Religions are man-made and subject to the errors of imperfect man. We have religions to establish order amongst us. Rules of society were made and established to have peace and harmony, based on fear of eternal damnation. Different regions of the world have different sects or cults. The larger ones that had more power spread theirs to other regions. Some did and do it with violence to those that won't convert.
Remember the original reason for religion? Did it establish order amongst us? "God" has caused the death of more people than any other reason. Does this mean that any religious person is smarter than anybody that is not of their faith and has the right to remove them from the planet? Don't leave out Christians and other unnamed religions from your list. Just because we don't know about another's religion, doesn't make us or them smart.
Have faith in your beliefs and practice what you preach. Learn your religion and be smart in your thoughts toward your God.
2007-03-26 07:56:46
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answer #1
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answered by Captain Ahab 2
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1. No. Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists don't represent all of humanity anyways.
2. Yes, I know more than all ancient dead people combined, including Jesus.
3. There has to be an offer before I can choose to "accept" anything.
2007-03-18 16:37:31
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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Complete & total Knowledge is with the Lord Almighty who has created this whole universe, & shall make every single soul to rise one day for the day of judgement . Only HE has the all perfact knowledge of everything that one is called by the Muslims As ALLAH . Only ALLAH has promised to save u no one can do this. Because everything except the LORD is a creature and at the mercy of creator . ALLAH is the creator. So only ALLAH has the power & right to save or punish .
2007-03-18 16:48:40
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answer #3
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answered by lovelyhubby 2
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I dont know everything, but i cant say for certain anyone, including the relegious "jesus" knows everything. I can't tell you for sure that knowledge is even a term in heaven.
Your second question, why cant i just accept him? i am guessing you mean jesus and im guessing you mean accept him as my lord and saviour..with those assumptions in mind...
Well, HE didnt promise me anything for one, he may have promised someone somewhere something on my behalf, but he didnt make me a promise directly to me. also, he hasnt asked me to accept him, there are alot of people that read the bible that ask me to accept him, but that is not him. At the gates to heaven, if he asks, then ill probably accept, since he asked me personally. But through prayer i have directed these thoughts and god/jesus should know how i feel in my heart and how i feel on the inside, better than what anyone can tell me, and better than what i can tell anyone.
any other questions? let me know
2007-03-26 12:53:41
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answer #4
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answered by David Parker 4
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Individuals do not know everything....they are limited by their perception. An individual cannot every fully experience the infinite vastness of God anymore than they can have full knowledge of the infinite knowledge that exists within God. However, because of the infinite nature of God each of us experiences only a fraction of the infinite and we thus interpret these experiences. So while one person may explain these experiences through Judaism or Christianity or Islam another person may explain these same experiences through Hinduism or Buddhism or Jainism or Sikhism.
As for Jesus being the only that promised to save humanity, this is false. The divine incarnation of God in the form of Krishna also offered salvation and other divine incarnations of God have done the same throughout the ages. To quote the divine incarnation, Krishna from the Bhagavad Gita "Though a person be soiled with the sins of a lifetime let them but love me, rightly resolved, in utter devotion: I see no sinner, that person is holy." In the words of the sacred Rig Veda "There is only one God, though humanity calls It by many names." For you it is Jesus, for another it is Krishna, for another it is Allah, and for me I call it Ganesh. We approach God through our limited understanding of our spiritual experiences and seek to expand upon them, longing for God alone.
Peace be with you.
2007-03-18 19:58:36
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answered by gabriel_zachary 5
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Jesus Christ is the only human (God who came in human form) that knows everything in the world, the great leaders of the Muslim faith, the Hindu faith and others only know a splinter of the entire picture.
2007-03-26 10:12:49
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answer #6
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answered by Marie 3
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Firstly, thank you for the inference that I as a Buddhist am smart, I do not think so but thank you for the inferred kind words.
Secondly, I am unsure regarding how smart Jesus (pbuh) is, I assume that you know what you are talking about when you refer to Him and will accept your hypothesis regarding His IQ without questioning your reasoning.
Thirdly, I do not and have never professed to know more than Him nor do I profess to know anything at all except a poor understanding of the Buddhist Dharma and various Buddhist concepts which I do not expect you or anyone else to either accept or even bother to acknowledge, it would be rude of me to do so.
Fourth, I do not accept anything which is not first offered freely. I do not accept Jesus (pbuh) as He has not been offered to me.
I assume then that you yourself are offering Him to me...would that be correct...? I must decline at this time as I see no reason to accept a God or a Prophet. The Lord Buddha has instructed me through the Dharma that I should not worship him as he is merely a man, and I would be very disrespectful of my wonderful teacher the Lord Buddha if I was to suddenly change my attitude and start worshipping another who is represented as both Prophet and God.
Would that not indicate that I have lied to myself and to my Lord Buddha by my own admission and my self made promise to seek refuge in the Buddha, seek refuge in the Dharma and to seek refuge in the Sangha...?
I follow 5 precepts, one of which is to Refrain from lying. I do not break these precepts for personal whims ever, it would be stupid of me to do so and although I am not very smart, I am not so stupid as to lie to myself, it would be the equivalent of dropping a brick on my own toe.
You may say that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) has promised this or that, including this "promise" to save me, but I have already promised myself and my Lord Buddha that I will try to help others including you to become happier, would He allow me to help others first please...? I will not break one promise to make another, would that not show the ultimate conceit..?
I will make the effort to make you happier though by accepting that what you say is true, please accept my thanks
for your effort on my behalf.
Peace from a Buddhist.....
2007-03-18 20:20:20
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answer #7
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answered by Gaz 5
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Exactly who do you think you are?
Stop trying to convert the world to your way of thinking, and try to be a better person yourself. Do good things for the people around you, and you will have done something to make the world a better place.
2007-03-18 16:44:13
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answer #8
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answered by timmn 3
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"Do you think of that Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhist are clever adequate to be attentive to each thing?" - no person is clever adequate to be attentive to each thing, no longer even Texans. ; ) "do no longer you think of Jesus is well-known with greater suitable than the excellent awareness of 'humanity?' " - Jesus is lifeless. He would not be attentive to something now. "Why do you think of you be attentive to greater suitable than Him and why can no longer you in elementary terms different than Him?" - Why might I settle for him while i do no longer think in god???? "he's the only one which promised to maintain you." - besides the fact that if he did, i desire info that (a million) i might desire to be stored from my sins, and (2) that he's in a position to realize this. .
2016-10-19 01:18:42
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answer #9
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answered by Anonymous
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freeboyonearth, you just don't get it do you...?
As for as for the question, no Buddhists and all of them cannot know more that Jesus Christ. No mortal can.
2007-03-26 10:23:59
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answer #10
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answered by Qstkid 2
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