Which Religions Will Do Best In The Next Few Centuries?
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Hinduism. always has been around, always will be. pretty tolerant of atheist followers like me, least interfering into other cultural dynamics, has a TON of fun festivals like holi and diwali, lets you worship as you please, takes no converts (those hare krishna aren't really hindu; no real hindu worth their holy cow thinks they are 
). the modern version even lets you eat beef 
the very definition of an offically sanctioned, widely followed (1 friggin' billion plus) pagan celebration. :thumbsup:
). the modern version even lets you eat beef the very definition of an offically sanctioned, widely followed (1 friggin' billion plus) pagan celebration. :thumbsup:
As a Christian I say Islam was, spread at one time by ruthless means. Today Islam spreads because except for small communities of Christians and other faiths here and there they are among the few people of the world having more then two kids per couple. Others are just not replacing themselves. Especially with faiths who do not acively seek to convert if you run out of kids, you disappear. But it won't show up in 400 years.
Try and get a creationist to explain the lack of prehistoric animals in the bible 
Or they get wiped out by those who go around converting because their way is better (which in some ways it might be) or go on crusades, rule through fear etc (if you dont follow this your damned for example)
*knows Christianity will survive coz he has faith of the heart*
Hopefully, one day, people will mature and grow beyond the need to presume that their way of seeing the universe is the only way. Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations. There isn't so much diversity if we all think alike.
I'd like that, doubtful tho. Maybe in another 2000 years.
Yes, but sadly after he shows up we won't be able to watch Trek anymore as most video tapes are damaged in 2047 during the second coming of Jesus.
I'm betting on the Bahai Faith becoming more widespread myself. This is a summary of its principles (according to one of its past leaders:
"The independent search after truth, unfettered by superstition or tradition; the oneness of the entire human race, the pivotal principle and fundamental doctrine of the Faith; the basic unity of all religions; the condemnation of all forms of prejudice, whether religious, racial, class or national; the harmony which must exist between religion and science; the equality of men and women, the two wings on which the bird of humankind is able to soar; the introduction of compulsory education; the adoption of a universal auxiliary language; the abolition of the extremes of wealth and poverty; the institution of a world tribunal for the adjudication of disputes between nations; the exaltation of work, performed in the spirit of service, to the rank of worship; the glorification of justice as the ruling principle in human society, and of religion as a bulwark for the protection of all peoples and nations; and the establishment of a permanent and universal peace as the supreme goal of all mankind—these stand out as the essential elements [which Bahá'u'lláh proclaimed]."
-Wikipedia
"The independent search after truth, unfettered by superstition or tradition; the oneness of the entire human race, the pivotal principle and fundamental doctrine of the Faith; the basic unity of all religions; the condemnation of all forms of prejudice, whether religious, racial, class or national; the harmony which must exist between religion and science; the equality of men and women, the two wings on which the bird of humankind is able to soar; the introduction of compulsory education; the adoption of a universal auxiliary language; the abolition of the extremes of wealth and poverty; the institution of a world tribunal for the adjudication of disputes between nations; the exaltation of work, performed in the spirit of service, to the rank of worship; the glorification of justice as the ruling principle in human society, and of religion as a bulwark for the protection of all peoples and nations; and the establishment of a permanent and universal peace as the supreme goal of all mankind—these stand out as the essential elements [which Bahá'u'lláh proclaimed]."
-Wikipedia
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"God is not a hypothesis derived from logical assumptions, but an immediate insight, self-evident as light. He is not something to be sought in the darkness with the light of reason. He is the light." - Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
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So, we must abandon reason?
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Probably islam since it is spread so ruthless
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Just like Christianity.
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Hopefully, one day, people will mature and grow beyond the need to presume that their way of seeing the universe is the only way. Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations. There isn't so much diversity if we all think alike.
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Because without religion, we would all think alike.
"God is not a hypothesis derived from logical assumptions, but an immediate insight, self-evident as light. He is not something to be sought in the darkness with the light of reason. He is the light." - Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
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So, we must abandon reason?
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Probably islam since it is spread so ruthless
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Just like Christianity.
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Hopefully, one day, people will mature and grow beyond the need to presume that their way of seeing the universe is the only way. Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations. There isn't so much diversity if we all think alike.
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Because without religion, we would all think alike.
Holytomato said:
So, we must abandon reason?
Is that what the quote says? No, of course not. It only states that "God" as a concept is not arrived at via logic and reason, but through insight and our ability to leap beyond logic and believe in things that logic cannot prove.
You know, you really need to work on your reading comprehesion skills. I said nothing of the kind.
What you're describing makes sense but it doesn't sound like any dogmatic religion I know. I might be wrong but when I think of dogmatic religion, I think of a religion that purports to know the only True Path(TM) and that everyone else is Hell-bound.
That kind of religion just isn't practical anymore. How can an adherent of such a religion function in a multi-faith society? We've all met good and decent people in our lives who we disagreed with on religious issues. Is that enough to condemn them? I just don't see that as a practical approach to life. We have to accept that there are good people who operate and believe differently than ourselves. No religion that excludes that possibility is practical.
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