Theos-Talk Archives (July 1996 Message tl00547)

On Mon, 22 Jul 1996 Drpsionic@aol.com wrote:

> Now wait a minute here.  What is a religion but a collection of opinions and
> that being the case the opinion of one is as good as the opinion of any
> other, in which case the statement that "There is no religion higher than my
> personal opinion," is totally valid.
> 
> Chuck the Heretic

Chuck,

You are absolutely right. This is what's called the 'relative truth.' An 
absolutely correct relative truth. Maybe when we get sick of our 
particular truths we'll get out of the closets into the marketplace of 
ideas to find something in common. I see it as a major driving force behind 
discussion groups like this one. So what's going on here is beautiful and 
appropriate. The only thing I'm concerned about is how not to lose my 
sense of humor and and not to allow the sense of my own importance to get 
the upper hand. Your help is appreciated.

Max