Posted by Jenny on June 23, 2002 at 20:53:26:
In Reply to: Re: Free Material on Cults and World Religions posted by Jeff Downs on June 23, 2002 at 20:44:47:
> Just to put a lable on all of this, in case you don't know, you are
giving me everything a Postmodernist would say.
> Postmodernism is the idea that there really is no absolute truth. You
have your truth, I have mine, etc...etc... The problem is,
> the person who would say that there is no absolute truth, is stating an
> absolute truth. They have hung themselves by their own words.
So by stating there is no absolute truth's I am in fact stating an
absolute truth? You kinda lost me there, but basically that IS what I'm
saying. That is fine that you think me wrong, however I am a spiritual
person and have no problems with my own beliefs. And I do find it sad that
there are people in this world who find fault in others beliefs.
As to the interpretation being what the author is trying to convey, well
if we didn't interpret the author's words differently we wouldn't have a
bazillion different religions. And as I said previously, I don't believe
any of them are 100% right, but I think there are some truths in all of
them. Each of us are on a different path & different levels, spiritually,
and the choice of religions are there to help those on all the different
levels. That's my belief anyway.
Thanks for the book information.