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2007-11-09 00:12:23 · 28 answers · asked by Third P 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
If we understand religion to be the ultimate guide to manage what we know, and to define in a comprehensible way what we do not, then we can see that religious thought enables us to reach far beyond the grasps of our rational mind, our intellectual ability to know and understand things of our world to date.
The truth about human nature is that it is hierarchal of our needs where towards the base of this hierarchy there are our needs for food, for shelter and our need to procreate, and at the top of this hierarchy is our need for self-actualisation, need to realise not only what is abstract, but also what is divine in the realities of our life, these are our needs to find the ultimate relation among all things and to integrate into the trust of one singular being.
It is just the way we cannot deny to ourselves need for food we cannot ignore our need to believe in something that could be the ultimate answer to our ‘prayers’. If our physical reality is the proof that there is a physical world out there that our physical system is a response of, that we have peculiarly developed our limbs, organs, and nervous system in order for us to survive in a certain realistic material world, then our spiritual needs, and their often religious assertions, could also be regarded as a proof that there is some reality beyond, or supreme to, our physical reality that our spiritual capacities are direct response of.
If we, may God forbid, lose of eyesight then the world full of things to see will still exist but we will not be able to sense it visually, and the same is true with other senses. Then if we do not have religion truth will still exist as the ultimate origin of its need in us, but we might not be able to see it in terms of God, angels and divine aspects of human life. We might yet again find ourselves resort to worshiping the Sun, the thunder, the lightening and the lot.
There is nothing in human thought and human philosophy that has ever dared to claim truth for us. Philosophical thoughts, for instance, open up our mind to the possibilities of things and enable us to question, to move forward in search for truth; the fulfil the needs of our intellectual mind leading up to the doorsteps of the spiritual. Academic subjects and disciplines refuse to come even this far, they would need material and physical proof for if something is to be defined and regarded and a matter or an evidence.
The truth is that truth is not merely what can be seen, heard, sensed, defined or proved, but also what essentially is as being itself. I can describe myself to be a person of this and this qualities or that of such and such characteristics, but the question - who am I – is beyond the ultimate ranges of all our knowledge.
2007-11-09 02:35:21 · answer #1 · answered by Shahid 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There can be truth and lies WITH religion or WITHOUT it. To ask if there will be truth in the absence of religion implies that there isn't truth in the presence of religion. A lot of people are of no particular "religion".... but there are a lot of people who ARE! They have faith and belief. To them its very real and TRUE. I think we can all agree to differ!
I have a spiritual side, but am not religious in the strictest sense of the word.... BUT I don't have any wish or desire to make someone else "give up" their religion and NOT believe. I am not anti-religion and don't want to go round reforming all the believers into non-believers!
I am unsure what your question really means and what it implies? Truth is separate to religion. Maybe you are thinking in terms of EVIDENCE and PROOF (that god exists?)
2007-11-09 02:00:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes as Truth is more than just relative; Truth is Infinite, Absolute, Eternal, and Personal as well as being (more partial) Ultimate and Supreme and even more partial, relative and grossly distorted as finite human conceived philosophies about Truth.
If the definition of religion involves human relatively inspired religious scriptures --Theologic intellectual dogma -- and not pure living God-conscious experiences that all normal humans have, sooner or later, then Truth will still continue to be lived IN and OUT in each mature human soul, but not much harmonized with cosmic space-time energy matter by the good pursuit of philosophy.
Humans with no religious education and no "Transcendent" God-consciousness yet, all have this personal experience as a living Truth themselves ! They may easily reflect in mind and super-mind that they are the same one UNIQUE Personality now that they were many years ago as a little child. Yes, we all grow in physical, mental, wisdom and spirituality "size"; but no matter how drastic or sudden or slow the change in growth, WE REMAIN THE SAME PERSONALITY ! "I am of I AM and I am choosing to Be in I AM eternally" or to be ....(not) ... (nothing) ...
Science, philosophy and religion should all strive to understand better the Deep Mystery of I AM Personality Reality. (and pre-Personal and super-Personal Realities also in the Deeper Infinite Mystery of infinite I AM Volition.)
To Be in Truth or to be not -- is the Personality Question freely given to all Divine-Humans here by our Infinite Creator.
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2007-11-12 01:23:15 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Truth is separate from religion. Not saying that there is no truth in religion but look it up. Few seem to know the true meaning of religion. It is simply an expression of your faith to your God.
Truth is something one needs to find for oneself and then apply it to one's life in a way one understands.
This is of course separate from absolute truth which has nothing to do with opinion.
2007-11-09 14:00:06 · answer #4 · answered by I don't know 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Shall people lie in the absence of religion? Sure. The complete and total absence of truth of any kind would lead to the total destruction for mankind.
2007-11-09 12:52:51 · answer #5 · answered by Psyengine 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to you my dear Philippine friend some where faith and God would be just dead some how some way the logic of theory
sure has to come some where . after all I read all what answers
this question every buddy some how still has faith in born in there lives either speaking of religion or being a non God dis believing person there is faith the truth comes out in all people "If non believer told some one that you will last see the sun shine
today tomorrow we all of the planet will be doomed and we will all be frozen in time the absence of will comes out and people will figure out how to survive What I am trying to say is non religious people may not believe in God or religion it only takes fools to give up if there is no faith what they have in them
2007-11-09 02:58:23 · answer #6 · answered by edward_church2000 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There will always be truth. The truth is inescapable. However, people can distort the truth or not seek out the truth. It is their choice to do so.
One of the biggest examples of this is revisionist historians who want to change what happened in the past to fit their motivations of the now.
Another example is global warming. Regardless of how you feel about the subject, if you do a very close analysis of the situation, you'll see that there are compelling arguments for either side...problem is none of them can be proven. The liberalist media and socialist government types that want to control you would have you think that humans have the ability to destroy their environment. This leads to biased news stories and phony laws being passed. They distort the truth for their own personal gains.
2007-11-09 00:44:20 · answer #7 · answered by gryphon1911 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes! Truth is absolute in and of itself. All else can be presented as truthful, such as religion, yet by itself is anything but the truth. Real truth remains with need of nothing to substantiate it; although, it welcomes company. The question is can the company stand the truth. Take Care!...
2007-11-09 03:45:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The truth will and has always existed. Much of these mundane and misconstrued religions are for those who want it. So God gives them what they want. Otherwise they would be led to the Eternal Absolute truth when they are ready. Very few are ready. They need more Kirtan (Chanting of the Holy name) which will purify the whole world in time. Hare Krishna, Jehovah, Vishnu, Allah Akbar. Chant the Holy names of God with a pure heart and full surrender and the truth will be revealed. Who is ready for IT???
2007-11-09 09:35:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, it's very significant that all human attempts at defining truth apart from religion haven't succeeded in dampening the appeal of religion at large. That tells me that there is something in the human condition which religion captures in some way which pure, irreligious philosophy has not grasped.
Peace to you.
2007-11-09 09:11:26 · answer #10 · answered by Orpheus Rising 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The purpose of religion is to lead one back to truth. If we were capable of remaining in the realm of truth, there would be no religions. Just like the secular laws, if people knew how to do the right thing, like drive sanely, there would be no need for the law to keep them within the bounds of what is good. But because of the nature of the wolrd and man which pull him away from truth, religions rise to keep one safe. Of course, some are not very good.
2007-11-09 00:49:00 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋