LIT - Neil DeGrasse Tyson Gets World Religions Wrong (Episode 4: Faith Doesn't Have to Be Blind)

Neil DeGrasse Tyson alleges that when the religions of the world claim certain things to be true, they are just declaring “personal truths.” However, this is a perversion of what those religions are all about. For example, Islam’s adherence to strict monotheism is certainly not something that Muslims regard as a mere subjective, personal claim. This can be seen from the fact that the earliest Muslims were willing to suffer for their beliefs. Some Muslims will also kill, or threaten to kill, those who leave Islam. But that is not the type of behaviour one would expect from someone who thinks their religion is just a “personal truth,” akin to one’s favourite flavour of ice cream.

This fact even applies to those religions, such as Hinduism and Bahaism, which claim that all religions are true. That is, when they say that all religions are true, they are making an objective claim about all of reality. These claims are either true or false. Anything less is a distortion of what they are all about.

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Sources:
Neil DeGrasse Tyson:
Joe Rogan Experience 1159 - Neil deGrasse Tyson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGc4mg5pul4&t=2775s

Muslim Cartoon:
Family Of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) Stories | The Story Of Khadija (RA) | Quran Stories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICd33xmbjWs

Ali Dawah:
Before You Convert to Islam, WATCH THIS! - (see 2:37min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx1IkH5pNH0