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Balanitha · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:14 am Post subject: Emmathamum Sammatham

Some people say that for them all religion are accepteable. Then try to follow the principles and practices of all religions. Don't we have enough principals in our religion compared to what is said in other religions???
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VJeyaa · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:08 am Post subject:

Emmathamum Sammathum?... literally translates into what nitha says above. But while it sounds nice to hear, is it true to hold that view? Being nice and being true are two different things. Which is which? You determine yourself.

If you studied Islam, it says that it is an exclusive religeon and all other religeons are false. Lets call it A.
If you studied Christianity, it says that it is also an exclusive religeon and all other religeons are false. Lets call it B.
If you studied Hinduism, Budhism, the various Yogas, etc.... it says all religeon are the same appearing in differnt forms, Lets call it C.
If you studied Atheism, it says that there is no religeon and no God. Lets call it D.

There are alot more religeons out there but for simplistic sake I am leaving them out for the moment.

The view that holds "Emmathamum Sammathum" essentially holds the tenets that says all religeons are one and the same, otherwise how are they to have their "sammatham" for other religeons? It means A = B = C = N (whatever else). But is it logically possible to hold this view given the absolute exclusivity of the first two tenets of Islam and Christianity? This is an important question. By logic A cannot be equal to B due to exclusivity. If A is true then by logic, B as well as C cannot be true. If B is true then A and C cannot be true. If C is true then A and B automatically cannot be true. D is of course out of the equation as it beleives in no religeon. So if A is not equal to B is not equal to C is not equal to N (whaetever else), then to say that "Emmathamum Sammathum" is only a "nice sounding" fallacy. It sounds nice but its just not true as it fails the simple LOGIC test.
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blackmafia · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:15 am Post subject:

it is better to stick with one. try to understand the concept and try to apply in ur daily life....no need to go to other religion.

understanding one religion takes a very long time. so put ur effort in there

my humble opinion Cool

Balanitha · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:27 am Post subject:

You may be a Hindu or belong to other religions. But when you are born, what was your religion. You were named after your birth. It is only then, that your religion was fixed for you. Thereafter you started practising that religion. It is all for wordly life. Hereafter once you realise yourself and start spirituality enquiry, all these things have no use.

But till such time you reach this stage, you should have complete faith in the religion of your birth. When you do not have full faith in your own religion, there is no point in following the principles of other religions. All religion lead to one and the same God.

If you try to change the course in between, only confusion is the result. Love the religion of your birth. The faith that you have in your religion is sufficient for your liberation.

All principles and philisophies are available in our Hindu religion. One should understand them deeply and you'll have clear path righ before you.
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rishi · Senior Member Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 620

religion is said to be men-made.

so

i guess, religion does not guarantee spirituality.

maybe one has to look beyond the circle of religion.

anyway, i agree that no use trying to swim in neighbour's pool when u can't even swim in your own pool yet.

tgopal · Junior Member Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 40

Looking at the current scenarios, I can't help but to recall the famous quote from Karl Marx...religion is the opium of the society or religion is the sickness of the society