William T Goodall wrote: > Religions don't present their stories as being literally true? They > don't claim that supernatural entities meddle in human affairs? They > don't claim that miraculous events actually happen? They don't claim > that divinely inspired prophets said things we must pay special heed > to because despite appearances they aren't the ravings of charlatans > or the mentally ill?
Depends on the religion, I guess, and on the branch you are perched on. Hinduism, fr'ex, definitely has a Bhakti strand where the virtues of faith and love are extolled. But then there is the atheistic branch, and it's accompanying holy texts, which scoff at the notion of God and blind belief. Charaka's philosophy is a mix of atheism and agnosticism. And the Vedanta has always maintained that the only thing one is required to believe in is what one has seen and experienced for oneself - that all else ought to be dismissed as the babbling of fools... So yes, it depends on the religion, and the form of the particular religion.... Ritu No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.22/923 - Release Date: 7/27/2007 6:01 PM _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
