Re: OT Religion, Christ vs. the Other Guy

[Tom C]

Collin wrote:

A follow-up discussion would be to evaluate the various belief  systems to 
ferret out "truth".

No, that discussion should question whether or not we need a belief  system 
at all. After that we might try to find the system that has  the least 
organized intolerance.  As none of them represents a truth  that would be 
the natural choice to maintain peace.

DagT


Relabeled OT...

Do you believe in absolute truth?  There are those that do not accept that 
premise, nor would they choose to adhere to a belief system embracing such a 
concept, not wanting to be confined by reality. :-)

Not believing that a belief system is required, is itself a belief system, 
and is based on less empirical evidence than many so-called belief systems.  
Therefore everyone would have their own belief system, some similar and some 
radically different.  It doesn't seem that would be a path to peace.

As mere humans with finite life spans, none of us can claim to know it all 
or understand it all.  But that does not mean there is not a belief system 
that embraces truth and comes as close as we can possibly hope to know at 
the moment.


Tom C.