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Originally posted by neddy65
I don't subscribe to any sort of organized religion.
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Neither do I.
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(...) How much are we missing out on by not opening our horizons and embracing all that the people of the world have to offer?
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Here we go again at "Otherness".
This is more or less a variation of the thought: "I know this gras but how do I know the gras is really not greener on the other side. They can't all be wrong."
Yes they can!
The Others don't know more than you do they only feel they do. Your way of thinking or your faith could be the only one that is right. Of course yours could also be wrong.
Just because there are so many different opinions on a topic, it doesn't mean that ALL other opinions are relevant. It doesn't even mean that ANY of them are relevant.
You have to choose what you feel is right.
Within the framework of every faith you can't be wrong as long as you stick to the rules. (once you have chosen you're on safe ground)
As long as you look at different faiths from the oustide you won't be able to find the "right" faith becasue if compared they don't match, they clash and are all wrong.
Once you're "inside" a faith, you found your belief , it should perfectly make sense and feel "right".
In short: you're not missing out on anything. You can't cater to all tastes. Find your own taste and until then stay where you are.