(June 10, 2011 at 3:12 pm)Welsh cake Wrote:(June 10, 2011 at 3:01 pm)FaithNoMore Wrote: Omnism is a belief that all religions hold truth to them. Universalism is the idea that religious doctrines are meant to include everyone, not just a chosen few.Yes but the distinction between the two concepts is negligible, a tenet of universalism, like omnism, is that there is a core belief in one common truth, take Hindu universalism for example, it denotes the ideology that all religions are true. Why have two terms/labels for religious concepts that actually have the same meaning?
I don't know, I guess it's because holding Universalism true can mean a belief in Omnism, but a belief in Omnism does not mean a belief in Universalism? People like to split hairs when labeling their religious beliefs.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
