Most people don't know what they believe...

Well, my letter to the editor on the differences between the Muslim and Christian Gods was published last Thursday. A letter written in response to my letter was published two days later. I have pasted the letter below for your reading.

I'm not sure if I should respond to this letter... the author's arguments are quite flimsy, and really without any substance whatsoever. But the point I'm trying to make is not how badly written the letter is... that's nothing new... people write bad letters... make bad arguments and unsubstantiated claims... all the time.

The point I'm trying to make here is... most people don't seem to think beyond the surface. Take the author of this letter for example. Sadly, he's not alone. Lots of people are like him... the argument that all gods are the same... is a feel good, politically correct, pro-world peace kind of argument that many like to parrot. Most of the people who believe this probably don't know why they believe what they believe, except for some vague superficial notion of elephants and blind men.

This is a kind of blindness that prevents many from seeking...

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All Gods the same

A Simpleton Mar 9, 07 5:02pm

I refer to the letter by No two Gods the same. I will not venture to decipher the similarities or differences between the Muslim or Christian beliefs, let alone analyse the Quran or the Bible. I am just a simpleton who believes God is beyond analysis. Remember the story about the four blind men and the elephant? The first man felt the elephant's torso and said it felt like a stone wall. The second felt its limb and said the elephant was like a tree trunk. The third man felt the tail and said the elephant was like a rope. The fourth man felt the ear and said the elephant was like a large cardboard tray. Aren’t we like these blind men trying to quibble about the 'elephant' we can’t see? Isn’t it strange that the 'Muslim God' gave his followers a nose, a pair of eyes, ears, arms, legs, a pancreas, a liver; the ability to smell, talk, etc. and the 'Christian God' decides to do the same? The Hindu God and the Buddhist God have also decided to do the same as well. A simpleton like me will believe that the 'two Gods' or all 'Gods' for that matter are either one and the same, or think and act very much alike. But who are we to dispute the well-read theologians writing letters to the editor here?