why do people believe in only their religion? how do you know your right? try to get along.?

Question

read a couple of answers in religion and spirituality section and you'll know what i mean. i'm a hindu, i like buddhism, one of my friends is a taoist, i studied in a convent and my best friend is Muslim. my boyfriend is christian too. i feel hurt whenever i see that people insult others and God! who do you think god is? and why?

Answer 1

Me too giggle...me too...hugs and love.

Just Dust

Answer 2

I think God is who created the Earth.

I believe this because everything was created so perfectly, The Plants that we need to breathe oxygen, The Water we need to drink too survive. All of the Animals and Humans, we coexist just right. There was magically at the beginning of time a burst of energy that created THE WHOLE SOLAR SYSTEM. Where did the energy come from? I think that was God.

I do not think this was coincidence or chao's. I believe that answer is as illogical then any other.

Did God send his only Son down to die for our sins? I personally think so, Only because of the proof history shows us as well as my own experiences...am I right. Well I think so. Is there a possibility I am wrong. There always is.

So It's always great to know about other religions and too respect them, Never say that there "wrong" because we don't know that. We are aloud to believe what we choose and that's a great freedom we have that shouldn't be bashed.

Answer 3

I believe God is the only real one there is first off. I'm born again. I don't follow buddhism because I can't see myself praying and offering incense to a non-deity. not even sure what a taoist is. don't agree with hinduism with the braumanism, many deities, etc and how it's exclusive. not a catholic, don't believe piety is a good thing. not a muslim because I believe that God, which created the universe, which is a 1 in 10^123 chance, yes this is an actual statistic, has to be personal to make it able to support human life and of course, any God that died for me can't be bad. I don't like seeing people insult God, or even intentionally use incorrect terms to insult people of another faith. I of course believe there can only be one Truth, as many truths would invalidate the concept of truth. I have no problem with having friends who are not Christian, as long as you don't let them influence you, and as long as they don't try and convert me; I don't believe we are supposed to convert people, just witness and help those who want to come to know Christ or clear up misconceptions, so I don't try to convert those who don't want it.

Answer 4

I believe that there are many different Gods and Goddesses. They are related to specific cultures. Unfortunately, the God of the Bible has gained so much prominence that believers think they have a corner on the "right" religion.
There is no one true, right religion for everyone.
I believe in Gods and Goddesses that guide me, but have no need for me to worship them. I consider them to be very wise friends.
I respect every ones right to believe in what ever God they choose, I just expect the same respect. Unfortunately, because I belong to a Pagan Tradition, too many see me as believing in an "evil" entity. For us, there is no "evil" entity, no devil within my tradition.
As I said in another answer, it would be so much better if we could all focus on the things we have in common, the things in our lives, even our beliefs, there are so many similarities between most religions, yet many focus on the differences and feel the need to disrespect others. It is unfortunate and very sad.

Answer 5

This is a heated kitchen and the debate gets roasting so be prepared to get burned once in a while. It's how it is here and it will never change.

I believe god is the noosphere of human thought and psychoenergetic interaction. I have no proof or evidence of this and freely admit it. This way I can be empirical and still a dreamer, a believer in logic but not constrained by it. I consider that people who claim that their belief is fact are arrogant and ignorant.

Welcome to the R&S category of YA.

Answer 6

Most of us believe in what are parents tell us to believe in. If your parents are muslim, you would be muslim. If your parents are taoist, you would be taoist. I wouldn't worry about whether you're "right" or not, just that whatever you believe in helps you be a better person.

Answer 7

i think you might be confusing 'believe' with 'respect'

for me, im christian, more specifically catholic. but im not going to say OH NO YOU'RE HINDU THAT MEANS YOU'RE GOING TO HELL or have no tolerance.

i have a hindu friend, a jewish friend, a protestant friend, an athesit friend.

so to answer the question: its just ignorance i guess, they dont want to learn about others becuase they are so convinced they're right

Answer 8

I do not believe in only my religion. I am a big fan of buddhism, but I am not a buddhist.

Answer 9

I believe the Bible and that God is who he says he is, its not for me to judge other religions. All I can do is try to live my life according to the bible and hopefully be an encouragement to other so they may want to seek what he has to offer. I believe you can witness to someone without trying to persude them that yours is better.

Answer 10

Its not wrong to study other religions but if you don't believe in one religion or another, what do you believe at all. Believing that every religion is true is about the same as believing no religion is true

Answer 11

Some people are afraid of dying, so they convince themselves that only they are right, and that everyone else is wrong, in order to feel better. They never consider other possibilities.