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Theists differ in their concept of God. They also differ in their concept of the soul, heaven and hell. There is disagreement on what life forms have a soul. There is disagreement on reincarnation. There is disagreement on the location of heaven and hell. There is disagreement on instructions given by God even within the same religion. There is disagreement on the judgement of God. Is there anything pertaining to religion or religious belief on which theists agree other than the existence of God? If so, what is it?

There is not no God.

attofishpi wrote:There is not no God.

But that I already said all Theists agree on. Other than what else do they agree on?

sthitapragya wrote:

attofishpi wrote:There is not no God.

But that I already said all Theists agree on. Other than what else do they agree on?

That all atheists are wrong. I am not a theist by the way.

attofishpi wrote:

sthitapragya wrote:

attofishpi wrote:There is not no God.

But that I already said all Theists agree on. Other than what else do they agree on?

That all atheists are wrong. I am not a theist by the way.

I could give you that one but Theists also believe all Theists whose beliefs differ from their own are wrong. That's more human nature than a belief.

sthitapragya wrote: But that I already said all Theists agree on. Other than what else do they agree on?

That the existence of some sort of spiritual realm frames the existence of the material world....that materiality is not ultimate, perhaps.

One might also say they agree that this entails some sort of human response or adjustment to this realization.

But beyond that, I think the similarities disappear. The responses entailed vary widely depending on the nature of the belief in question.