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So religious people. why don't you believe in other Gods?
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Originally Posted by Alacran
And I'm not talking about similar gods from religions with similar roots.(Muslims, Christians, Jews)
I mean Gods like Ganesha, Ra, Quetzalcoatl, Thor, Zues, etc.
Why are they fake and your God is not?
Think outside your Western world box.
There's 7 billion people on this planet.. Some who live in remote areas and have never even heard of your God.
What happens to them?
There is ONLY ONE God. There are no other ones TO believe in. Our fallible beliefs do not define God. That is human arrogance, vanity and hubris.
And I'm not talking about similar gods from religions with similar roots.(Muslims, Christians, Jews)
I mean Gods like Ganesha, Ra, Quetzalcoatl, Thor, Zues, etc.
Why are they fake and your God is not?
Think outside your Western world box.
There's 7 billion people on this planet.. Some who live in remote areas and have never even heard of your God.
What happens to them?
I am a monotheist. I believe that there is a single entity out there. And I believe that we worship the same one. It is our understanding and how we put it into action that is different.
Some of us see it as the single entity expressed in Judaism and Islam. Others see it as the Trinity. And some see it as a pantheon of multiple deities and in both opposition and in concert with each other. None are "fake"; they are just a different understanding.
Perhaps study each particular faith in order to understand the reasons why. Christians, Muslims and Jews are not all Western or Westernized, and therefore do not simply live in that box. Not to mention, Christianity, Islam and Judaism all began in the East. Please also emember that other religions are nothing new to many people. Just like other believe in their gods, we believe in our God.
What happens to other people who have not heard of our God? They will be judged according to what they know. "To whom much is given, much is required."
And I'm not talking about similar gods from religions with similar roots.(Muslims, Christians, Jews)
I mean Gods like Ganesha, Ra, Quetzalcoatl, Thor, Zues, etc.
Why are they fake and your God is not?
Think outside your Western world box.
There's 7 billion people on this planet.. Some who live in remote areas and have never even heard of your God.
What happens to them?
I do not see anything in my belief that rules out the possibility of other supernatural beings that could be viewed as gods by humans. I do believe that on more than one occasion Jinn that are Shaytan(Satans) have convinced people they are gods. It is also possible that some of the righteous Jinn may have been misidentified as gods by some people. Just as people have mistaken Angels to be gods.
However, by the definition of God(swt) I am thinking in terms of an Omnipotent, Eternal being that has created all things. This reduces the concept of God(swt) to being a singular entity. The one who is all powerful and the only one worthy of worship.
I can not prove that Ganesha, Ra, Quetzalcoatl, Thor, Zues, etc. did not nor do not exist. But, none meet the criteria of being omnipotent and being the only one worthy of worship. In my opinion it is of no concern if they do exist or did exist. They are not the singularity worthy of worship.
As for those who live in remote areas and have not had the opportunity to learn of the one God(swt) I do not believe they will be judged for that which they have neither the knowledge of nor ability to worship. They will be judged only for that which is within their ability and free will.
There is ONLY ONE God. There are no other ones TO believe in. Our fallible beliefs do not define God.
You mean, like the fallible belief in the God you think is the "one" God?
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Originally Posted by MysticPhD
That is human arrogance, vanity and hubris.
Yes, it sure is.
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Originally Posted by Juliet Bravo
I am a monotheist. I believe that there is a single entity out there. And I believe that we worship the same one. It is our understanding and how we put it into action that is different. Some of us see it as the single entity expressed in Judaism and Islam. Others see it as the Trinity. And some see it as a pantheon of multiple deities and in both opposition and in concert with each other. None are "fake"; they are just a different understanding.
This is a "cover all the bases" approach. It is, also, non-coincidentally, the only approach that retains theism without engaging in the human arrogance, vanity and hubris that MysticPhD alluded to.
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Originally Posted by TaoistDude
Theists don't believe in the thousands of gods - they pick just one.
How can you deny the evidence of their extistence?
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So religious people. why don't you believe in other Gods?
