Author: Kolan Wright
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What Is Buddhism?
The Search for God Page 5.6.1 The Religion Buddhism Though Buddhism may use the karmic system and the idea of reincarnation, Buddhism is truly its own system of thought. Though after studying the “religion” I think this is more philosophy. Though Buddhism… Read more →
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Evaluation Of The Four Contenders
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Hinduism
The Search for God Page 5.6.2 I can see why Hinduism has survived so long. Hinduism combines aspects of monotheism, where Brahma is the supreme God, with the polytheism of lower beings, such as incarnations of gods such as Vishnu in Krishna.… Read more →
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Why Do Multiple Communications From God Matter?
The Search for God Page 5.5.2 God’s Non-Verbal Communication In a previous section, we discussed God’s challenge of non-verbal communication. Many religious people call this concept the general revelation. That is, “The heavens declare the glory of God” (Psalm 19:1a,… Read more →
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Are There Two Or More Communications From God?
The Search for God Page 5.5 So once again we are searching for an all-knowing, eternal, timeless being. In this section, we are narrowing down any religion that does not claim to have at least two communications from such a being. The Elimination… Read more →
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Why Is A Written Religious Tradition Important?
The Search for God Page 5.4.1 How Do We Verify Spoken Words? Have you ever played the game telephone? It’s a fun little game where a group of people sit in a circle. One person starts by whispering in the… Read more →
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Why Does A Written Religious Tradition Matter?
The Search for God Page 5.4.2 Have you ever heard of the Rosetta Stone? Not the language software, but the archeological discovery. It is a fascinating story. Basically, humanity had lost the ability to understand Egyptian Hieroglyphs, the symbols were well known… Read more →
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Is There A Written Tradition?
The Search for God Page 5.4 If we want to communicate our thoughts consistently, we write them down. Philosophers, other than the Gadfly of Athens, took time to document their thoughts. We should expect that a rational, intelligent God would expect anyone… Read more →
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Why Should The Religion Be Old?
The Search for God Page 5.3.1 Once again, we need to understand that these questions are dependent upon the theory of God we have developed and the attributes we have ascribed to God. We are basically using a scientific method. We have… Read more →
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Is The Religion Old?
The Search for God Page 5.3 In our first cut, we eliminated all dead religions. In this next step, I will eliminate all religions that are newer than 500 BC. Again, if a timeless, eternal God spoke, then he has a purpose,… Read more →