Thoughtful Guide to Faith
is for the frustrated non-believer
to make
sense of God-talk.
i can relate to that.
i try to be religious, but
practising seems to demand the
suspension of common
sense in many bizarre ways.
religion, or the intepretation
by Man, is
sometimes contradictory
and requires one to
discard the logic that we know.
not many people are,
or bother to be,
dogmatically militant atheists.
bulk of the world
are merely unconcerned about
getting spiritual
since it's just
not a sufficiently
imminent issue to consider.
to be on the safe side,
they opt to be open
to the concept of
the existence of a very powerful,
albeit invisible, superperson.
the fact that a substantial
proportion of the world
find religion worthwhile just
furthur baffles me:
why am i unable
to be part of this world?
like these people,
i too want some bearing
in this world of flux.
Christians have recommended
"saving myself by accepting Christ".
more probe into this advise
end with yet more
circular arguments and
dodged questions.
see
since a nonbeliever is not
capable of understanding in
full the idea of "saving oneself"
and certainly cannot
see how "accepting Christ" can do
the job, how are we expected
to be wholeheartedly convinced?
the concept that the biggest sin
(champions all other
breach of ethics)
is to deny the existence of God
is slightly difficult to digest.
which means a God-believing
murderer is more likely to have a
better life-after-death in comparison
to a fairly ethical nonbeliever.
prayer is also perculiar to
the Outsider.
for example,
Adoration and Supplication
i don't get.
firstly, does God need to be coaxed,
pleaded with, en masse,
to be alerted to the
needs of the people?
doesn't this contradict with the
apparent infinite value of each
individual?
secondly, it is just not polite
to give God an ultimatum,
ask for our wants and expect that
they be fulfiled.
its just not...nice.
thirdly, is the issue about
forgiveness.
in religion,
it is possible to wipe the
slate clean and start again.
it only takes repentance for a
Very Bad Person
to make it to heaven.
sounds like a impossibly good deal?
perhaps
i have wrongly judged the
situation merely from my point
of view.
God's abilities are probably
unimaginable to me, since
we are clearly in a very
different league.
nonetheless,
faith in moderation is surely
healthy and ultimately does help
one seek solace and strive
towards betterment.
we just hope there were more
logic in this so that
we could be part of this
really good campaign, too.
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