RE: Why my God is only true God.
I have to respectfully disagree with you here, Stan:
"Well, if there really is a true pre-existing Creator, and He decides to reveal things about Himself, it wouldn't be at all surprising that He would only give one True Description, would it?
I support the hypothesis that a true pre-existing Creator would reveal Him/HerSelf in whatever the manner persons of differing perceptional, mental and/or emotional proclivities could take in.
I truly believe that people of many differing paths have reached communion with their Creator (in other words, there have been saints in Hinduism, Buddhism, Mohammedanism, the different brands of Christianity, Shamanism, etc.)
At the same time, spiritual superstars are few and far between. Much more by way of atrocity is being committed by people mouthing "belief" as their cover for acts of monumental egoism.
I would normally tend to agree with you, a single creator could decide to do things the way you suggest. Except that I have the following additional information which flat out precludes that option:
Neither the god of Judeo-Christianity nor the god of Islam will tolerate any other gods. Further, they won't tolerate each other because they each tell mirror-image stories. So to make the statement you just made you have to eliminate those two gods as false gods and with them the accepted beliefs of 3 billion people. Then you can, perhaps, say that about all the other belief systems, assuming they don't have similar objections.
Jesus explicitly states the He is the only Way and there is salvation in no other. Pretty intolerant, I know, but when you are God you get to make the rules. :o)
For the record, here is what Jesus says. Reject him for being intolerant if you must, but don't say that he is part of a smorgasbord of equally acceptable belief systems:
It's funny. I agree with both - you - and -Stan. I agree with you, but keep in mind, this could be our viewpoint as a regular man on earth without the wisdom of the "greater" plan of what's really going on here. As a man, I also think very much like you do.
On the other hand, Stan could be right. Faith, and belief is something individuals get to select on their own (which of course) you never said he shouldn't.
Life is very strange. We all have different views, beliefs, experiences, rationalities, thought processes, and logic. The only thing I care about the most, is people being kind and respectful to one another, and caring for the earth together. Who created it all? I really don't care. I'm here to do good, the best I can, and that what I strive for... eventhough it's easy mistakes doing it. :)
Good debate guys. You're both right I think, in some way.