On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 21:15:25 -0600, Don Calkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 9:43 PM -0500 1/2/05, Gilberto Simpson wrote:
> >But then once you say that religions are "progressive" then you end up > >ranking the religions according to how old they are and you can't help > >but insult the religions which came before. > Most of their adherents probably feel that way. But then so do many when > told that a college degree is preferable to a high school diploma. Fair enough, but if we want to get down to brass tacks, and think about how to best describe the relation between the religions with educational levels, it makes ALOT more sense for the direction to be reversed. The Bahai faith is a young faith, with fewer members, and in terms of creative or intellectual output it hasn't shown very much on a civilizational scale. Islam, the "youngest" of the world religions is over a thousand years older. More than 1000 years of philosophers, saints, mystics, and martyrs. More than 1000 years of architects, caligraphers poets and musicians. More than 1000 years of storytellers. More than a 1000 years of rich civilization and culture. To be honest, I really don't like triumphalist language. I really don't But if you insist on comparing religions to individuals of varying educational achievements, the Bahai faith is the new kid on the block. Like the adolescent who thinks they know everything and doesn't realize yet how wise their parents are. Peace Gilberto "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
