Re: Religion teaches morality
Then we’re pretty much in agreement. Of course morality was always there because Allah swt has made us capable of both good and bad. Remember, Prophet saw didn’t know anything about religion up until he was 40 years old. But still, throughout his life as a merchant, he was a moral person. He was known as Al-Amin (the trustworthy) and Al-Sadiq (the truthful) and the Quraysh used to consult him as an arbitrator. And this was years before his prophecy was declared so this goes to show that even without religion, even during times when immorality was at an all time high, that some good people still existed. But you cannot say that the society at large was perfectly fine and there was no need for religion. Pre-Islamic Makkah was anything but moral. Humans have a habit of going astray, hence the need for several reminders through several prophets and scriptures. Do you think all those merchants suddenly grew a conscience on their own and started doing trade honestly just like that because of their good nature? Or was it religion that guided them back to the right path? And since you agree that yes, religion can teach people morals then we’re on the same page. This in no way means that disbelievers in religion are immoral.
We are agreed that religion can teach morals to some people, but their true nature still shines through. And society still has immorality, even with the existence of religion. Anyway, good talk.
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The concept like budhism is mix of different religious belief. To be accurate, Buddhism is a religion and Buddhists are worshiper, just check the wikipedia!
Actually, technically, Buddhism doesn’t address God. It is simply a philosophy. Technically, one can be both Muslim and Buddhist.