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How many gods do humans have?
Anthropologists estimate that at least 18,000 different gods, goddesses, and various animals or objects have been worshipped by humans since our species first appeared. Today, it is estimated that more than 80 percent of the global population considers themselves religious or spiritual in some form.
Do all religions have the same God?
It is often assumed that the God of Islam is a fierce war-like deity, in contrast to the God of Christianity and Judaism, who is one of love and mercy. And yet, despite the manifest differences in how they practise their religions, Jews, Christians and Muslims all worship the same God.
Are all religions different paths to the same God?
This law states that opposite truth claims cannot both be true, and it remains instructive as we explore the argument that all religions are ultimately different paths to the same God. The reality is that every religion makes absolute truth claims about God.
Is God different for different people?
It’s not that God is different for different people. God is eternally the same. It’s that we humans are different from one another, and we each see God in our own way. God gives every person and every culture what’s needed to know and love God, and to love and serve their fellow human beings.
Why do people of different cultures hear God differently?
People of different times and cultures hear God differently, according to their own cultural and spiritual conditions. It’s not that God is different for different people. God is eternally the same. It’s that we humans are different from one another, and we each see God in our own way.
Is God concerned about which religion is better than other religions?
God is not concerned about which religion is better than other religions. God is concerned with how well each religion brings its people closer to God, and how well each religion moves its believers to love and serve their fellow human beings.