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One Large Pie?
I just take a step back and ask a few question, i am irish cath...which is totally different
in the times of greeks and romans, they used gods and goddesses as an explanation for the unknown (zues created lightning, etc) this became the basis of most religions, a basis for explaining the unexplainable.
people basically fathom religion because people need leaders, they also need guidelines for living life, and something to blame, and also thank in times of good and bad. This is another reason for religion.
It is also known that alot of religions have similar god-like figures, this could possibly mean we are all on the same level, just giving different names and meaning to the same general ideas and people.
In my own personal opinion i think the human mind is to small to view the inner workings of the universe as a whole, so religion is just a small section of the whole ideal. As in we are all right, but only on a small working part of a greater mechanism
its kind of hard to explain, but i will give it a shot
the whole idea of religion is one BIG pie, but the human mind has boundaries and we do not have the ability to understand all the interworkings of it.
for example, Buddist monks believe in reincarnation and acheive inter harmony, etc etc. But this is just a small section of what is really going on, they arent wrong just viewing a small section of a larger idea
Then you have Christians, who follow the word of God, and belief in Christ as saviour, now i cant go off and explain how this falls in line with Buddhism, because they are two different sections, but inner harmony is very similar to moral standards, stories of Noah and the Ark has about 7 different version, there is an extremely similar story about a man named G'nesh (sp? correct name?). These stories relate almost to the specific details, bird bringing olive branch, 2 of each animal, etc. So two different religions viewing the same story, but telling it slightly different.
thats about the best i can explain it, if you can catch on to what i am trying to say, here is the best way i can explain it: I dont settle for one explaination of religion, just for the simple fact that there is a basis for belief in all religions,so its in my best interest to view religion as a whole because they all seem to run along the same lines, and a thing as large as life, shouldnt be view with tunnel vision.
As for your friend, she has discovered something that gives her direction in life, guidelines, and mob-mentality has great sway on the mind, she sees others believing, so she begins to believe. Christianity has given her something to look foward to, something to believe in, something to follow, and something to work with, religion has filled a hole for your friend
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