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Originally Posted by Herkdriver
*sigh*
I don't know what else to tell you..
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I guess what I am looking for is: I have no logical reason to believe what I believe, it is probably irrational, yet I choose to believe it anyway. I also concede that I might be totally wrong.
Any mix or match of that.
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I have no magical powers. I can't levitate a car and say "See, God has granted magical powers".
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Correct, there is no evidence.
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I'm a regular guy who puts his pants on one leg at a time.
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What a coincedence, so am I.
The big question... WHY?
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I follow the Christian Faith.
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A BIGGER why??? Why reject Zeus or Vishnu?
What is it about Zeus and Vishnu that you find NOT compelling?
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I try to live my life as best I can using the life of Jesus Christ as a pattern.
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Jesus, as written about in the bible is AWSOME. If only more Christians tried to live like Jesus and left their "God kills (*)(*)(*)(*) Dead" signs at home.
(I realize this is an exception, and not the rule. But if you propose gay marriage, thousands of Christans show up to condemn it as an abomination)
That is very hard to define. Would you concede that the definition of "Good" changes?
Again, this definition changes. So I don't know what to make of your statement.
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God to me, is all that is Good.
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I call him Clark Kent. (AKA superman)
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I make no pretense, that have literal conversations with God, I just know that REALITY is a construct in our minds.
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Smart.
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Our brains perceive inputs from our sensory organs, our eyes, our ears...but it is all processed in our minds.
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Thats as true a statment as you can make. (see Richard Rorty)
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No human being can define REALITY as the True Reality.
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We can record observations, and then test to see if they are predictible and repeatable.
As long as gravity is predictable and repeatable, it will remain "true" until such time as it is not "true".
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I cannot prove God exists or that Jesus rose from the dead according to Scriptures.
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Or that Zeus throws lightning bolts, or that Vishnu loves you more than Jesus ever did.
WHY????
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If you can't deal with that, it's your problem not mine.
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No one should have any problem with what you believe, as long as you don't harm others with it, or base your harming of others on it.
(see Hitler, he had beliefs as well)
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I have the Constitutionally protected right to follow my religion as you may follow your own beliefs or maybe have no faith at all. We coexist on a shared journey. Our commonality is that our lives are finite.
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We probably have more in common that that. I like to eat food, do you?
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I search for meaning and purpose and I found this in the Christian faith. Maybe you have found this somewhere else.
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Yes, but did you just jump at the first religion you encountered, or did you give any others a go?
I highly recommend Zeus worship.
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Addendum to this~ You speak of Aquinas or C.S. Lewis and say your're 'underwhelmed'. I've read Nietzsche, Marx (Karl not Groucho), even Mein Kampf....modern atheists like Hitchens. *yawn*
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You didn't find Marx's take on "economics explains everything" fascinating?
Did you at least find his account of history interesting?
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The most inspirational book I've ever read was "Man's Search for Meaning".
You should give it a try
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The last book you recommended "summa theologica" was lazy.
Everything I can't explain = god.
That is the summary.
Maybe you could summarize your new recommendation.
Ixtellor
P.S. I don't have any negative feelings about you, I am just a curious person.