Do you believe there are benefits to studying varied perspectives?

[jennifer_bloom]

I studied Hinduism and Buddhism in university, Judaism starting from my 20s and Christianity starting in my early teens and I want to study Islam as well too now. I think every culture has its benefits and mixing them gives you good ideas from all of them.

[DryGermanGuy]

Absolutely! Being able to view things from different perspectives is a value in itself. 🤔

[Zolly99999]

I think all knowledge is beneficial in some way.

[dynamicyandere]

Yes, I believe there are a lot of benefits. It will also help you communicate with and understand where other people are coming from. Whether you are just trying to seek the truth or trying to evangelize, I think it’s very good to study other perspectives. Your own open-mindedness will encourage other people to become more open-minded as well. And in philosophy, just because you understand another perspective, doesn’t mean you have to adopt it. But, understanding another allows you to empathize and connect.

[D_Bone_Steak]

I've found it beneficial to a point. This new religion that I can't quite give a name...4th wave feminism/social marxism/progressivism is changing all the time and finds its own clicks and I find it the hardest to put into concrete terms. I'm not religious myself but studying people's beliefs gives me insight. Helps me wrap my brain around how they believe in such things and the meaning it gives them.

[BCA6010]

Learning about them yes. It puts a lot of stuff that seems alien or barbaric by your native culture into perspective when you understand the history behind why some parts of the world are the way they are.

[driven159]

nothing is wrong with being a well-rounded person that is something more people should be in this site

[RobEurope]

Yeah but i will always love only the European Gods.

[Thecubs22]

That's a good question. I'm not really sure?

[exitseven]

It just gets me more confused than I already am.