About CommonLight
CommonLight is an app that takes one question and shows what seven scriptures say about it.
Why it exists
The world's faiths have a lot in common. We made CommonLight so that is easy to see, in the hope that people find fewer reasons to fight over religion.
So every answer starts with common ground: the places where two or more scriptures meet on the question. After that, each faith is quoted in its own words.
The seven scriptures
- Bible (Christianity)
- Quran (Islam)
- Torah (Judaism)
- Vedas (Hinduism)
- Tripitaka (Buddhism)
- Guru Granth Sahib (Sikhism)
- Tao Te Ching (Taoism)
They are always shown in this order. The order is fixed and says nothing about any faith.
How the answers are made
- A question is given to an AI model. It looks for passages in each scripture that speak to the question.
- Each passage is quoted with its reference, such as the book, chapter and verse, and the translation when we have it.
- The AI writes a short summary for each faith, and short notes on where two scriptures meet.
What to keep in mind
- The summaries and the common ground notes are generated with AI. They can be wrong or leave things out.
- AI can also misquote a verse or give the wrong reference. Check every verse at its cited source before you rely on it.
- Translations differ. The wording you know may differ from the wording shown here.
- Each faith holds many traditions and views. A few verses cannot speak for all of them.
- Common ground means the scriptures meet on a point. The faiths still differ in other ways, and we show each one as it is.
What CommonLight does not do
CommonLight does not give religious rulings or personal advice, and it does not say which faith is right. For guidance on your own life, please talk to someone you trust in your own tradition.
Tell us when something is wrong
If a verse, a reference or a summary looks wrong, please tell us through the Support page.