Faith in God Being Areligious
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Extremism, Freedom , Tolerance , Harmony, Faith , Love , Self-realization , CommunionAbstract
The cause behind spiritual problems that men faced today is the intense religious competitiveness. Every one conceives their own religion to be ultimate; and considers it their obligation to convert all human races to their own religion for salvation. The realization that the true God behind all the reflections (provided by religions) is incomprehensible entails that human beings can pursue the truth but they cannot possess it. However, existence of God cannot be denied. While philosophers fail in there logical argumentation of God’s non- Existence; likewise, theists failed to logically explain the Existence of God. By millennium, people believed that religion no longer serves the purpose it claims to achieve falling in the pit of extremism and religious wars. They refused to conform to any religion while still keeping intact their faith in a Supreme deity. Therefore, irreligiosity primarily refers to the act of being indifferent towards any particular religion yet not denying the existence of a Supreme Power. The current study aims to prove that the experience of faith in God is subjective; and it does not require any religion to keep it intact. Moreover, the underlying fear of heaven and hell has rendered man’s love for God to nothingness. Since love is the essential characteristic of Faith that connects human beings to God; this paper shall endeavor to experience love of God rather than His fear.
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