why is it, all believers think that every other religion is wrong except their own? what makes yours correct?

Question

i dont mean to sound rude, even thought that is kinda how it sounds. there's just no other way i can think of putting it without making a paragraph.

Answer 1

I believe people are as self-righteous as their leaders.

We see this in politics all the time. If the Party you are in is against Gay marriage then you must be also, or abortion, or stem cell research, etc.

If you are being led by a Pastor or Preacher or Priest that doesn't promote tolerance and acceptance then you too will probably be as close minded as they are.

I don't necessarily blame people for this as Anyone can be brainwashed into believing something.

It's just sad that this is the reality of the world.

'-)

Answer 2

First of all, some qualifications concerning your question. One, a point made by several other people, is that not all religions are exclusive; therefore, their believers would not hold this position. (As someone pointed out, many Eastern religions are like this.) Second, while some religions sound exclusive, or may even BE exclusive, not all the believers in that religion necessarily think everyone else is wrong--even if that is the official position of the church. For instance, most people probably think of Christians as being exclusive in the way you mention. And many are. But many, many are not. (In fact, when the Quakers came west to spread their faith, they came with the attitude that they had as much to learn from Native Americans about spirituality as they had to share.)

Another way of thinking about this is to complement the thoughts of several of the responders who are saying things like "why would you belong to a religion if you thought it was wrong?" Well, many believers believe in their own faith, but they also fully respect and accept the faith of others. The problem is that you are mostly going to hear from the intolerant, exclusive believers. Those who are tolerant and inclusive don't usually go around yelling about it.

Finally, and maybe to get at the heart of what you are really asking, what about the genuinely exclusive, intolerant believers of various religions who think theirs is the only way? Personally, I think the root of the issue is a fundamental human problem: insecurity. Most of the people I know who are like what you are describing just can't comprehend, in the largest sense of the word, that other people could be just as right as they are. If that possibility were true, then they wouldn't be "special" in a sense that is terribly important to them psychologically. They have a deep need to believe that not only are they right, but also that others are fundamentally wrong. In a strange way, I see a connection between this mindset and racism. A racist can't afford to believe that members of other races are just as intelligent, valuable, and human as his/her own race.



I hope this helps provoke some thoughts.

Answer 3

I know what you mean. Religion is a very confusing topic and usually sparks a pretty big reaction when the wrong button is pushed. I happen to think that there is no way possible that only ONE religion is correct. I think there is good in all religions, even though others might not worship or believe the way I do. I know that doesn't really answer your question, just my thoughts on the situation.

Answer 4

My Bible has over 27,000 manuscripts. Theology for right this moment via Elmer L. cities Pg. seventy 4 "whilst thinking the manuscript data, it may well be remembered there are on the ingredient of 5,000 Greek manuscripts and an added 13,000 manuscript copies of parts of the recent testomony. this would not comprise 8,000 copies of the Latin Vulgate and greater effective than a million,000 copies of different early variations of the Bible. those figures handle much greater magnitude whilst in comparison with an identical information of different early writings. Caesar’s writing from a hundred-40 4 B.C. ; earliest replica 900 A.D. ; a million,000 years have surpassed and we've ten copies. Plato's writings from 427-347 B.C. ; earliest replica 900 A.D. ; a million,2 hundred years have surpassed and we've seven copies. Aristotle's writings from 384-322 B.C ; earliest replica a million,a hundred A.D. ; a million,4 hundred years have surpassed and we've 5 copies." The record is going on, however the historic biblical records have 27,000. via secular standards to be called a real historic rfile we could desire to have 10 to twelve copies of early origins. yet Aristotle has 5, Plato has 7 and no person questions the historic validity of the source. So why is the Bible puzzled greater effective than the different source whilst it a techniques out numbers different sources and historic records? Sorry had to place up this :)

Answer 5

I am so going to get smacked for this...

I don't believe that every other religion is "wrong". Before I became a Christian, I looked into as many other religions as I could, including Judaism, Islam, Shintoism, various types of paganism, and so on. I found things in all of them that felt true to me. Christianity was the only one that had all of those aspects to it. There's a lot more to my own story than that, but that's the important part here.

So - I wouldn't say that all other religions are wrong, as I think they all have a piece of the truth. I just think the others are incomplete.

Answer 6

Well not all religions can be correct. If one of them is right then it's just logic that others will be wrong. Jesus either was the son of God or he wasn't. If he was, then Christianity is right and Judaism wrong (wrong meaning it has an incorrect doctrine). If he wasn't then Judaism is right and Christianity is wrong. but they can't both be right about this point.

So if you're a member of a religion, you're going to believe that other religions have incorrect beliefs. That's just part of the package. It doesn't mean that you hate other religions or think that everyone who isn't of your faith is doomed to hell. But you'll have to admit that not all religions are correct.

And why would someone become a member of a religion if he thought that religion was wrong? Generally people don't belong to religions or hold beliefs that they think are wrong. I don't see why it's so awful for a person to say "my religion is the right one." A person would be weird if he said "my religion is wrong."

Answer 7

And Divinity looked down on It's Creations and realized what It had done....

Most religions will agree that God (Divinity) is Perfect.
More will agree that Humanity isn't.

I don't believe that any religion is the "right" one. I believe that Divinity is smart enough to know what will work for us, and that we can't agree on what It is. Religion is about forming a -personal relationship- with Divinity. How many different people are you in the course of a day? How many more does God have to be?

I think a lot of it is that they're scared to be around "us" for eternity, it'll change it from Heaven to Hell for them, knowing it's not an exclusive club up there. ;)

Answer 8

I could use some clarification. do you mean believers as in all of the religions in the world,like Muslims,Christians ,Buddhists,Jews so on and so forth ? or believers, as in the different denominations of christians? or both?
the first is easy to understand .As a christian I believe that Jesus paid the price for our sins and the only way to the Father is through him.that he taught the absolute true way to heaven.----to be true to my belief system and the God i serve i then have to believe that any deviation of that teaching is wrong.they in turn being true believers of what they are taught believe i am wrong .thats pretty much a no brainer.
as to disagreement between christian denominations thats a little more complicated.you have some corrupted by power mongers and money, some misled by self declared prophets,some dilute the bible to fit their agendas ,some rewrite the bible to fit their agendas but you also have true believers.we all argue as to which the other is, the right interpertation of holy scripture and right church doctrine.

Answer 9

Personally, I only want to follow that which I believe to be right so......
I do know this to be true and that is that the one sure way to tell if a belief system is a cult or not is that a cult will always deny the Triune GOD; GOD the Father, GOD the SON and GOD the Holy Spirit.
Mormons, Muslims, Buddhists, etc.,etc., all have this in common. They are false belief systems.
I do not find your question rude but why would anyone want to follow a belief system they found to be wrong? Of coarse I think what I believe is right or else I would not believe it.

Answer 10

Religion is based on your faith in its' credibility as fact. Show me the photographs of Moses parting the Red Sea? There aren't any! It is my choice that this is what occurred based on the power that was given to him by God. This is a belief that is accepted by Jews, Christians and Muslims....all different religions with different points of view on the same God. As a Catholic I do not believe that other religions are wrong, I just believe that my choice of beliefs are the correct choice. I believe that Jesus is the savior of mankind, I also can see that Mohammed is a prophet of God, but I do not believe that he is the salvation of mankind. That is my choice. Now, am I wrong?