Religious faith is enormously important to the lives of billions of people, but it faces three serious
problems as a means of deciding what to believe or what to do: variations among religions, falsity of
religious beliefs, and evil actions based on religion. The first problem is that religions vary greatly in
what gods, leaders, and texts they propose to believe in, and faith provides no basis for choosing
among them. Should you have faith in the single Christian God, or in the dozens of Hindu gods such as
Shiva? Who is a better guide to life, St. Paul or Muhammad? Should you listen to the Catholic pope
or to a Protestant minister? Should you seek wisdom in the Bible, the Koran, or the Book of Mormon?
There are major disagreements within and across various religions, and faith provides no way of
settling such disagreements other than simply shouting that your faith is better than the others.
Religious faiths cannot all be right, but they can all be wrong.
Religious faith is enormously important to the lives of billions of people, but it faces three seriousproblems as a means of deciding what to believe or what to do: variations among religions, falsity ofreligious beliefs, and evil actions based on religion. The first problem is that religions vary greatly inwhat gods, leaders, and texts they propose to believe in, and faith provides no basis for choosingamong them. Should you have faith in the single Christian God, or in the dozens of Hindu gods such asShiva? Who is a better guide to life, St. Paul or Muhammad? Should you listen to the Catholic popeor to a Protestant minister? Should you seek wisdom in the Bible, the Koran, or the Book of Mormon?There are major disagreements within and across various religions, and faith provides no way ofsettling such disagreements other than simply shouting that your faith is better than the others.Religious faiths cannot all be right, but they can all be wrong.
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