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Post by Aj_June on Aug 9, 2018 19:58:38 GMT
There was also a monotheistic development in Egypt (pharaoh Akenaten worshiped the sun god Aten) that I've read is suspected to have influenced the Jewish form of monotheism.
This is the weird thing about skepticism.It isn't really about doubting something and proving it wrong or true, it's largely about creating a fiction to justify the view of something being wrong.
There is no reason at all to think that God of the Bible (Both Judaism and Christianity since they are the same) was either an original concept or the one others copied or, since monotheism isn't an unusual concept, that they developed on their own.By pretending there is a link across all of them, this creates the OP need to create parameters that do not actually exist.
I think religions do influence in areas where adherents of two faiths live together. Pakistani Muslims are often very different from Arabs. One of the reasons for that would be Hindu influence on Pakistani or Indian Muslims. Buddhism in Bhutan may have influenced the customs of Hindus. Not just customs but even religious beliefs. I don't think there is anything wrong with attempting to study influences of one religion on another. Yeah, I do agree we have to be careful that we do not overstate the influence or create complete fictions. |
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