The East-West religious distinction, just as with the East-West culture distinction, and the implications that arise from it, is broad and not precise.
While many Western observers attempt to distinguish between Eastern philosophies and religions, this is a distinction that does not exist in some Eastern traditions.
Why are religion and politics often considered forbidden topics in polite conversation? The answer comes from Swift’s quote. Most of us believe what we believe because our parents believed it and we simply absorbed their views as we grew up. Reason played no part. They became our “truth.”
Some of us rebelled against our parents’ views and came to hold contradicting positions, but the truth of Swift’s insight still holds true. Very little of what we believe is based upon reason.
I’m not going to argue about it
(Discussion in ‘Abrahamic Religions‘ started by muhammad_isa 5/10/2021)
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