Some guy once said:

23 · #1 2007-11-17, 01:31

"Morality is everywhere the same for all men, therefore it comes from God; sects differ, therefore they are the work of men."

All religions boil down to this: Treat others as you wish to be treated.

But religions go about different paths to achieve this goal.

What makes your religion better than others?

pengd0t · #2 2007-11-17, 02:28

Perhaps this says the same thing better and answers your question too:

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Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by.

If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them.

If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.

- Marcus Aurelius

23 · #3 2007-11-17, 02:40

No, I was making the point that people think that their faith is correct, even though it preaches the same morals as all the others.

I was also criticizing people for thinking that they could know what God really wanted.

BrokeProphet · #4 2007-11-17, 02:47

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Originally Posted by 23

No, I was making the point that people think that their faith is correct, even though it preaches the same morals as all the others.

I was also criticizing people for thinking that they could know what God really wanted.

So what does GOd want?

23 · #5 2007-11-17, 02:50

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Originally Posted by BrokeProphet

So what does GOd want?

We don't know, and we should never assume that we do. We should live our life practicing the morals taught by the religions.

If you pray, you assume God is listening. You assume that God is everywhere. You don't know that. Prayer is a work of man, and thus flawed.

pengd0t · #6 2007-11-17, 03:18

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Originally Posted by 23

We don't know, and we should never assume that we do. We should live our life practicing the morals taught by the religions.

If you pray, you assume God is listening. You assume that God is everywhere. You don't know that. Prayer is a work of man, and thus flawed.

But then again... morals do not necessitate a religion.
You're point is that religions are the works of men, and thus likely to be full of flaws, then you say that the answer is to just keep following your religious teachings... I'm not sure if that's actually what you mean, but the thing is, religions aren't necessary for anything at all.

Therefore,

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Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by.

If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them.

If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.

- Marcus Aurelius

AngryFemme · #7 2007-11-17, 03:20

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Originally Posted by 23

We should live our life practicing the morals taught by the religions.

We should live a moral life in spite of the religions that teach us to practice it for the sake of pleasing their particular God-figure.

Obbe · #8 2007-11-17, 19:54

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Originally Posted by 23

If you pray, you assume God is listening. You assume that God is everywhere. You don't know that. Prayer is a work of man, and thus flawed.

I once read that the brains of someone meditating, a Christian praying, and a pot-smoker toking (or shortly after), all produce the same waves ... which never get produced otherwise, in normal day-to-day life.

Real.PUA · #9 2007-11-17, 22:10

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Originally Posted by 23

No, I was making the point that people think that their faith is correct, even though it preaches the same morals as all the others.

That's not true. For example, in some religions it is immoral to hurt animals or other living organisms.

Plus, morals aren't the only part of religion. Afterlife, specific rituals, child rearing, and etc are also very important.

Real.PUA · #10 2007-11-17, 22:11

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Originally Posted by Obbe

I once read that the brains of someone meditating, a Christian praying, and a pot-smoker toking (or shortly after), all produce the same waves ... which never get produced otherwise, in normal day-to-day life.

I know that the meditating part is true, and I highly suspect that prayer would be quite similar, but pot smoking...no way.