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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (7626)	3/7/2001 7:35:27 AM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

I had a glance at the Bahai site - quite interesting. I have to admit my instincts rank against any religion which requires belief not just in the tenets but in the messianic powers and/or divine revelation granted to the founder... In His writings, the Báb alluded to the imminent coming of the Promised One foretold in all the world's religions -- a role claimed by Bahá'u'lláh. Well, he would, wouldn't he. Not by any means the first to proclaim himself as the last in a long line of prophets... nor, I suspect, will he be the last. [In fact, I think Sun Myung Moon may have made that claim since, for one.] As for this claim - In His role as the "Primal Point from which have been generated all created things," the Báb set in motion a dramatic new cycle of human creativity and discovery. - well, I think that more knowledge of Western (as against Persian?) history might have indicated a fair amount of scientific progress before 1862, and I really rather doubt the justification of his claim on 'setting in motion' all scientific progress since... Still, regardless of the aggrandisement of the founder, the religion itself seems wholesome enough. At least, as you say, it preaches inclusion rather than exclusion. Now, if only they could do something about that pesky requirement for faith and belief... Cheers!