[shunyadragon]

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (sarhoq,)
I have a strong belief that all MAJOR religions are basically the same, and I'm going to stay focused on that, the title of this topic: "All religions are the same!" Christianity, Islam and the Jewish faith [the three major religions in the world] are all based on a text of some sort, The Bible, Quran and Torah, respectively, have one strong diety, and preach the same values. Many of their stories are the same, and they have a greater number of comparable attributes.

However, not all religions are the same. Buddhism, Taosim, Shintu, Hinduism, Atheism, and the like are all vastly different from the aforementioned three. Each one has grave inconsistencies which take them away from the meaning and motive of the major religions.

The title for this topic seems to be a stab at the major religions, which can be impactful, but it really hides the truth of ALL religions, which seems pretty important.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

From the perspective of a Baha'i I consider Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto and Hinduism only different from the Judeo/Christian/Islam religion in the strong cultural differences between the east and the west. I have lived in China for seven years and have found that these cultural differences create a strongly polarized view of the world and existence that is basicaly one.

I can give many paralells in belief, prophecy and traditions if you are interested.