(December 9, 2019 at 6:34 pm)Klorophyll Wrote: Buddhism and Jainism reject any supernatural creator, therefore they won't be a significant upgrade over nonbelief.
Okay, there's a couple of problems here. First, some forms of Buddhism do accept the concept of having one divine creator, and many forms of Buddhism believe in a host of different mortal gods, spirits and other entities. Prayers and incantations are abundant in many forms of Buddhism. So, while god is not a central idea in most Buddhist traditions, some sects of Buddhism do believe in a god.
In Jainism, there is no personal god, but they do believe in five types of supreme beings that they pray to and consider to be authorities in their religion.
So, why is Islam superior to these two?
Why should I consider the belief in a supernatural creator to be the desirable component when choosing a religion?
(December 9, 2019 at 6:34 pm)Klorophyll Wrote: I already gave two sufficient reasons to reject christianity and judaism. The first claims three gods in one, the second has absolutely no satisfactory answer to the problem of evil.
And how does Islam solve the problem of evil?
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
