Are All Religions Identical? Not Quite...
Phil Mole, a frequent contributor to Skeptic and Skeptical Inquirer, explores the pervasive fallacy that all religions are identical ... which he says is held especially by people who've "taken a world religion course in college or read a Joseph Campbell book." A little knowledge is a dangerous thing...
He concludes: "All of us, secularists and theists alike, have a moral obligation to understand the role of religion in the world today. There is no possible understanding of humanity that does not include an understanding of religion, and no possible understanding of religion that does not include honest evaluation of different religious traditions. This is especially true today, when religion inspires not only terrorist hijackers but also those who help their victims."
Phil Mole, a frequent contributor to Skeptic and Skeptical Inquirer, explores the pervasive fallacy that all religions are identical ... which he says is held especially by people who've "taken a world religion course in college or read a Joseph Campbell book." A little knowledge is a dangerous thing...
He concludes: "All of us, secularists and theists alike, have a moral obligation to understand the role of religion in the world today. There is no possible understanding of humanity that does not include an understanding of religion, and no possible understanding of religion that does not include honest evaluation of different religious traditions. This is especially true today, when religion inspires not only terrorist hijackers but also those who help their victims."
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