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Re: Common ground in science/Bible debate
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Sat, 7 Apr 2001 23:37:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ken Dowd writes:
> I would disagree with this. There are basically a handfull of major world
> religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity
> and Islam - and some of these are sometimes considered more philosophies
> than religions). Within these major religions you will find different
> "movements", for instance, in Christianity there is the Catholic Church, the
> Orthodox Church and various Protestant sects, but they all agree on the
> basics of the faith and are therefore all considered to be of the Christian
> religion. So,
> unless you count each individual on the street who claims some sort of
> special revelation I would challenge the notion of "thousands of religions".
> (Note: the above list of religions and Christian movements is not to be
> considered exhaustive).
Yes, I should modify my statement to reflect the all the sub-religions,
philosophies or branches under the umbrella of a given main religion. In
some religions, such as Hinduism, there can be significant differences from
one village to another, enough that they are more dissimilar than similar.
Also, my count includes the hundreds of tribal religions of native
populations in North, Central and South America as well as Africa,
Austral-Asia and the Pacific Islanders. When all is said and done, my
estimate of "thousands" is better said as "around a thousand or so"
religions, sub-branches or philosophies.
> > Each religion has it's laws, beliefs and stories. Some have written works
> > while others are handed down orally. Each religion has it's own story of
> > creation. The stories in the Bible are just as relevant to Christians as
> > were the Greek's stories of the gods of Olympus, which we now call myths.
> LOL. That last sentence seems a subtle way of saying that we should all
> agree that Christianity is just a myth! I sure thats not what you meant
> though. :)
Correct, I would not imply that Jesus was a myth since, historically, the
man is proven to have existed. I AM referring to the more mythical stories
of how the earth was created, Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark and other fantastic
stories I don't feel are historically accurate. I think these stories serve
more of a spiritual and social purpose.
Dan
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| (...) I would disagree with this. There are basically a handfull of major world religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam - and some of these are sometimes considered more philosophies than religions). (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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