After objectively comparing the various religions how do you decide which has the most truth to offer?

Answer 1

Not everyone necessarily needs to pick a 'religion'.

But if you do, I would say you should have had your spiritual views/beliefs inset in your mind before you ever even compared different religions' beliefs (i.e. premarital sex is bad (catholocism), pigs are dirty so one should not eat them (muslim), every day is worth living to the fullest degree (taoism)- the one that matches your prior beliefs is the best one for you.

I don't like that some ppl believe what they are told by religious doctrines and don't think for themselves.

Does that make sense?

Answer 2

Try to interpret ideas written in different ways. The ideas written that are true only for a particular span of a time or for particular set of people are outdated but not necessarily untrue. That ideas which were true in the past and are true even now are likely to be true for years to come.
Term 'truth' isn't a complete term. Its very difficult to say as to which religion offers truth. What you take to be 'true' depends on what life experiences you had. For eg: If I ask you what makes you happy? Do you think you will be able to enumerate ALL that makes you happy? There might be some hapiness that you haven't experienced yet.
It also depends how you choose to interpret those experiences. Do you think about them or you ignore them?
I have thought about it. I have come to a conclusion that whatever religion helps me think ahead of my times(my entire lifetime) is the religion I must follow.

Answer 3

If it's truth you seek, why look in religions rather than in other fields of inquiry? Religions offer experience, emotion, community and other goodies. No religion is the place to look for truth.

If you choose to embrace a religion, then you should be prepared to do so on the basis of pure faith. That means making the choice to accept what it offers even though there exists no logical or rational reason to do so. If you try to find truth in a religion before you will immerse yourself in it, then you are not exercising actual faith, you are trying to have your cake and eat it too and it will not work.

"Religion" comes from the Latin *religare*. This has nothing to do with truth. It has to do with "binding". Religion is a way to link yourself with others and bind yourself to something outside yourself. Community is a central concept in all religions and is clearly a part of original Christianity as it is of all religions.

The measure of truth is whether or not a statement correctly describes facts. The fact exists whether or not you or anybody else chooses to recognize that it has been described correctly. Religion, being about experience rather than about statements, may provide you with value whether or not it makes statements. If you go to a concert and are moved at experiencing the Shostakovitch "Leningrad Symphony" or Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" surely you would not say to yourself "I must determine whether this is true." Of course not. You are there just to experience it.

Answer 4

None. No one has the most truth. No Faith, Religion, or person Is able to have the most truth. We have our own truth, as best as we can define. We can study religion and spiritually for our entire lives. what most of us learn is that We don't know much, and understand less. We can count on our understandings, which change, our Beliefs, which alter, and our intuitive knowledge which never falters. and in the end Hope we were as close as we needed to be. The more you are learned about All spirituality's, The less faith you tend to have in any of them independently. All of them hold truths, and all hold falsehoods for each person. you have to find the truth for yourself, No person, Book, or Established religion Can. even though many will Vehemently claim so. The real truth is in you.

Answer 5

Truth is subjective. What I found when comparing various religions are ones that allow you to explore the variety of truth, and those that prohibited the study of anything but their truth. I found I prefered being allowed to explore.

Answer 6

That's the problem- finding the truth- This is what I found.....Most have one central God surrounded by Lower ones (saints/angels whatever)n Believe in a higher power regardless of its name and believe that good is the key to heaven. You can spend years searching for the "right" one but it all comes down to this-Belief that there is a God regardless of what They are called and that belief along with a basic "good" life style is the key to heaven(and heave has hundreds of names too)

Answer 7

It was Buddhism for me. The Buddha encouraged people to test out all religions before living their life by his teachings, and is strongly against bigotry towards others. Question everything is of large importance in Buddhism, it not only allows spiritual growth, but does not hinder mental growth.

Answer 8

ask any knowledgeable person in a particular religion what do you think besides your religion which is the closest to the truth, than ask the same question to another religion leader and you will see where they all point,,,, I got my answer already

Answer 9

Any religion that includes negatives against others is not for those who want to be truely spiritual.
Take from them what your heart and soul tell you to take. Follow no man blindly.

Answer 10

My criteria is: Openhandedness, encouraging thinking and searching, and rooted in the concept of love and respect for all living things. Understanding that there is nothing in the universe that is not living