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Originally posted by irateplatypus
Actually, That is an erroneous point......
if everyone listened to their "soul" (i'm not even sure what exactly you mean by this), and everyone has a soul... then everyone would be following their own voice of God. that sounds a whole lot more like idolatry than all in Christendom looking to the scriptures for divine wisdom and truth.
you're taking an issue that resides in a Christian framework and applying your pagan worldview to it. building a strawman from your view of scripture's role and super-imposing it on Christian doctrine.
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You are assuming that the scriptures (and thus the interpretation of god contained within) are the "true" essence of God. What if this god actually IS so arrrogant as to forbid the worship of any other interpretation of its persona, and the interpretation in the books is in error. Would this God then condemn all who follow the books to hell.
If we take this to the logical conclusion, the vast majority of humans are in for a heated afterlife, including most christians. There are far too many different takes on the "Word of God" for us feeble minded humans to pick the one that is "real". And as there are hundreds of sects within any one branch of any one religion, they are all worshipping a different version of God.
As far as the Pagan world view, you are correct, that is why they call it a worldview. It taints every aspect of my life. But as it is the path I have chosen at this point in my growth, it is the only way I can honestly question the world around me, that is not to say I cannot "understand" the views of others, and evolve my own worldview through personal growth.