But they could all be wrong.
You wrote: "The sheer number of faiths claiming they have "knowledge of God" makes one wonder. Surely, they can't all be right, no matter what emotional fervor or personal experiences believers have
But they could all be wrong."
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Exactly. Is there ONE Single Ultimate TRUTH? Is this in the 10 Commandments? I see many of us Freepers having different religious outlooks, and we agree on certain moral values, we disagree on others.
The spirit of freedom of personal thought is alive on these threads. Conservatives gain the advantage of having a real world view, based on actual evidence. Not just blatherings of some faith.
Nobody believes that ID represents Christian views:
from an interview:
Church of the Nazarene
Rev. Ron Moeller, Pastor
"There isn't very much interest here in intelligent design, because we think the most important thing is saving souls for our Lord Jesus. It doesn't matter if people believe in evolution as a way of understanding the flowers and meadows and animals of God's creation. People come to Christ sometimes by the Bible, but just as often by personal experiences of the Holy Spirit and are born again, sometimes by family or friends, sometimes, I hope, by their pastor. Intelligent design doesn't help at all, because it has no foundation in the Bible.
"It has come up a few times in our Adult Study classes, but the 'specified complexity' and stuff didn't attract much interest. Someone asked, "What does this have to do with the Bible?"
The Presiding Bishop said that "ID opens the door to pantheism and every kind of New Age cults. And it does not mention Christ or the soul, so it is not Christian, and doesn't seem to be good science."
"It [Intelligent design] is probably like one of these cults that come along every few years, like New Age. Maybe it will become its own church, like Scientology or Christian Science. I think in two or three years we will hear very little from them."