Yes you said it, but I don't think you have demonstrated that to be the case....
What does your value system say about murder, or rape? I'm guessing it's the same as my value system with regard to both. Yet our religious beliefs are rather different.
Meanwhile, I'm pretty sure there are many people who would claim to have the same religious beliefs as you (Christian, right?) or me (atheist / agnostic) yet have murdered or raped.
Values and religious beliefs can be related, but they aren't one and the same.
...Various beliefs that you agree with, I assume? Not sure what this means...so Wahabbism is in the mix?....
No, not beliefs that I agree with -- that's what I'm saying. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, agnosticism / atheism, etc. There's only one of those that I believe in.
I would want them to understand there are many religions with many adherents, as well as people who don't believe in any religion and people who don't believe in god.
...Good to know. What does it mean to be a good person in your book?....
No, I think there are different opinions on what this looks like. Some emphasize the things that you should not do to others while another might emphasize what you should do for others.
This at least helps me understand what you're after, a little, anyway.
I view being a good person as both. Clearly there are things you can't do to others if you're a good person. But, yes, ideally we should go well beyond that, with family and friends as well as strangers.
I'm not going to get into a lot of detail here because I think it's a broad question with no quick answer that's going to be satisfactory. (and, frankly, anything I say would be pretty obvious)
...Who said that it did? I am asking the question about whether the kind of person they are is a result of or is influenced by their worldview, by their religious beliefs. You seem to think that religion simply informs style of worship and church attendance.
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I wasn't saying anybody said it. it was the point I was making, and it goes back to my original view of values and religious beliefs.
But your clarification here is helpful. Of course a person can be influenced by their religious beliefs. They should be influenced by it. And I do not think that religion simply informs style of worship of church attendance -- BUT in many cases that is about the extent of it -- not always, but often.
Religious beliefs can influence world view and both can influence how a person acts -- for better or worse. But there isn't always a connection between the two, and when there is a connection it's not always for the better. (and it goes the other way, too, of course -- atheists can be good people despite not believing in god; but not believing in god doesn't make an atheist a good person)