In religion, isn't illogical to point to one source and call it infallible?

Question

Christians, Muslims, Jewish, etc...all point to one source, their "Holy Book" as being the logical proof for their religion. How is this rational?

Answer 1

I loved your first answer about cutters & pasters. I wear out my mouse batteries scrolling scrolling scrolling. Anyway, since religion has nothing to do with logic, absolutely nothing whatever,
doesn't it follow that their "book" would mean "proof?" I recently heard a guy on CSpan who said that the most divisive thing one can say is: "I'm standing at the side of god & you aren't." Meaning, of course, whomever their god is. Personally, I can't
comprehend basing my life on a book, any book, especially one that has been written & re-written & subjectively interpreted for centuries. No, it is not "rational" since to be rational points to a process of THINKING that employs valid or LOGICAL methods.

Edit: "moomynow"--I in no way felt the asker attempted to create "animosity." It was a valid--philosophical question.

Answer 2

Infallible: confident, how can the existence or the universe get itself incorrect? What there is, is appropriate via distinctive characteristic of purely being. consistent: confident, there's a undeniable clockworkiness approximately all of it, isn't there? Compassionate: interior the comparable experience that it relatively is infallible, confident. there is not any mirrored image, rejection, be apologetic approximately, hesitation or judgment approximately it. plenty the way we sense love. those are anthropomorphizing or narcissistic words human beings would use (no longer illegitimately nor even relatively inaccurately) to describe our universe that's what it relatively is, each thing and continuously... our selves, consistent with hazard. there is not any "greater" guidance in them. Holy, confident; divine, confident; willful - in basic terms via my will, and yours. "stable" or "evil" - in basic terms via our needs and understandings. So yeah, perchance purely humanity like the female mentioned.

Answer 3

don't speak of what you don't know. i will not speak on xtian and muslim beliefs for that reason.

as far as jews are concerned, the torah is considered the basis for a lifetime of spiritual learning. there are many important writers, and many different arguments for what will help us make the world more fair. not one of these writings is considered infallible. the very name israel means to "wrestle with god" - it's not about proof. a lot of jews, most really, see the bible as a sometimes biased history mixed with myths and legends that are meant to teach deeper lessons. we aren't trying to prove to anyone that we are right, we are trying to live a meaning filled life.

i hope that you will do the same, then maybe you will not feel the need to create animosity toward other religions just because it's not your thing.

EDIT: psy cat, when valid philosophical questions include incorrect generalizations, they become less about informed discussion and more about expressing irrational, illogical disdain for any point of view other than that of the questioner.

Answer 4

It isn't. The books don't agree with each other, nor within themselves. There are other old books, in different cultures. Put them all together. They contain their people's best attempts to put together answers to questions such as why we are here, the nature of good and evil, how to live.
Modern books do the same. We have to find the answers to these questions for ourselves.

Answer 5

Let's say that you are telling the truth. That would make the information you read in history, physics, math, and chemestry books falliable. But you have individuals who promise that those books are based on facts because they have been tested.
The bible has been tested and individuals have tried to keep it from circulating around the world, but the bible has continued to prove fact and circulate around the globe. It is proof and it words have proven themselves time and time again. God is God and nothing less. Test him if you wish and see his worth.

Answer 6

Delusion!

Answer 7

The basic idea of faith is just that though - that it is faith in religion, in God(s) that their ideals are correct. It may not be logical, but it does not aspire to be.

Answer 8

You are certainly right, but I would be horrified to see the cutters and pasters in here referring to more than one source. It would take days to scroll the answers.............................

Answer 9

the Holy Bible has more than 1000 prophesies that came to pass with 100% accuracy. no other book has that. it's called God's signature.

Answer 10

They 'know' it's the truth.. Since, well, they're gullible and it SAYS it's the truth.