2006-12-13 12:04:46 · 20 answers · asked by คzzam 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
nope. Has nothing to do with it.
2006-12-13 12:06:59 · answer #1 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not necessary. Only books that tell you where you are from and how you need to live. That is for good living. But one book that can show you the way to go back where you are from and that is the religion that can be followed. I subscribe to the Bible believed by the Christian. Some subscribe to other books. There are just many books. You will find you need to choose carefully for the religion you want to follow. You can be atheist, you can be God believer and believe you are created, you can believe you just pop up from nowhere, you can believe you are evolved from gas then into stone then into a living cell then after many years into monkey or pig and then became a human and then wisely evolved into child bearing living thing and produced many more such humans and then after billions of years become again something weird. Well, if you are a Chinese, I would then ask you to read the book titled 'shanhaijing' or 'mountains and seas bible'. You will find this book with full of weird living things that were once lived in this world. So choose the book with care. Or I may suggest, the Bible to be safe. You then believe in Jesus who came to tell you to go back to your heavenly father and if you have not yet dead when Christ returns you will not then suffer death you will live forever with him. Those like me die before Christ returns will be resurrected with a new body recognisable by all his friends and himself and live with you and many other believers for ever and sit with Jesus as kings. That is good. don't you think so?
2006-12-13 20:23:47 · answer #2 · answered by Ptuan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even the oldest book can only have been written by man. The "truth" lives in the heart and mind of righteousness. If your "religion" comes down to somebody else's take on somebody elses teaching, you're already in trouble.
2006-12-13 20:08:35 · answer #3 · answered by Cat 'n Boots 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your book is the oldest then there is a bigger chance that the information in that book is less related to the actual teachings. these texts have been changed around generation after generation, until we have what we have today. so in fact, your religion is even less accurate. thats why we have so many prophets coming time and time(abraham, moses, jesus, muhammad) again to bring back the people to the right path.
2006-12-13 20:31:07 · answer #4 · answered by deshi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Age does not make one " Truth "
Before literature became common, the Celtic bards were the historians of their people. They told stories in the form of Songs and poetry. The Stories of Cuchulain and many others were committed to paper much after they have been told by these wandering minstrels.
Age goes not make one more valid than the other, in terms of religion. It just makes it older.
2006-12-13 20:11:32 · answer #5 · answered by Odindmar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is very little connection between religion and truth. Books do not a truth make.
Book are written by MAN, edited by MAN, and interpreted by MAN.
Do the math.
2006-12-13 20:11:25 · answer #6 · answered by Peter S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm A Christian and I don't have A religion, I am A follower of Christ yes, there is A difference religion says, if you don't do this or this you will not go to Heaven but, Christ died for our sins and once we accept Jesus into our lives, it is done, He comes into your life and thats that it is A gift from Him to you and as long as you confess your sins to Him there is nothing that He won't forgive He loves us He knows exactly how many strans of hair on your head, He knows your thoughts even before you think them.
2006-12-13 20:14:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human writing cannot define a religion. It is the meaning that that makes it the truth.
2006-12-13 20:08:11 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the age of the book has absolutely nothing to do with what's truth.
2006-12-13 20:07:50 · answer #9 · answered by stpolycarp77 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. How about what the books teaches, and how the world behaves toward it? People willingly accept the presence of any sacred book except the Bible. Hmmm, why do you think so?
2006-12-13 20:08:59 · answer #10 · answered by mtngrl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The account of Jesus, how it fits prophecies, continued miracles performed in His name, His radical, true, and good morality, and the vitality of the Catholic church assure me that I am on the path to salvation, if I can trust in God.
Why? Is your faith based soley in a book? That would be sad.
2006-12-13 20:33:45 · answer #11 · answered by BigPappa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋