How to tell if a religion is a hoax? Will you follow these guidelines?

The results are predictable: everyone else's religion is a hoax, theirs is not.

Edit: Gregory is discovering the truth stings badly indeed.

I believe you have the right idea to question the written word of any reality other than history and stories by powerful human rich leaders remember the religious world claim man is is not very old Adam and Eve but if you accept the Archeologists and other scientific studies you different also remember society must be controlled and laws made to maintain justice so Man (and only men) wrote the story books of what we continue to use to maintain But you seem to also forget the entire Asian religions - - they got the same laws and religious stories So I believe if you look - You Have Free Will - - if you lead a good and fair life and see - Acknowledge His benefits in this life - why would God reject anyone - religion and churches are just man's money Keep thinking Good Luck

1. Torah tells of people testing G-d.

2. Show me a supposed Jewish miracle and we can talk.

3. A Jewish teaching is that we pray not to change G-d but to change ourselves. That definitely works.

4. No requirement for belief in Judaism. No hellfire or eternal punishment either.

5. This is as much a question of what's been preserved as anything else. We just have MORE of Judaism's ancient stories than its contemporaries. Your criteria is another red herring. Especially since Judaism isn't actually dependent on our sacred texts being literally true.

6. Have you been to Jewish services or study groups? We debate and disagree a lot. It's cool. We value and preserve different points of view. Have done for millenia - as Torah and Talmud prove.

7. No punishment. No dogma. Belief not required.

Congratulations. You've just proven that Judaism isn't a hoax. :-)

Well A Canadian Atheist, I'd have to answer like so:no these are not true guidelines on how to tell if a religion is a hoax their just your bias hateful opinion on religion I'm now off to audition for a role as a burger flipper. wish me luck y'all!

The first question should be: "Does the religion have a deity or deities?"

If the answer is "no", the first four questions on your list are irrelevant.

well all religions fall under this category except maybe Buddhism and Baha'i but those religions follow around modernization they believe in a deity but they also believe in science and if a scientist proves them wrong on something they would have to change their own faith rather than ignore the scientific evidence

None of these points apply to Pentecostal Christianity, which I pertain to.

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(I answered this all before, but my stupidphone wiped everything out.)

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1. Does God have to "make an appearance" for our sakes, or for your sakes?

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God created this and seven other Universes, which He actively feeds with Living Energy from beyond these Universes. Only the most powerful seers can glimpse this process without dying instantly, becoming deranged, or becoming Immortal, immediately.

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To manifest to the stupid mortals, God has to disconnect His Clone Body from the Power Feeds- basically separate Himself from everything that shows that He is God.

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Naturally He puts on a scaled-down appearance, so that all there is to see is the appearance of a man. SO, WHAT WOULD THERE BE TO SEE?

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Suppose He put on some MARVEL COMIC BOOK appearance- Michael Korvac psychedelic solarization- Kirby dots, or whatever, WHAT WOULD THAT PROVE?

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YOU have never seen Telekinesis in your life. You have never seen a Telepathic Illusion in your life. You wallow in ignorance, and are not ashamed of it.

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What would special-effects or none prove? No Atheist has ever sensibly answered what God should manifest as, to justify their believing in Him.

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Once you specify God's Mode of manifestation, THE ENEMY WILL LEAD YOU IN CIRCLES WITH HIS COUNTERFEITS. What THEN?

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IF YOU DO SEE GOD, what then?

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Assuming you could serve God- not that you even agree He should be served by such as the GREAT you- are you going to be superior, equal, or inferior to those who JUMPED to serve in God's Kingdom?

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You will always be LESSER than THEM. YOU CALLED GOD A LIAR, AND THEM, FOOLS.

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That will hang over you FOR ETERNITY!

Religion is a large coroporate industry exploiting human emotion for money.

That is good.

The only remaining conclusion: there is NO real religions at all.

No wonder, since there is no god. But then again, we knew that already.

Christianity is the one true religion.