I propose a challenge to all the religious people among us to provide a compelling argument as to why your religion must be the right one, and how all the multitude of other religions in the world fail. This also extends to other denominations within your own religion, where also numerous amounts and endless disagreements shall be found.
Some anticipated objections (among several) that will not suffice, include:
None of these will pass as a justified rational to conclude one's religion must be the right one. What I am looking for is an argument that considers all religious diversity, evaluates scripture, avoids contradictions, is logically, and philosophically coherent, and that is epistemologically evidence based.
On the balance of probability, given these competing claims, only one religion can be exclusively right, or perhaps none are. So which is it, and why?
Some anticipated objections (among several) that will not suffice, include:
- that it just feels right for one; that just sounds like a cop out, avoidance of the issue.
- We're all believing in the same God, with respect to all the Abrahamic religions.
- Arguments from utility, i.e. focusing solely on just personal benefits.
None of these will pass as a justified rational to conclude one's religion must be the right one. What I am looking for is an argument that considers all religious diversity, evaluates scripture, avoids contradictions, is logically, and philosophically coherent, and that is epistemologically evidence based.
On the balance of probability, given these competing claims, only one religion can be exclusively right, or perhaps none are. So which is it, and why?