05-19-2021, 03:45 PM
(04-19-2021, 02:26 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I think the best case scenario is that all religions have some degree of truth to them in that they do have some connection to a God, but in actuality all religions are referring to the same God in different contexts.
I think the most realistic scenario is that cultures develop religions to explain things that they can't otherwise explain. This also is likely what created messiahs. A person thinks they have a connection to God, spreads their word and people believe and follow them based on a collective set of assumptions made that this person is genuine and not delusional and/or conniving.
For what it's worth, all of the messiahs that I can think of seemed to be good people (based on the recountings of them) but those are not really historical records and are likely wildly exaggerated to further the grandeur of said religion and messiah.
That's not to say I don't believe in God. I would not be surprised at all if there is a supreme being that helped orchestrate this world. I don't feel the need to prove or disprove their existence, but am open to either end of the discussion.
I just seriously doubt that being would have the ability and/or desire to try and tell us things 2000 years ago but then, once verifiable historical record was established, suddenly stopped.
In order for any religion to contain truth about or some connection to a God, it must first be demonstrated that said God is in fact real. In the absence of that demonstration, there can be no truth or connection to any God.
The concept of God, is at best, an unfalsifiable proposition which requires the suspension of rational justification for it's existence.
