There seems to be as many varieties of Christianity, Judaism, Islam from one..

[MarkCharles]

conservative part of the spectrum, to the other.

Strict adherents to daily prayers, attendances at houses of worship, to those "liberal" interpretations of readings from each of their holy books (and non-compulsory prayer requirements).

There are folks in all three major of these distinct faiths that follow a strict diet, and those that have freedom to eat any plant or animal (or mineral) on the planet. There are some that wish to go to specific Earthly locations as part of their lifetime aspiration, Rome, Mecca, wailing wall, there are some that never need to leave their town in order to be saved from the wrath of their god.

Ever notice how similar all of these religions are, both in their numbers who strictly adhere to defined doctrine, and in their diversity of liberal interpretations of the same written material?

Is this coincidental, or more meaningful?


Just a question, would love to read responses from you all.

[elleng]

1. I suspect it reflects human nature overall.

[MarkCharles]

3. Yes, I think human nature probably represents the same Bell Curve spetrum

the actual religion one adopts, or refuses to adopt, the same Bell Curve applies to all in each group.

This is just a question. we do what our genes and our environmental growing up brought us to.

The actual religious dogma makes no difference.

I suspect the same would be true if there were none of those religions.

[orpupilofnature57]

2. Human interpretation ,or Customized Conscience