The existence of many religions proves does not prove that religion in itself is stupid. What it does show is a common human belief in something more significant than life being a few years spent living on a small rock in an insignificant spot in the Universe.
Agreed that many religions are at odds with one anothers' beliefs. This may prove that they can't all be right, but it certainly doesn't prove that they are all wrong.
Many posters are approaching this topic with what I choose to call a "Western science" mindset. That is, something must be verifiable and repeatable by different people before it can be accepted as truth.
My own belief is that this is not what true religion is about. The God in whom I believe does not want us all to be persuaded by some overwhelming truth from a distance, but wants to be up close and personal with individuals. I know that my mother was healed from a disease of her nervous system when my wife and I prayed for her, but I don't expect that be held highly by/. readers, because it has very little to do with their lives.
The truth held in the Bible (if you believe that) is not something that can be proven to you, but it is based on faith. Faith - not so-called "blind faith", but trust, based on personal experience of a God who is consistent with what the Bible says about him.
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Please read my original post - I said "when", not "after"
corporations are regulated by the market. If it doesn't please a sufficient number of people, a corporation goes out of business
It could survive by pleasing a small number of customers each with a large amount of cash
Your reply seems to have nothing to do with the points I made - do you have anything to add?
The existence of many religions proves does not prove that religion in itself is stupid. What it does show is a common human belief in something more significant than life being a few years spent living on a small rock in an insignificant spot in the Universe.
/. readers, because it has very little to do with their lives.
Agreed that many religions are at odds with one anothers' beliefs. This may prove that they can't all be right, but it certainly doesn't prove that they are all wrong.
Many posters are approaching this topic with what I choose to call a "Western science" mindset. That is, something must be verifiable and repeatable by different people before it can be accepted as truth.
My own belief is that this is not what true religion is about. The God in whom I believe does not want us all to be persuaded by some overwhelming truth from a distance, but wants to be up close and personal with individuals. I know that my mother was healed from a disease of her nervous system when my wife and I prayed for her, but I don't expect that be held highly by
The truth held in the Bible (if you believe that) is not something that can be proven to you, but it is based on faith. Faith - not so-called "blind faith", but trust, based on personal experience of a God who is consistent with what the Bible says about him.