If One of the Main Theistic Religions Had To Be True.....

strobe · 02-10-2010 12:39AM #1

Ok, poll to follow.

If you had to choose one of the main theistic religions to be actually true, then what is the lesser of 4(5) evils?

Christianity (Catholic)

Christianity (Non Catholic)

Islam

Judaism

Hinduism

I deliberately limited it to those four(five) for the purpose of the thread. If I am missing a major theistic religion then I'm sure a Mod would be willing to slot it into the poll. No, none of the above option. You have to pick one. (Or abstain and pick none.)

I think it is reasonable to have Catholics in one section and "non catholics" distinct. I know the non catholics differ greatly from sect to sect but I think all the main veins have more in common with each other than with Catholicism.

Public poll to prevent gerrymanderingesc sillyness.

Ickle Magoo · 02-10-2010 12:44AM

It would have to be Hinduism...any religion that has the karma sutra as one of its ancient holy books gets my vote.

Dades · 02-10-2010 12:48AM

Can I choose Hollywood Buddhism?

Honestly, I know nothing of Hinduism and I just don't like the Christian/Jewish God (i.e. the same one).

There must be a better option!

strobe · 02-10-2010 12:54AM

If you know of one, stick it in the poll Dades. But it must be theistic and mainstream (no Buddhism or obscure Pizza and beer religions need apply). I had pie in the sky dreams of this being a serious thread. Ickle kind of corrupted me fairly early on in the process but I still have high hopes for something serious developing.

Which of the big 4(5) are the least bad/most good?

Improbable · 02-10-2010 01:14AM

How about unitarian universalism?

[-0-] · 02-10-2010 02:28AM

Hinduism

Islam for the laugh. Imagine it!

Pygmalion · 02-10-2010 02:36AM

I can't say.

I was tempted to vote for Hinduism (as many of you have I see) just to vote against the religions I know, but for all I know it's even worse, they did (AFAIK) invent the Caste System.
I kind of get the impression that the Abrahamic religions seem worse than others only because we experience them first-hand and/or they're larger than most.

02-10-2010 10:01AM

Ickle Magoo wrote: »

It would have to be Hinduism...any religion that has the karma sutra as one of its ancient holy books gets my vote.

Kama! A discourse on desire, not on action

I think hinduism is a nothx for me. Some aspects sure, but expecting a widow to throw herself on her husbands funeral pyre or the whole caste system, no.
I couldn't pick any of them tbh, not a fan. Hinduism may be the closest but I don't know.

amacachi · 02-10-2010 10:02AM

Pygmalion wrote: »

I kind of get the impression that the Abrahamic religions seem worse than others only because we experience them first-hand and/or they're larger than most.

I think that's pretty true. For example most "honour killings" reported in the mainstream media seem to be Muslims even though it happens everywhere. Obviously apologists for each religion will claim it's because of culture rather than religion. :pac:

If there were such a thing as an Anglican church that only believed in the NT I think that wouldn't be too bad, though I'm expecting a torrent of quotes to enlighten me. :pac:

bnt · 02-10-2010 11:39AM

Another vote for Hinduism. OK, I'd have to give up the Whoppers, but apart from that, they know how to party. I might even become a Guru myself, some day.

smellslikeshoes · 02-10-2010 11:47AM

Norse mythology was a major religion at one stage, We need Thor more now than ever :pac:

Genghiz Cohen · 02-10-2010 12:04PM

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

Norse mythology was a major religion at one stage, We need Thor more now than ever :pac:

All powerful Aries will crush your puny Thor!!

Zillah · 02-10-2010 12:29PM

Hinduism. Their optimus prime is not quite a literal personal God, so perhaps there is some means by which I could achieve apotheosis and start back-stabbing my way to the top.

Ickle Magoo · 02-10-2010 12:32PM

bluewolf wrote: »

Kama! A discourse on desire, not on action

I think hinduism is a nothx for me. Some aspects sure, but expecting a widow to throw herself on her husbands funeral pyre or the whole caste system, no.
I couldn't pick any of them tbh, not a fan. Hinduism may be the closest but I don't know.

I don't agree with any of them but I was working on the premise that we could use the old christian model and just pick out the good bits and ignore the rest?!

Dougla2 · 02-10-2010 02:00PM

Hindiusm ofc awesome religion

anyway even if Christianity is were to b true you need to be the right sect of it basicly even if Christianity is true most people will go to the Christian hell apart form say Mormons or Jehovah witnesses or protestants or Catholics

Daftendirekt · 02-10-2010 02:16PM

Too hard!

I couldn't vote for any of the big three, simply because I can't stand the deity (Allah = Yahweh, right?).

But I can't vote for Hinduism either, since I know SFA about it.

What to do, what to do...

PeterIanStaker · 02-10-2010 02:37PM

Oh this is hard.

Missionary vs Kama Sutra

Decisions, decisions . . .

Marcus.Aurelius · 02-10-2010 02:57PM

Would've picked Buddhism if it was there. Ended up clicking on hinduism since the abrahamic stuff is just too ridiculous even for my hypothetical.

cypharius · 02-10-2010 03:13PM

Hinduism

Islam, 72 virgins beats "Being closer to god" any day.

Improbable · 02-10-2010 03:14PM

cypharius wrote: »

Islam, 72 virgins beats "Being closer to god" any day.

You ever had sex with a virgin? It's pretty terrible.

Mark Hamill · 02-10-2010 03:48PM

cypharius wrote: »

Islam, 72 virgins beats "Being closer to god" any day.

Really really depends on the virgin.....
72-virgins-family-guy.jpg?w=480&h=360

krudler · 03-10-2010 12:04AM

cypharius wrote: »

Islam, 72 virgins beats "Being closer to god" any day.

Where does it say female virgins :pac:

How come no Buddhism choices? that seems alright, just be nice to people, and a jolly fat guy as your god instead of a jealous, genocidal dickhead like the christian one

The Mad Hatter · 03-10-2010 12:29AM

krudler wrote: »

Where does it say female virgins :pac:

How come no Buddhism choices? that seems alright, just be nice to people, and a jolly fat guy as your god instead of a jealous, genocidal dickhead like the christian one

Um...no.

krudler · 03-10-2010 12:49AM

The Mad Hatter wrote: »

Um...no.

looks fairly jolly to me :pac:

I wanna give his belly a poke

bad2dabone · 03-10-2010 12:59AM

Hinduism is fairly out there. I like it

did anyone see an idiot abroad this week? Karl Pilkington meeting the yogi who had his hand in the air for 12 years. That's commitment!

Blackhorse Slim · 03-10-2010 01:03AM

krudler wrote: »

looks fairly jolly to me :pac:

I wanna give his belly a poke

Jolly he may be, but he is not a god. If you see an image of the Buddha, and all you want to do is poke his belly... that's zen.

sponsoredwalk · 03-10-2010 01:36AM

Jainism

Jainism rejects the idea of any creator, mentor or destroyer God. According
to Jainism, any enlightened human being who has achieved the state of
godliness is considered to be a God. There could be many Gods but the
quality or state or consciousness of godliness is only one. Thus, Mahavira
was God but he was not the only God, there were many other Gods too.
However, the quality of godliness is one and the same in all of them. Thus,
Jainism is polytheist, monotheist, nontheist and atheist all at the same time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_Jainism

03-10-2010 09:38AM

krudler wrote: »

Where does it say female virgins :pac:

How come no Buddhism choices? that seems alright, just be nice to people, and a jolly fat guy as your god instead of a jealous, genocidal dickhead like the christian one

:eek::(
First, 'fat guy' was a monk called 'the laughing buddha'. He's not siddartha gautama.
Next, neither of them is a god! Some regional versions of buddhism will worship local gods, and some will worship amitabha, but generally the point is that worshiping gods will get you nowhere if they exist, it certainly won't make you enlightened.

jayzusb.christ · 03-10-2010 12:04PM

looks fairly jolly to me

Certainly looks a lot happier than that scrawny, blood-soaked jew up a stick.
Couldn't decide on a major religion - I was tempted to choose Hinduism but know very little about it.

(Penny drops) Aha! the title says theistic religions. Hence no Buddhism.

Zillah · 03-10-2010 04:48PM

jayzusb.christ wrote: »

Certainly looks a lot happier than that scrawny, blood-soaked jew up a stick.

It took me a moment to get this. I was visualising a modern Jew. New Yorker for some reason.

Black Swan · 03-10-2010 04:58PM

strobe wrote: »

Christianity (Non Catholic)

This is an oversimplification of the vast diversity that exists between Protestant Christian denominations. Even within the same denomination, such as Lutheran, there are extreme differences, as with the way evolution and creationism are treated between the Lutheran ELCA and the Lutheran Missouri Synod, the former allowing for evolution to be taught in their universities and colleges, and the latter vehemently denouncing and not tolerating evolutionary theory in the slightest.

Further, where do you place one of the fastest growing Protestant denominations in America, the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints (Mormons), when many a Christian on the Christianity forum denounces the Mormon faith as being Christian? The Mormons claim 4.9 million members in the US alone, with more overseas.

Furthermore, where is the unique category for the most diverse group of all, the agnostics, some of whom profess a belief in The Flying Spaghetti Monster?

Source: http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_lds.html

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