well i guess this gets into the quite philosophical question of what “the same” actually means ¯\(ツ)/¯
each worshiper of “the God” is obviously going to have their own imagine of what “the God” is like. whether it’s within Christianity, or across different religions. it all depends where you draw the line.
in my top level comment, what i meant by “the same” is based on lineage.
To me, some common ways to distinguish beings is by who they are and by what they’ve done or experienced. A person who believes God could microwave a burrito so hot that even he couldn’t eat it worships a different God from a person who believes the opposite.
A person who believes God, by whatever means, gave revelations to Mohammed worships a different God than a person who believes God did not give revelations to Mohammed.
A Christian who believes God gave revelations to Mohammed is an unthinkable contradiction to me. As is a Christian who doesn’t believe one way or the other. Only a Christian who believes God did not give revelations to Mohammed makes sense to be a Christian. That distinguishes the Christian God as a different being from the God of Islam from a Christian’s perspective.
Of course, to a Muslim, this is entirely a moot point. They can easily claim to worship the same God as Christians, the same way that Christians can claim to worship the same God as the Jewish religion.
On a related note, although I wouldn’t want to try to prove it, I personally think that no two believers actually worship the same god, which is sort of an ignostic sort of belief.
well i guess this gets into the quite philosophical question of what “the same” actually means ¯\(ツ)/¯
each worshiper of “the God” is obviously going to have their own imagine of what “the God” is like. whether it’s within Christianity, or across different religions. it all depends where you draw the line.
in my top level comment, what i meant by “the same” is based on lineage.
To me, some common ways to distinguish beings is by who they are and by what they’ve done or experienced. A person who believes God could microwave a burrito so hot that even he couldn’t eat it worships a different God from a person who believes the opposite.
A person who believes God, by whatever means, gave revelations to Mohammed worships a different God than a person who believes God did not give revelations to Mohammed.
A Christian who believes God gave revelations to Mohammed is an unthinkable contradiction to me. As is a Christian who doesn’t believe one way or the other. Only a Christian who believes God did not give revelations to Mohammed makes sense to be a Christian. That distinguishes the Christian God as a different being from the God of Islam from a Christian’s perspective.
Of course, to a Muslim, this is entirely a moot point. They can easily claim to worship the same God as Christians, the same way that Christians can claim to worship the same God as the Jewish religion.
On a related note, although I wouldn’t want to try to prove it, I personally think that no two believers actually worship the same god, which is sort of an ignostic sort of belief.