There is no "right" religion. If you believe religion is the only way to achieve ultimate truth, you are probably wrong.

A thread recently got posted on this sub asking what evidence people need to see to believe a specific religion. It was a fairly popular thread that got put on r/all, and I was surprised to see how many people think religion is the ultimate truth and that we should always be open to the idea of religion. I am agnostic myself, but it seemed like the majority of people were saying that religion can be a very solid way to achieve ultimate truth. <br><br>The thing is, that there is no right religion. A Hindu person is just as likely to be wrong as a Christian person is to be wrong. There is no such thing as the "right" religion, and religion overall is not the proper way to go about truth. I can't imagine that a religion is the key to achieving truth, or that a religion is the only way to achieve truth.<br><br>The other thing is, religion is very much a choice. While it is important to be open to different ideas, it is very rare to be a religious person that is not influenced by the religion of the people around you. We are culturally influenced towards a religion, and many people are raised in a religion. Therefore, religion very much feels like a cultural choice. If someone was raised in the middle east, it is likely they are Muslim. If someone is raised in India, it is likely they are Hindu. If someone is raised in the US, it is likely that they are Christian. This isn't a coincidence. You don't often see Hindus in Spain, Christians in Morocco, or Muslims in (some areas of) the US. <br><br>In so many areas of the world, religion is tied up with culture. Therefore, you can't give religion the highest importance. Religion can serve as a guide to truth, but it isn't the guide to truth. Science is the ultimate way to achieve truth, period. Science is the ultimate way to achieve truth because it is independent of religion, dependent on evidence, and widely practiced.