All religions have to admit that their religion was not found everywhere at every time.
If humanity has a purpose, then that purpose should be achievable without the guidance of the "true" religion.
This is because if that purpose is not achievable without religion, then only some of humanity has that purpose, and the purpose is then not universal to humanity.
Now having said that, religions like Islam and Christianity do believe those who didn't receive the religion can achieve their purpose.
They believe human reasoning and innate knowledge can lead them.
Now having said that, who is better off here, a person who perceives morals through reasoning and insight, has perception of his purpose through reasoning and reflection or a person who follows a path based on authority.
The reason I'm saying this, a huge argument I hear from Christians and Muslims, is that we need to trust in God as opposed to our reasoning. What they mean by God here is of course the holy book.
Reasoning is praised ofcourse when it confirms teachings of the holy book but when it contradicts or a law seems unreasonable, it is condemned as unreliable while authority (Quran/Bible) is reliable.
My question is what is more dignified of a human. To act as he sees praiseworthy or to follow praise of authority without perceiving the reality of that praise?
If humanity has a purpose, then that purpose should be achievable without the guidance of the "true" religion.
This is because if that purpose is not achievable without religion, then only some of humanity has that purpose, and the purpose is then not universal to humanity.
Now having said that, religions like Islam and Christianity do believe those who didn't receive the religion can achieve their purpose.
They believe human reasoning and innate knowledge can lead them.
Now having said that, who is better off here, a person who perceives morals through reasoning and insight, has perception of his purpose through reasoning and reflection or a person who follows a path based on authority.
The reason I'm saying this, a huge argument I hear from Christians and Muslims, is that we need to trust in God as opposed to our reasoning. What they mean by God here is of course the holy book.
Reasoning is praised ofcourse when it confirms teachings of the holy book but when it contradicts or a law seems unreasonable, it is condemned as unreliable while authority (Quran/Bible) is reliable.
My question is what is more dignified of a human. To act as he sees praiseworthy or to follow praise of authority without perceiving the reality of that praise?
