Wow! I would really like to see the original posts and comments there too! Thank you so much for summarizing them, please may I know the links too? — ernestm
Im a little tired, Im going to need to rest a while, and consider your writing properly then. Im just writing to say thank you very much! Wow :) — ernestm
Fourth, and most importantly: if one is to believe in God giving humankind free will, then one cannot claim that differences in creeds, across those different sects who seek to know God, are part of God's will. Differences in creed, written by humankind, are not God's will. They are part of humankind's will. If there is an afterlife, God is rather put in the awkward position of stopping those with different creeds continuing their debate, possibly forever. It all seems to me essentially childish to insist on specific creeds when the full truth of one's heart could only ever be known by God. If we wish to know divine love, but cannot accept our differences in how we experience the divine on earth, how long must God keep all His children in separate playpens that they not quarrel, not on earth alone, but also in whatever afterlife may exist?
On the other hand, it must rely on the fact that people actually want to respect religious authority, which opens a deeper question. — ernestm
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