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I find declaring there is only one road to travel to living the good life, ie the Christian road, or as some would say only one sect of it, as interpreted by those of a religious monnopolist bent, to be hubris. I see it per my own experience. Your mileage obviously varies.

No, I actually agree with you. I believe that religion is something that must be found in the heart, and the head, of each individual in their own way. My point is that many times those who condemn "hurbris" have their own dogmas they defend just stridently. I actually love the scientific method and think it is gets us closer to truth. What I resent is when some elements of our society try to use science to validate things that scientifically cannot be prove. I would prefer the scientist to say "I don't know" on some issues instead of insisting on their THEORIES as being absolute truth

find declaring there is only one road to travel to living the good life, ie the Christian road, or as some would say only one sect of it, as interpreted by those of a religious monnopolist bent, to be hubris. I see it per my own experience. Your mileage obviously varies.

Your opinion on this is widely shared. It's normal. I once shared it with great passion.

Consider these points:

1) Jesus performed a lot of miracles, with a lot of witnesses, and there is very good reason to believe that the stories are not myth or legend. A great number of very intelligent people have studied the stories, and have come to believe them based on the merits of the evidence.

2) Jesus was killed for, and while, proclaiming Himself to be the one true God, and the only path to God.

3) Jesus resurrected himself, and that event was reliably witnessed by hundreds of people.

4) Countless people have accepted Jesus' words as truth, and have found that simply by doing so, amazing things have occured in their lives.

If all of that is true, is it not in fact being generous for a Christian to tell you about it? Keep in mind that the Christian fully expects you to resent or hate them for it, because often they had "been there, done that".

I find declaring there is only one road to travel to living the good life, ie the Christian road, or as some would say only one sect of it, as interpreted by those of a religious monnopolist bent, to be hubris.

What if someone told you there was an "optimal" road to travel to the cabin you rented at the top of a steep mountain?

You could go off the "optimal" road and you might get to your cabin.... then again.....

I think that saints are people who have, for the most part, kept to the optimal road.