symto me it has always been importantSat Oct 29, 2011 8:03am76.180.96.247to say "this is what I believe" ... and why, and "this is what I can PROVE" and why..
I don't expect people to jump on the "believe" bandwagon without an explanation and even then the element of faith is something you shouldn't cajole (sp?) and the provable stuff - no issue... it simply is.
This is where the bridge between science and faith needs to work. Let science find the mysteries and unravel them and if we find something about "god" in the mix, ok... if not, no harm no foul.
Your daily atheist Moishe, Sat Oct 29 6:28am"I’m really an atheist because religion is selling ignorant bliss – and I don’t want it." On handling a tough situation without God. This one touched me personally, since both my children have... more
It all makes sense a strong will and back bone helps you Διός, Sat Oct 29 9:41amthrough anything life can throw at you. No sky daddy is needed to be a good human and a health minded person. Thanks for that strong and moving story and moving Moishe Διός I am sorry for her loss... Kevin, Sat Oct 29 7:41amand for your suffering as well. I wish none of that ever happened. But again, the comments given, religion sells ignorant bliss, or one is not supposed to question the teachings or the bible or that... more
I don't think religion "sells" anything... Siã☀© ◔~◔, Sat Oct 29 8:12amfor MOST believers & their faith... The TV evangelists, well, perhaps... but they are not representatives of the whole... Never watched "Lost", but my youngest daughter was a big fan once...- to me it has always been important sym, Sat Oct 29 8:03am
Well done Sym! (nm) Siã☀© ◔~◔, Sat Oct 29 8:09am or same personal strength sym, Sat Oct 29 7:31amNot everyone needs to be a Theist to be strong in the face of adversity. Nor does everyone need to be a Theist to have virtue and morals. While I am a "believer" I know the line between what we can... more
When I lost one, that is NOT when I lost my faith Siã☀© ◔~◔, Sat Oct 29 8:14amalthough, it didn't help any... Difficult to understand the depth of the questioned faith if one has never been in those shoes... Mine went deeper (at that time) but much later on, crashed & burned... more Amen sym! Amen. This post is beautiful... Kevin, Sat Oct 29 7:42amand I agree wholeheartedly.Religion and Ethics BBS