Is The Religion Old?

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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, and that purpose should be evident early in human history.

God spoke early.

I can hear the screams already. When I began this process, I was not a believer in God; we are searching for a rational, intelligent being. I will go where the evidence leads.

Belief is a rational enterprise; this is not about how we feel. What does the evidence suggest? If God communicates, he has a purpose, give me a rational reason he might delay communicating.

Religion	Year Founded
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist	Very Old
Animism	Very Old
Neo-Paganism	Very Old
Judaism	Approx 3700 BC
Hinduism	Approx 2000 BC
Chinese traditional religion	Approx 1000 BC
Ethnic religions excluding some in separate categories	Approx 1000 BC
African traditional religions	Approx 1000 BC
Zoroastrianism	Approx 1000 BC
Jainism	Approx 800 BC
Buddhism	Approx 600 BC
Christianity	Approx 0 AD
Unitarian Universalism	0 AD
Islam	Approx 620 AD
Shinto	Approx 700 AD
Sikhism	Approx 1500 AD
Tenrikyo	About 1800 AD
Spiritism	Approx 1850 AD
Baháʼí	Approx 1850 AD
Rastafari	1900 AD
Cao Dai	Approx 1900 AD

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What Next?

What is the crucial concept?
- Communication from God should be old.
Why is that significant?
- We have eliminated 10 religions to begin our intensive study looking for communication from God.
If you disagree, please consider reading.
- Why the Religion Should Be Old?
- Why Would Communication from God Be Old?