Can Other Religions Strengthen Your Faith? | Menachem Fisch

*Can a religion truly understand itself without confronting other religions?* Menachem Fisch argues that authentic religious self-understanding requires epistemic humility: the recognition that we may be wrong and that we are often poor critics of our own beliefs. 0:00 Why Religions Need Conflict 1:22 What Epistemic Humility Means 3:40 Why Self-Criticism Requires Others 5:13 Liberalism, Diversity, and Religious Life 9:52 Truth Claims and Interfaith Dialogue *Menachem Fisch* is Joseph and Ceil Mazer Professor of History and Philosophy of Science emeritus, and Director of the Center for Religious and Interreligious Studies at Tel Aviv University. *More from Menachem Fisch on Closer To Truth:* * Can Many Religions All Be True? - CTT Interview Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pJmDi0aDXxOKnkPaddudayu * Closer To Truth contributors: https://closertotruth.com/contributor/menachem-fisch/ *Subscribe to Closer To Truth:* https://www.youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV *Join the Community:* * Membership (5,000+ videos): https://closertotruth.com/register/ * Audio Podcast: https://closertotruth.podbean.com * Support the Show: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ * Official Merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/closertotruth/ *Follow Us:* * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CloserToTruthTV/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/closertotruth/ * X: https://x.com/CloserToTruth Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers. #CloserToTruth #Meaning #MenachemFisch #EpistemicHumility #ReligiousPluralism