Walter Sinnott-Armstrong - Universalism vs. Particularism in Religions?

No one argues that religions do not contradict one another. There are similarities, such as realities beyond the physical, morality, duties to do, rules to follow. But at our peril we ignore their conflicting beliefs, many of which are diametrically opposed to the others. It is logically impossible for any two religions to both be all true. Can there be hope?


Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is an American philosopher. He specializes in ethics, moral psychology, neuro-ethics, the philosophy of law, epistemology, the philosophy of religion, and informal logic.


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This prof has no idea about the Hindu pantheon or powers attributed to them - or awareness many Jewish, Islamic and Christian scholars regard Hinduism as monotheistic at its highest level of teachings. Many scholars also have found common derivation from eastern mystery schools - and marked overlap in myths and legends-which would be news to this remarkably under-informed academic.

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No idea is more suffocating or debilitating than the one which claims to be universal. 


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