In our lives, we are constantly encountering people from different religious backgrounds. Some say that the confusion and conflict in the world stems from the differences in religion. If we look at religion in a positive light, seeing that they all come from the same source, religion could have the opposite effect on the world, bringing unity and oneness to our planet. Unity is the fundamental teaching of the Baha'i Faith. We believe that all the world's religions come from one God and that the religions are spreading one common message. We seek to unite all the races and peoples in one universal cause, one common faith. The Baha'i Faith is based on the concept of progressive revelation, which suggests that God reveals religious truth progressively throughout time. Baha'is follow Baha'u'llah and believe that he is the promised one of our time whose teachings will enable humanity to build a new world.
Most Baha'is can agree with me when I say that we know the world will eventually be unified, but we do not know how or what the world will look like when it is unified. We have never experienced life where everyone is equal, where race, gender, socioeconomic status and religion do not play a role in how we act toward each other. We are at a critical point in life where everything in the world seems to be going downhill, such as the physical condition of the Earth, the state of the U.S. economy, religious and cultural persecution, and war. Baha'is believe that love is the foundation of economics. Such a concept seems alien in our society, where success comes from backstabbing your friends to make profit and become wealthy. Since this concept of love being the basis of economics has never been portrayed in our society, it is hard for Baha'is to image what the future world would look like.
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As an economist I could spend a lot of time picking apart your vision and tell you point by point how this is a crock. Its easier to call you a bunch of morons and walk away.
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Sounds like Baha'i is another word for liberalism. "Oftentimes, when people become successful in reaching high enough on the ladder, they become so caught up in their own fortunes that they forget about the misfortunes of other people in the world. The elimination of the extremes of wealth and poverty is another principle of the Baha'i Faith that is necessary for the unity of mankind to bring about a new world." - Classic liberalism. And as usual there is no rationale to that statement. The wealthy contribute millions if not billions to charity every year.
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What is so wrong or bad in feeling empathy for people who are less fortunate, those that suffer ? You are looking for a "rationale" ? What do you mean Ron ? Is charity right but altruism not ?
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Anonymous claims that he can take apart the "moronic crock" of a economy integrated into a united world economy? Is that right ? Lets have your points please .
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