In the reading that we had to do, one sentence really stood out to me: "We are not content to have our certainties – others must share them as well, since a plurality of worldviews raises doubts about our truth."
This reminded me of something that was brought up in class about religion. Someone, I'm sorry I cant remember who, brought up the fact that religion is huge mainly because it is passed down from parents to their children. This goes along with the quote because all the religions put together are a "plurality of worldviews"...and they are all trying to compete with one another. So most parents push their religion on their children and make them think that their religion is the best, because of the "others must share them" point.
All the different religions we have in this world "raises doubts about our truth" because no one really knows what the truth is. Everyone has a different idea of what the truth is, which is why they choose the religion they follow.
Religion is confusing.
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Yes, religion can very much be passed along like a trait in a gene. But one thing that makes it wonderful is that we have the choice in the end. My dad was raised Catholic, but he is far from it now. Most of the people I know don't follow the religion their parents pushed on them, in fact, if they were pushed into it, most of them reject religion completely.
I'm telling that from the outside view. I have followed the religion my parents showed me, but they never forced it upon me.
One thing I do find interesting however, is how we can have so many religions with different practices that in essence all worship the same "person" in the end...
"All the different religions we have in this world "raises doubts about our truth"" All the religions raise doubts as to who is in power.
If religion is a way of life. A way of life where are all favored, none left behind, of true equality, then it lies in actions. Whether these actions are facilitated by a massive understanding or by a massive set of guidelines is the true question.
Conflicting religious beliefs can raise doubts about truth when they each claim to be true.
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