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Preamble
The words: "Way", "Path", "Line" all imply the same connotation which is direction.
Question
How can you tell if a religion is good or bad?
The true path to The Creator should be serene with Love and not strewn with hate or bodies.
If you are searching for a higher "religious experience", then seek something which promotes love above all else.
If someone promotes war, violence, subjugation, suppression and hatred, then you may seriously like to consider IF this represents the "god" you are looking for.
People who seek violence and promote hate are living in the lowest human soul available and these people will never "inherit" a sentient soul with these thoughts.
Ultimately, you are where your mind is and unless your mind is 101% focused on the Creator with the applicable Love this focus requires, then your chances of coming back to a planet circa 3,000 or 4,000 years ago is extremely good.
Remember that not every civilization reaches our level of technology and thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years may pass before such opportunities present themselves again - or even longer if you read some ancient texts.
Anunnaki Example
Consider the Anunnaki who purportedly came here around ± 450,000 years ago and yet the "Civilizations" between then and now were largely agrarian.
The Sumerians had cuneiform writing with (only) ± 1,000 characters (supposedly dating back to when the Anunnaki arrived) compared with modern Japanese with over 50,000 characters and Chinese with one dictionary claiming over 106,000 characters.
With all of their spaceage tech and the average Joe was a farmer?
Some people say that the Harappan civilization - commonly referred to as the "Indus Valley Civilisation" - had nuclear weapons as evidenced by places like "Mohenjo Daro" and the still evident excessive radiation there, but then again, consider ancient India where you have Vimamas flying in the sky.
There appears to be very little evidence to show that the comman person had access to these Vimanas.
Something to think about while you consider that the Path to The Creator is hard enough without being deliberately suppressed.
The Path of Buddhism
I was listening to the Dalai Lama one day and he said something I did not expect.
In the West where I grew up, Buddhism is perceived as a religion with all that this implies.
However, the Dalai Lama said that "Buddhism is a Path".
"It is a guide to enlightenment" and at that point, my mind - which had been fixated on Buddhism being a religion - was "blown" because of the mis-information I had been given when I was young.
This is why YOU must seek the truth and not rely on others who may have an agenda (which unfortunately, most do).
Noble Eightfold Path
In fact, Buddhism clearly states that part of the process of liberating oneself from "Samsara" (reincarnation) is something called the "Noble Eightfold Path". 
It even has the word "Path" in the name.
The Path of Tao
Tao 道 - Dao - Gao 
Tao (AKA: Gao || Dao) is the underlying principle of the universe, combining within itself the principles of yin and yang and signifying the way, or code of behavior, that is in harmony with the natural order.
Tao means natural "Road", "Path" or "Way" of the Universe.
The Path of Torah
Subliminally, Torah may also be read as TOR H or HaTor or line to HaShem. HaToraH התורה may also be seen as The Line To HaShem (using the same logic as הבּיתה).
In fact, if you look at most of the ancient "religions", you will a similar thread about being decent and not committing "sins" like murder, stealing etc.
In essence, these are virtues which allow people to reach higher levels of spirituality.
The Path of Dharma
Dharma is the search for the universal aspect of truth or reality and it is seen at the path to achieving enlightenment.
One of the cornerstones of Bon (Bonpos), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism is "Dharma".
In Hinduism, Dharma means Righteous Path (or Cosmic Order).
In Sikhism, Dharma is often referred to as the Righteous Path to Enlightenment.
The Path of Shinto
Shintō literally means "the way of Kami" where the word Kami is understood to represent the divine lifeforce which sustain all things, Ex-Nihilo animate and inanimate. 
In Japanese, the word Shin can mean "new" and using different characters, it may also mean "divine".
Shinto does not mean just another religion, in fact there are many great lessons you can learn from studying Shinto.
Just be careful who's translation you read.
What is the original meaning of ShinTo?
Shinto 神道 literally means (anglicized) "The Way To God" (Kami or Divine).
The word "Shin" when spelled as 神 (for Shinto) also has the connotation of the word "New" depending on which character is used to spell Shin. This is because Shin also means "New" すね in Japanese. (Xin or Xin-De in Chinese)
"To" pronounced as Toe but spelt as "TO" in English means "to" (or path to or way to or road to) so you could subconsciously see the word "Shinto" is a new way to the divine.
The Path of Hinduism
If you want to really expand your mind (IMO) may I suggest that you study both Hinduism and Judaism.
Do not expect to be given technical information from the start, it takes many years of dedicated study before you will be accepted into the higher "levels", but (again IMO), it is worth it.
Hinduism reveals level and layers to Creation that our Western teachings either forgot or were never given.
Whatever you study, just remember that everything you do study is a construct in the (mind) "will" of The Creator.
I have summarized all of my teachings down to "These 4 Verses" + a 5th verse if you understand its true meaning.
Hinduism (circa 2025 has over 1.2 billion followers), is referred to as Sanatana Dharma (eternal way / path).
What else can I say?
The Path Within The Path
We spend our lives following a path but what if the answer was simple and could be condensed into a few verses?
There is a path which is simple and elegant but most people do not understand because of its simplicity.
I have summarised this in something called "The 4 Verses". 
And for the really advanced, I have "VeAhavtah". 
There is a saying my Buddhist teacher taught me which says, "The more you have, the more you want and the less you have the more you receive".
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