the differences and things in common between Islam, Christianity, Buddahism

Buddhism , Christianity and Islam

Parallelism in Dissimilarities

Religion is quite a powerful and influential institution . While it is said that religion must not intervene with the affairs of the state nor be mixed up with the scientifically deduced breakthroughs being introduced by the academe , it is quite impossible to eliminate the influence of religion . Why ? Based on the etymology of the word -- as discussed in the Webster 's dictionary -- religion ' comes from the Latin word religare , which means to join or to link '1 . True enough it is a

common denominator to every religion to gather its people by binding them through their system of values , beliefs and rituals or practices . But more than this , religion introduces the concept of guilt ' or conscience . The scholar Aristotle once said in his famous philosophical essay Politics that .man is a political animal . He argued this with the premise that man needs the participation of his fellow men in to function and survive , hence making him a socio-political being . He likewise pointed out that to be able to preserve human beings must function in accordance to the rational arrangement of the universe . While he discussed .keeping overall '2 in a rather political manner , men 's natural tendency to convene and organized by living harmoniously can also be attributed to the concept of guilt or conscience - a concept that is perpetually discussed in every religion . This concept makes human beings adhere to and accept social norm that imposes what may be only a relative right and wrong or subjective truth and false

Lastly , whereas human never ceases to explore the vastness of his surroundings and explain everyday phenomena , he can only do so much as the realm of human 's intellect is limited . Hence , it is when the mind can not demystify what is unfathomable that he allows himself to be overwhelmed by a theistic unseen

It may seem that every religion is similar in aspects as discussed above , the fact that they are different , nay , in a sense unparallel could not be discounted . As the list of different Religions could go on forever , narrowing down the discussion to Islam , Christianity and Buddhism may be credible enough to establish the dissimilarities

For one , these three could be different as they all thrive in and originated from different cultures and regions of the globe . Moving forward , these three religions could be distinguished with regard to their concept of afterlife and /or eternal life , way of living salvation , practices , and about a higher deity

On afterlife /eternal life , Buddhists believe that every man is responsible for his own actions and the kind of life he may lead henceforth , is the consequence of his doings in this life (karma . He may suffer or live prosperously in his next life , depending on how he leads his current karma . Meanwhile , Christianity and Islam believe not in reincarnation but rather in life after the Day of Judgment ' Once the human soul departed his...