world for 20 years... I have found the problem is "asking the right questions" to be the kryptonite.
Without exception, it shuts them down. They immediately stop. They refuse to answer then walk away.
So, without favor or bias, I have been asking questions that so far, after 25 years, nobody can or will answer.