RE: Having Far More Respect For Beliefs Of Non Judeo Christian Theists
February 24, 2012 at 12:59 am
(This post was last modified: February 24, 2012 at 1:06 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:I personally respect the beliefs of Hindus, Buddhists, Jainists, Pagans etc far more than Muslims and Jews
How for nice you.
My position:
No belief "deserves" respect.Period.Sweeping generalisations I've seen about any major religion (including the Abrahamic faiths ) are not supported by credible evidence.
The history of Islam is characterised by long periods of religious toleration not found in Christendom.
Hindu (broadly speaking,with its MILIONS of gods) beliefs are as loopy as those of any Christian. Jains are worst than either,carrying ahimsa (non harm) to the platonic extreme of reductio ad absurdum.
At best, Buddhism is a sophisticated version of most forms of Hinduism.(neither have a systematic core of beliefs nor canonical holy books)
'Paganism' from the Latin 'paganus' meaning 'country dweller', has no precise meaning as religion.
The religion called 'Wicca' is a cobbled together mess of the more attractive aspects of what is assumed to be Druidism, (almost nothing is known about the Druid belief system.) plus bits of ancient fertility cults. This religion was largely invented by Gerald Gardner,an eccentric British civil servant,in the 1950s.
