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What do you mean by that .. that multiple people 'update' it constantly? Why? On what authority? What does this have to do with your reply "What guidance is required when our duty is clearly mentioned and we have been following it since ages?" .. which implies that it does not change.

I thought so .. but you said: What guidance is required when our duty is clearly mentioned and we have been following it since ages? (Sanatan Dharma - eternal religion). ..and according to wiki: Sanatana-dharma, being transcendental, refers to universal and axiomatic laws that are beyond our...

OK .. and where did they get their commandments? ..or maybe you are claiming that you do not need any guidance .. you are satisified with what you've got .. what these people tell you.

Do they think of the ten commandments, when thinking of their gods? What guidance do these gods (that they see as the One G-d) give them?

That is correct .. G-d has no needs. It is mankind who have needs .. are in need of guidance .. and the first commandment (or kalima in Islam) is very important, because that guidance is lost if we ascribe partners to G-d. The remembrance of G-d protects us from wandering off the path of...

I would agree with that..

Yes .. the concept of G-d can be understood by all. i.e. Creator and Sustainer of the universe Those who believe/acknowledge the existence of the One should seek knowledge with sincerity .. and they will find .. even if they must travel to a far away land. :)

Exactly .. not to worship idols. Idols can be in more than one form .. statues .. people .. isms.. That's something else .. you speak about the attributes of G-d .. different creeds hold different opinions. However, one needs to realiize that the whole point of the first commandment is about...

In the OT.. Exodus 20:3: You shall have no other gods before Me. In the NT.. Matthew 22:37: Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment.

..so if one person claims that G-d is 10 pieces .. and another claims that G-d is 3 pieces .. and another claims that G-d is 1000 pieces, and another claims that G-d has no pieces, then they all believe in 'different gods' ? ..even though they all claim to believe in the Bible, and the God of...

Welcome back.. :) I care what the Bible says.

Mankind is in need of family/community. The life of a hermit is not ideal .. we are spiritually stronger in company of those with a like mind .. of those that are righteous, so that we may avoid entanglement with evil.

There are no gods in Orthodox Abrahamic religion .. only the One G-d of Abraham. They are monotheistic. The explanations that Christians give for belief in the Trinity does not change that.

No, I don't agree .. that is not logical. A person who believes Jesus is G-d, for example, is not worshipping a "different god'. They are ascribing partners to G-d .. by claiming that G-d is of more than One part. A Jew does not believe in a 'different god' than you, a Christian.

Well, maybe when you were younger, you were claiming it was not harmful.. ..but you are not saying that now. :)

Our beliefs about reality are formed from various criteria .. including what we prefer to believe. It is not just a case of being convinced through logical argument .. the human mind is a lot more complex .. we have likes and dislikes. "What I should have said is that our deeds can only...

How so? I would say that our deeds affect our beliefs as well. The human mind is complex .. we can even convince ourselves that something is true, even though deep down, we know otherwise. This mechanism comes into effect when we do bad deeds .. or good deeds. One relatively non-controversial...

Yes, I agree.

..so G-d has a 'split personality' ? What do you mean by 'person' ? We will ALL 'surely die'.. ..but I think you refer to the life hereafter. ..and as I understand, the sequel is for the righteous .. no particular creed .. not exclusively Christian .. not exclusively Muslim .. or any other of...

We have been given an intelligence to use.. "G-d is closer to you than your jugular vein."