Posted by alexandra_k on October 3, 2006, at 3:34:56
In reply to Re: untrue religions, posted by SLS on October 3, 2006, at 0:45:07
> Statements on the Faith board are judged differently than on the other boards.
Yes.
> They are supposed to be supportive affirmations.
Of religious faith, yes.
> This was a negative statement.
The statement was about religion, not about religious faith. I thought the aim of religion was faith, not truth. Hence, people read about God creating the world in 6 days so they can marvel at the power of God instead of studying cosmology and evolutionary theory in scientific textbooks to learn the facts about the history of the universe and speciation and the like.
If the aim of religion is faith, not truth, then it isn't a negative statement with respect to the aim of religion.
> Its purpose was to declare that some religions are not true religions. It accuses at least some religions of being untrue. This is the crux of the matter.
But it the poster didn't say (or imply) that.
It doesn't accuse any religion (not a single one) of being untrue. What the poster said was that at least one religion has at least one falsehood in it.
poster:alexandra_k
thread:690942
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