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Originally Posted by Voice  I would say you are not looking deeply into these religions. If you look at the core teachings, before politicians added a lot of baggage, they teach the same things, much more than just that there is a central force.
For example, 'we are all one and one with God'. 'Do unto others as you would have it done unto you.' 'Faith accesses the creative power of the universe.'
Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha - they would have gotten along perfectly. They all said the same things, using the language of their culture. They saw and communicated the same truths. |
Christianity does not teach us that we are one with God, it teaches that we are created in His image and that paying reverence to Him puts us in His favour. Being reunited after death does not make you "one with God". Islam teaches to do unto others as you would have done to you, except in the case of an affront to their religion, in which case a very different scenario ensues. I agree that I was over-simplifying, but certainly you know that there are fundamental differences in the beliefs and practices of these religions which is why they still exist today as individual entities.