RE: If the bible/quran/whatever was better, would you've remained theist?
September 6, 2016 at 8:50 pm
(This post was last modified: September 6, 2016 at 10:14 pm by Kernel Sohcahtoa.)
(August 28, 2016 at 5:37 am)A Handmaid Wrote: I remember leaving Islam because I found out how absurd the Qur'an is. If the Qur'an/Bible didn't contain supernatural effects, but correlated certain actions/objects with god(Like, for example, fire), would you've stayed religious?Thank you for asking this question, Handmaid. Assuming a particular religion "didn't contain supernatural effects, but correlated certain actions/objects with god(Like, for example, fire)" (A Handmaid), then I would still have the following questions.
First, is human reason (logical correlations, scientific laws etc.) the only valid way of interpreting reality? Second, why must something that doesn't conform to our understanding of the universe be classified as supernatural and equated with divinity: perhaps what we call 'supernatural' and 'deity' is simply another way for different lifeforms to exist? As a result of my inability to answer these questions, I could not in good conscience be a practitioner of a religious faith. In addition, It would be close-minded of me to put all my stock in human reason, because IMO, it seems arrogant to assume the universe can be understood solely through a humanistic, rational mindset. Perhaps a different life-form (non-deity) has a simpler and better way of understanding things.
