God in Judaism, Christianity and Islam Related to Principles of Management

God in Judaism, Christianity and Islam related to Principles of Management Attending monthly meetings as a member of the Socratic Club has been a great experience because it provides me with insight to the fundamental elements that built religious faiths and continues to maintain them. A Gonzaga Alumni Lyra Pitstick, hosted this topic in relation to her essay; "When witnesses disagree: the concept of God in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam." This was hosted in College Hall on Friday, February 15th from 4.00-5.30 pm. It was a matter of whether or not these three distinct Abrahamic religions could possibly worship the same god they have always thought to be different. I find these topics interesting because I lack substantial religious background and have always exerted more thoughts toward logical aspects about the universe we inhabit. Although I have been an Atheist for over 15 years, I would really like to become Agnostic and acquire faith in something. This has proved to be an arduous ambition so far. The idea of faith is often exposed in these meetings. Friday's session presented a very sensible argument because these Abrahamic religions posses a similar concept of an infinite power or deity. The first aspect of conversation dealt with the philosophical concept of identity and agreement. Within the monotheistic religions they would each refer to Allah or God, where these names are synonymous. This results in a possible referential agreement. Then logically rendered null upon conceptual disagreements where the Jewish/Christian God is Trinitarian and not a homosapien, versus Allah the God to Muslims is not Trinitarian and is thought to be homosapien. During this segment I was thinking about potential concepts from class and considering all of the disagreement and war that has lasted for so long between certain religions. It reminded me about the SWOT analysis where a firm recognizes their internal and external environments because religions (in a metaphorical sense) can resemble a business. They provide a service within a minimal changing market. Suppose the monotheistic belief systems were to observe their threats, opportunities, strengths and weaknesses. I think that upon comparison there might be an overall similarity with respect to cultural influences. This could also raise some very interesting key aspects to their similarities such as overall morals and their strengths derived from their own communities and church. I think that as Earth has become more available and connected (thanks to Moore's Law) that the SWOT analyses would include many more threats than they would have without the increased knowledge. The awareness we now have of one another has perhaps heightened the sense of dangers and potential threats. Cultural differences on this planet continue to evolve and have always been influenced by different human experience. Cultural differences are simply variations between different groups on scales of many attributes and in my opinion, the element of human experience is the engineer. This very topic was also discussed and meant a lot for me. Two people can describe one object or event in a completely different way because their own experiences and upbringing has essentially trained them to view things in a certain manner. So with the belief that there is one infinite deity, there may also be the potential that within these different concepts is an underlying relation. From my perspective the conception of Allah or God as infinite allows for constant interreligious disagreements because our human capacities are only finite. If I may digress to observing the U.S. in a similar manner; as a diverse country we have managed to set laws and business practices to buffer such differences. Laws like the Civil Rights Acts and procedures within a firm that are supported via HR departments. These are essential for our survival because without them we would have improper results and potentially chaos. Civility and morals are required in order to live amongst one another. It seems to me that there is an increasing level of tolerance overall. During this seminar I was thinking about human's capability to become diversely functional. Now that we are so much more connected as a species than ever before, becoming accepting and understanding, I wonder if such laws or procedures could ever reach a global perspective. At the Socratic Club meeting there is never truly a valid argument because of the infinite possibilities. However, I have noticed that during conclusion there is always a respectable agreement to disagree. I think this understanding is tolerance supported by the respect toward each other as they similarly have faith in something. In addition, the customs the U.S. has implemented to preserve opinions and differences is a huge factor. We are able to have such meetings and they will be in a professional manner. Many countries do not have this liberty so I think we have accomplished a lot in a very small amount of time.