Do you only study Your own belief?????????????

Question

Or have you searched out to other religions to see ,outside the box. ??????? Open to all ,Answers.
Athiests ,i know you guys study a lot.
GOD BLESS

Answer 1

No, that would be ignorant. How can you tell someone their beliefs are wrong when you don't know a thing about them. Not that I think telling someone that they are wrong is the way to do it. I am a Christian, and I hate it when others who claim to be tell non-Christians they are going to hell because they have not accepted Christ. That only adds fuel to the fire and will drive them further away. Just like Athiests who rant and rave that there is no God and insult us for our faith in Christ are not convincing me to convert.

Answer 2

Well one of my majors in College currently is religion. I have studied everything from Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam of course, Mysticism and a brief course in Atheism which wasn't treated as a religion but was mentioned throughout each course. My reason for this is NOT that I don't have complete faith in Islam but that in order to talk about Islam I must know the belief of others first so I can compare it with Islam for others. And the biggest reason is that I am the type of person that doesn't fall for what others tell me. " I think therefor I am", and I like to find the goodness in everyone, and I make my own decisions regarding others. Labeling people is not my thing, Islam promotes tolerance and it's my job to do that.

Nice Post .. star for you.

Answer 3

I took a course a few years ago called World Religions. The professor taught about all religions and it was really very interesting to see what each has in common with the other! The book we used is not a textbook. You can buy it at bookstores and online at Amazon.com. If you are interested at all in learning about other religions, I recommend reading this book.

The Many Faces of Faith, A Guide to World Religions and Christian Traditions by Richard R. Losch

Answer 4

I think studying and learning about what other people believe is a wonderful thing. It helps you to understand them better, as well as understand your religion better. If you can understand the differences between your religion and someone elses, it's easier to see why you believe something.

I have studying many religions, and although I can't say I know any as well as my own, I can say that I try to learn something about someone else's religion often.

You can study something and learn about it without it interfering or even changing what you believe. Although, I have found for me that it actually enhances my own particular beliefes.

Answer 5

To criticise anothers belief system without knowing anything about it, is sheer ignorance.
It generally stems from a person's inadequacies, and their discomfort at feeling inferior.
I will not engage in any banter (gest or serious) unless I have some idea of what I am trying to pick at.
I am not an atheist, but I do not believe in god or the bible.
Atheism is just a word that people use to rebel against others.
I have my own belief's (Age Old Pagan) what does that make me?

Answer 6

I was raised in a Christian faith family. In my early teens I began to have questions like most young adults do. I took my questions to my grandfather, who I knew studied the scriptures extensively. Rather then tell me not to question the faith he encouraged me to seek out other views and concepts. He seldom loaned out his books, but he loaned me "Letters From The Earth" written by Mark Twain. This opened my mind and enlightened me about how ridicules some religious assumptions are. After much thought and a college course in Philosophy I came to my own conclusions about what religious faith and belief are for me and how I choose to express my spiritual side as an individual.

Answer 7

Most do NOT pay any attention to anything outside their own "belief"... Do YOU consider other ideas? I doubt it. I suspect that YOU are only interested in telling others about YOUR belief system.

"outside the box" is really a trick offered by those who want others to consider their narrow view. It really has nothing at all to do with considering alternatives, or investigating them. If a person will not consider YOUR views, then you can claim they are not willing to think outside the box. It is a setup, that has no logic to it. It is a gimmick that allows YOU to "preach" to others... (proselytize)

Answer 8

Yes I have read the "holy texts" of many of the world religions... Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Primitive Religions.
Ive studied the writings and teachings of many "prophets" and philosophers and considered their point of view.
I have also made a point of first educating myself about each a "belief system" before I decide on what my "opinion" is of it.
Also,the historical and sociological environments that these belief systems developed in.
Why?
"ignorance is not bliss", it is ignorance.

Answer 9

I've learned a little about other religions, not much, but some. I'd never claim to be an authority on world religions, by any means. I figure that knowing about a person's religion helps me understand them better.

Answer 10

I studied my religion and found the ultimate truth in. Atheists do study but looks the religion through their blind spot of eye and through indirect ways. To learn a religion, one must study its scriptures.