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thank you, all the best, gooduser07.

dauer, to answer your question, I am looking for truth. not to convince anyone of any ideas. basically, I grew up w/ torah, and realized at a certain point that the tradition bears questioning since there are many traditions and belief systems in the world, and many people of high iq's...

ok, I started a new thread for the above question, "why do you believe what you believe". abie

hello all, in effort to know truth, and to understand how humanity has ended up with the myriad of beliefs extant today, I thought a poll would be in order. feel free. abie

in the meanwhile, I haven't heard yet from the buddhists, hindus and wiccans on this forum why they believe what they believe. can I invite? abie

impqueen and bb, I really did want to respond tonight, but it's gotten dreadfully late here (israeli time). I hope to reply another time. all the best, abie

in what respect would they not conceive of myth the same way? to take on unfalsifiable legends is one thing (and even then, not necessarily to the extent that they would stake their lives on the veracity of such stories). but to take on falsifiable ones that actually have strong logic against...

so here we go: first of all, I appreciate all of your responses. thank you for the welcomes, and thank you for the points made. a lot has been said. some of the points made were: the claims argument is not compelling.. can't base a proof on texts that you assume a priori are god-given...

in ultimate truth of reality, is it not clear that judaism is it? I have only recently begun to look at other belief systems, so please excuse if the answer is obvious. it is not obvious to me at this point. idea is as follows: judaism seems true for a variety of reasons. one of the most...

hello again, there are some books I'm looking for that don't seem to be in any of the libraries in israel. would anyone know of any private or other book collections in israel that might have books on world religions and comparative religion, and that might be interested in lending the books...

ok, thanks. -gooduser

hello, can anyone suggest some good books, online resources, or other resources for reliable and thorough statistics of and introduction to the various religions and other belief systems of the world? with appreciation, gooduser.