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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	[quote] In fact it is even recognized that within the Baha'i Faith different people will have differing interpretations of the same thing and while it is permissible to discuss various view-points, arguing is forbidden. To illustrate my point, allow me to quote one of the central figures of the faith "Every phrase has seventy interpretations." Then he goes on to say that each of them can be correct for different people.[/quote] This is the view of Chrisitanity view of scripture as well. [quote]Let's take this approach. You do some programming right? Well let's say that you and I both are writing a PHP script. Within it, you like to use nested IF statements. Me? I like to use a "Switch" statement. Does it do the same thing? Yep. Is one better than the other? Nope. We get to the same resolve using two different methods. [/quote] This can be true to a degree, but why not help someone get the better method to enlightenment to help them along. In some soul searching one's witness to faith or degree of spiritual plateau can open the mind/soul. [quote] do not think that there is one set of teachings that can reach any other individual and show them their Path, other than the one that has discovered them for themselves. Showing others the way to walk your Path, only ends up with lots of people following in your footsteps, and not necessarily reaching the state that you have, because your Path is not really a way for others to find and reach the state that you have. Each Path is unique, each way is unique, as each life is unique.[/quote] Here too. This can be applied to different sects of Christianity..all leading to the same revelation. But what if a person is not the sharpest tool in the shead and cannot connect the dots or get a revelation pertaining to his or own life in regard to meaning of it. Does he make the best of what is given in a way of IQ. Not everyone is given a blueprint to find a path..What then? A[quote] "good" person is a "good" person. The method that someone finds "happiness" is up to them. I work with a lot of Christians and they are pretty happy people. I'm good friends with a lot of them. Do I think they are practicing wrong or destined to fail in life? Nope. My view on religion is that one should seek to be a solid good person while we are alive. There's no evidence on an "afterlife" so we can't really say for sure what happens to us when we die. What we can be sure of while we are alive, is how we live.[/quote] Well...what is your interpertation of "a good person"? And in regard to method, I can feel happy and good if I love another woman's husband and I feel euphoric and good about it. If I dabble in stolen goods, it makes me happy when I attain the worth of these goods and I may personally feel nothing is wrong with trying to get ahead. So are there guides of faith? According to this or other faiths pursuits, why try to be concerned on how we live if while living it doesn't mean anything when we are six feet under? Like who would care if we are or were a good person here? [quote]I try not to enter into discussions with the attitude that I'm going to convince you tha my point of view is correct and yours is wrong. That to me is arguing.[/quote] In my opinion you do this.. you put down my beliefs all the time. [quote]Religions do not allow room for themselves to be wrong[/quote] All religions...? which ones? [small](Edited by [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/user/3156]jade[/url] on 07-09-2008 20:11)[/small] Loading...
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