tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131983.post115628143543410709..comments2023-11-03T06:24:22.342-07:00Comments on Cog: BasicsScothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12350801865113852319noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131983.post-1157141311892827602006-09-01T13:08:00.000-07:002006-09-01T13:08:00.000-07:00You could still get something out of the texts, an...You could still get something out of the texts, and may be surprised how much is familiar. At the very least you can impress, say, your Hindu friends at parties :-).<BR/><BR/>Also, I really didn’t read all those books thinking they would be the One True Answer (TM), I was just browsing on some of them, looking for a place to plant me feet on others. Becoming, for example, a Muslim, was never an option that I considered too seriously, but I’m still glad I’ve read the Quran. (I just realized; I hope Mr. Gault isn’t too into Ann Rand, and would take my Atlas Shrugged joke in stride…)<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I do recall the variety of One True Answers can diminish the certainty in <I>My</I> One True Answer. If it ain’t broke, maybe it’s best to not browse.Scothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12350801865113852319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131983.post-1157032829715775702006-08-31T07:00:00.000-07:002006-08-31T07:00:00.000-07:00I've been the "ardent" mormon all my life and I re...I've been the "ardent" mormon all my life and I recognize the silliness of claiming one's religion to be the "one true church" when one is simultaneously ignorant of all the beautiful faiths out there (and the not so beautiful, I suppose). Still, I'm quite comfortable with my faith and only slightly regret never having gone through my own embarrassing period of "experimentation with bastardized eastern religions". Ah well, we can't have everything.-L-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02854867259876731599noreply@blogger.com