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> Only if that particular sect's holy book is not from God. Every sect considers their holy book(s) to be from god, so that claim is meaningless unless you are
by JohnFen 1mo ago
> Only if that particular sect's holy book is not from God.
Every sect considers their holy book(s) to be from god, so that claim is meaningless unless you are a member of that sect.
In terms of explaining "why does god allow evil to happen", that's the answer given by a subset of Christian sects. It's far from the only answer given by all religions (and nonreligious philosophies), or even all Christians.
I was just pointing out that you were offering only one of many different answers. Since god has yet to offer any unambiguous explanations or clarifications, it's probably wise to be aware that there is no one accepted answer here.
- AnimalMuppet 1mo agoNo, the claim is not meaningless. Is any of the holy books actually written (dictated/inspired) by God or a god? That is an objective claim, true or false on its own merit, regardless of whether you are a member of that sect. But of course there are two problems. 1) There are so many claims, how do you check them all? 2) How do you actually check even one of them? What is your criterion for deciding? > Since god has yet to offer any unambiguous explanations or clarifications... Has he? That's the question. You're assuming the answer. (Unless you're leaning on "unambiguous", and saying that, since there's no one clear book, there's no unambiguous answer.)