RE: A Muslim, a Jew, a Christian, and an atheist walk into a coffee shop...
October 27, 2016 at 9:29 am
(October 27, 2016 at 5:39 am)Irrational Wrote: This also assumes religion is all about holy books, which isn't true. It's more than that to many religious people (and in some cases, holy books don't mean anything to them).It's true in the case of the Abrahamic religions. The whole point of those faiths is that God has revealed himself in certain persons and/or texts. Those persons/texts are about as extreme as any member of Westboro or ISIS could get. I'd say that doesn't reflect well on any follower, regardless of whether or not they are fully aware, or embrace, the persons and/or texts which are the foundation of their self-identity (and contradictory texts are easily explained by abrogation and other such methods).
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza
