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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	[quote] [b]jade said:[/b] When we look to find a spiritual inner self we all connect with the same higher being. This is my belief. [/quote] This is not a new argument, but it has not improved much with age. Allow me to play a little devil's advocate with the following question: Do you believe that those who do not share your beliefs are spiritually doomed (i.e., destined to suffer for eternity)? If your answer is yes, then obviously not everyone who believes in a god connects with "the same higher being." In other words, if it is really true that every religious person worships the same god, then there are no true religions and no false religions, and the only people doomed are atheists. After all, if everyone is worshiping the "right" god, then no one should be doomed. If your answer is no, then you've abandoned the official stance of Catholicism, which is that salvation is only to be found through the Catholic Church and its teachings. You believe that there are many ways to salvation, all equally viable. I'm not making a value judgment on either answer, I'm just saying that you can't have it both ways. Whatever the case, your qualification differs little from your original claim that there is only one god. It is still your opinion that there is only one god and all religious people seek him. I think you will find that many adherents of other religions (not to mention many adherents of your own religion) will disagree with you rather heartily. Try telling a Muslim that Allah is the same god as Jehovah and see what he says. Or how about a religion originating in my country of residence--the Unification Church (commonly known in the States as "the Moonies"). Rev. Moon and his followers believe that he is the reincarnation of Christ (the returned Messiah). Rastafarians believe the same of Haile Selassie. What are we to make of this? If your personal beliefs reflect traditional Catholic beliefs, then what you are trying to say is probably that every religious individual is seeking Jehovah, but only Catholics know the true way to him. Everyone else is basically misguided. This is a more consistent position, and I suspect that this may be what you are trying to say. I'm not trying to be difficult here, I'm just trying to clarify some things. I remained silent for the past few posts to respect your declaration of gracefully bowing out of the thread. But since you're still around, I figured I'd hop back in. Loading...
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