RE: How Ancient Aliens, in a sense, helped to resolve my crisis of faith...and other out-there thoughts
I really like your comment about different paths leading to the same destination as that is a concept I have always considered when thinking about the endless number of different religions on the planet. Just as we speak English and someone from Mexico speaks spanish, why would it be impossible to believe that different religions are just the spiritual "language" of that culture?
Every religion has one thing in common: they believe they are correct in their views and beliefs. Well why can't we entertain the idea that they are? Their particular religion just expresses those views on their own unique set of linguistics.
It should be no surprise that much like languages, religious preferences depends greatly on geographic location. Perhaps that correlation is an indication that my theory, as well as yours, have some validity. I love intelligent discussion about religion and I only wish it were easier without the emotional baggage that typically comes with it. Great post?
Thanks, man. I'm glad you enjoyed it and that it spurred some internal thought. The more I dwell on language, which is something I have pursued my entire life and have the degrees to show for it, the more I think that perhaps all of our methods of communication are based solely to relay math to each other, which perhaps is the universal language, and/or "The Language of the Gods"....
And you are so right about religions believing they are all correct in their beliefs...however, faith, as presented in the modern church, basically forces you to believe these things.
I prefer to be given information and allowed to draw my own conclusions, and I personally think that's why we have free will...so questioning and making choices and thinking deeply isn't a bad thing---no matter how many modern Christians might say differently.
I have a problem with modern christians, but that's a subject for an entire post...