Isn’t truth inherently intolerant?

Question

For example, the viewpoint that the world is round is inherently intolerant to other contradicting viewpoints (and this was also the case thousands of years ago when there was no evidence to prove this). If truth itself is intolerant, why then is Christianity often criticized for being an intolerant religion because it teaches that there is only one path to eternal salvation? What if it is the truth? Why should tolerance be a loftier goal than truth? (Though, of course, we should all have tolerance for the rights of each individual to freely choose their own religious path).

zanyb13: I do truly believe the last statement I made about tolerance. I think the distinction I was trying to make is that while we have no right to force Christianity upon anyone, we ought not buy into the reasoning that Christianity would be a better religion if if taught that there were more than one path to God instead of what Jesus said. Tolerance in my opinion is not something that is always good or always bad...it is very dependant upon the circumstances.

Answer 1

It's merely a spiritual attack....Jesus was the one that made the statement He is the only way to God. People screech "intolerence" to try and intimidate Christians and keep them from standing on His word.

Answer 2

Good question, but I don't think you realize how smart it is, at least until you brought up Christianity. The entire manner in which we live our lives could be considered intolerant, or at least ethnocentric, since it is only logical that we live the way we live because we believe that our lifestyle is best. If I thought that the Eskimos had it going on, I mean truly thought that they found the ultimate answer to peace and salvation, then I would be on the next flight to the nearest Inuit camp.

The nature of faith and belief is to accept one thing by denying all the others. Its a core concept in hinduism, particularly dualism, a sort of yin-yang approach to taking everything into consideration. You cannot be sure that you deny everything other than your beliefs unless you know what that everything else is, by seeking knowledge about everything around us.

In my humble opinion, you grossly misuse the word "tolerant". In fact, you said so yourself, that "of course, we should all have tolerance for the rights of each individual to freely choose their own religious path". But that just sounded like an afterthought to get the hounds off your bum. Do you truly believe that?

The way I see it, God in his complete majesty and overwhelming power, such that we cannot imagine, cannot be so simple as to ordain one way of life for one way of thought for one group of people, and expect it to be the only path to heaven for all of mankind over millenia. Thus, we must be tolerant, since we may as welll be looking at another person's truth, even if it doesn't apply to us. Islam has a similar idea, that all religions prior to Islam had some basis in their founding by a prophet of God, but His message was eventually misconstrued and lost. However, it also specifies that Islam is the last of any religion that God will send to mankind, thus negeting the validity of any faith after Islam. Not quite as cool. I am still searching, but there can't be one right answer, can there? God isn't as basic as 2+2.

Answer 3

No, but say a lie is demeaning to the truth and those who live by it. Telling people a lie is deceiving and will hurt much more when the truth is revealed, than knowing the truth from the start.

Also, the flat world theory is a myth. No one ever believed that, it is a modern myth of entertainment and media. When you look at the horizon from a high elevation you can tell the world is round, not to mention when something large descends over the horizon it slowly descends.

Answer 4

I guess that if you dont believe in Christianity you will constantly see it conflicting with your version of truth and see your own intolerance refelected in it.
I guess that for some, who know that truth is indeed intolerant, the only way to be tolerant is to let go of the concept of truth. But then they end up living by the truth of tolerance and hunting down anyone who still holds onto the concept of truth. Its actually realy simple when you think about it.

Answer 5

the classic religions did no longer attempt to transform others. The bible does not actually have a be conscious for faith, it makes use of the be conscious united states as a exchange, because of the fact a faith and a rustic have been one and a similar. even whilst they conquered yet another people the conquerors infrequently tried to transform their new matters. they frequently oppressed them, unquestionably, yet infrequently with the objective of fixing them. it incredibly is why the Romans oppressed the Jews, regardless of if it by no skill occured to them that they could ever be something different than Jewish. It wasn't until eventually the xians got here approximately that a faith got down to transform others via regardless of skill necessary. Then Islam branched off from xianity and took constructive factors from xianity and judaism. regrettably they took their zeal for conversion from the xians. To on the present time you by no skill see a jew knocking on your door with asking in case you have 'heard the good be conscious.' because of the fact judaism has the classic concept that their way isn't the sole way. there are a number of paths to god.

Answer 6

Incontrovertible facts are incontrovertible. A true proposition is true. It is meaningless to talk about "Truth" in the abstract. People who claim that they know the Truth without spelling out the exact details are generally committing a logical fallacy at best, or at worst they are trying to con you.

Answer 7

I tolerated you by reading your question and don't know what you are talking about.

Answer 8

truth is neither tolerant nor is it intolerant it simply is

Answer 9

I agree with Sean.

And this isn't the first of this jerks "questions" that are like this.