Does my sincerity make my philosophy real?

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A farmer noticed a fresh grave being dug in his friend's back yard. Saddened, he notified the neighbors and they gathered around the open grave. They sang and prayed. Then a stranger appeared, explaining that he was there to install a new septic tank. . . . . .Similarly, many in man made philosophies and man made religions are equally sincere but have the facts wrong. Each one has his own opinions but Truth is absolute, unchanging. All genuine Christians agree on the salvation essentials or they could not be saved. On the endless non-essential issues, Christians have never all agreed.
 

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A farmer noticed a fresh grave being dug in his friend's back yard. Saddened, he notified the neighbors and they gathered around the open grave. They sang and prayed. Then a stranger appeared, explaining that he was there to install a new septic tank. . . . . .Similarly, many in man made philosophies and man made religions are equally sincere but have the facts wrong. Each one has his own opinions but Truth is absolute, unchanging. All genuine Christians agree on the salvation essentials or they could not be saved. On the endless non-essential issues, Christians have never all agreed.

your story opens with a bias which misleads the reader and is common in theological discussion. The farmer did not notice a "grave being dug" as there was no grave. What the farmer noticed was a hole being dug which he then interpreted as a grave. Ultimately it was always a hole for a septic tank and never a grave or never just an unknown hole and this is what the farmer saw whether he knows it or not.
 
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Millions upon millions of Muslims pray to Allah, a false god 7 times a day.

Does the prayer offered to this false god make him any more real, does this false god actually now exist because of the 7 time a day ritual?

Millions upon millions of Buddhists do the same, is their false god any more real than the one of the Muslims?
 
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Millions upon millions of Muslims pray to Allah, a false god 7 times a day.

Does the prayer offered to this false god make him any more real, does this false god actually now exist because of the 7 time a day ritual?

Millions upon millions of Buddhists do the same, is their false god any more real than the one of the Muslims?

There is only one God. Men have always been mistaken as to who exactly that is.
They use different names and characteristics. God is known for being forgiving.
 
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