You can respect someone and still think they’re wrong. Just like I respect you right now.
But if you truly believe in your religion, then you must believe that other religions aren’t right.
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ptu@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks agoThat is one way to see it, but it’s also possible to have a more pluralistic view. Like in India which has a long tradition of many religions co-existing with respect.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
ptu@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
That’s only your view of it, and if it suits you then so be it
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
So Hindu believe that the alien worshipping death cult that thinks all Hindu should die is as true as their own religion? That doesn’t seem right.
MerryJaneDoe@piefed.world 1 day ago
You are correct!
That is to say, you are right about being not right.
At the core, Hindus and Christians basically share the same philosophy on God.
In Christianity, God has three aspects. Jesus, The Holy Ghost and God. In Christianity, this is known as “The Trinity”. If you pray to Jesus, you are also praying to God and the Holy Spirit.
Similarly, ancient Hindus asserted that the essence of the deities was unitary, and the deities were nothing but pluralistic manifestations of the same concept of the divine god.
So, if a Hindi met a member of a death cult, they might think “This person is missing out SO much good stuff!” But not really - they’d probably think that Mr. Death Cult Person was a weirdo and missing the point of religion entirely.
ptu@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
By the way, I actually put in some effort in that comment to you which you downvoted. To me that felt a bit disrespectful of you.
ptu@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
You have to ask some Hindu about it. Maybe if you’re less argumentative and more eager to learn they’ll tell.
harmbugler@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Not necessarily. If I wear rose-tinted glasses while yours are tinted green, I may still believe that the worlds we see are lit by the same light.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If you believe that, then you believe you do not actually know the truth. But only an interpretation of what might be true.
DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 3 weeks ago
Boy, you should really look into how they’re handing their Muslim population. Though, yes, much like the Israel situation, the Brits really fucked that region up.