To: Conservative Me
If you believe only in the three embodiements of ChristI think I stated that there are three Persons in One God.
2nd question: not exactly. The Moslems worship Allah, Who is not a Trinity. This explains their rather bloodthirsty habits--but at the same time, note that their 'good/bad' list is about the same as the Big 10. The Buddhists have a multi-god system, but observe what we would recognize as the Big 10 in other matters. Same-o the Shintos and Hindus. American Indians and the old Aztecs, etc., roughly the same.
So the deformations came by virtue of separation following the close of Eden--the wandering--and were not remedied by the Big 10, because none of those folks were around when Moses received the tablets.
149 posted on
09/01/2003 12:58:19 PM PDT by
ninenot
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To: ninenot
I think I understand.
You see, my perspective is different, as it would be. I think moral value comes from common sense. I believe religion can play an important role in people's lives showing a "source" where they feel there would be a need, and a place to exist after life on Earth is over. Moral value came before faith. The Bible put these moral teachings into one book, including a higher power responsible for the creation of all things because they needed a way to explain their existance.
Non-Christian faiths could be explained similarly, although there would be exceptions to a written book for some. Some are passed from generation to generation, woven into their society without being on paper.
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