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Originally Posted by Michael Chui  I've always been wary of claims of "I have the truth". So, I ask you this before I criticize: what is your source? What is the basis for your statements? And please use fewer exclamation points. |
This seemed to resonate with me and reminded me of a chapter in William Bach's book "One." In it, the main characters encounter a cleric and the three "see the light," so to speak. The one character wishes to write down "the truth" and take it back to the people. The cleric asks questions like, "will you allow anyone to change it?" and "who will keep it from being changed?" etc. It goes to the root of religion versus spirituality. People resort to violence to either defend or spread their religion when spirituality, in its purest form, does not promote such violence.