Friday, November 10, 2006

Which is the true faith ?

All major religions:
  • have at least one powerful superbeing;
  • provide ancient tales to guide believers in life;
  • promise an extended existence after earthly death.

The difficulty is that they all insist that they are the one exclusively true faith, and that to believe in any other is a terrible sin with very serious consequences. So clearly it's absolutely vital to make the right choice - the most important decision in a religious life.

So how do people go about making this crucial decision - the most important decision imaginable ?

Simple observation shows that around 90% of believers just follow the faith they were most exposed to as a child.
It's a geographical / cultural lottery.

If you're brought up by Christians, you'll probably be a Christian.
If you're brought up by Moslems, you'll probably be a Moslem.
If you're brought up by Hindus, you'll probably be a Hindu.
etc. etc.

And you'll spend your life insisting that your way is right and all others are wrong.

Surely even a believer must see the absurdity in that.

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