I have been having a really hard time for a while. See I am a man of faith, but I view myself most days as the prodigal son. Turns out I am not, so then what does that make me? I don't like to push my faith on anyone, but yet I will engage when I feel like the conversation is leaning that way. Now what I find to be really funny about this, I am told by atheists not to push my make believe God on them, yet they will reduce my faith to a bad joke form some mentally deficient, uninformed and just plain stupid person.
I do not argue about the "incontrovertible" truth of evolution, even though a major split in the scientific community suffered a major split on global warming for using a similar word. Nope I let it slide, why? Because it is my faith that tells me we were created.
It is my faith that holds me up.
It is my faith that keeps me from doing unspeakable things to my brothers and sisters on this planet.
It is my faith that drives my compassion.
It is my faith that that lets me love my brothers and sisters on this planet.
Why I see now I am an idiot, I should be out for myself rather than try to help make this world a little better. That is why I am where I am... because of my faith... Oh how you have let me down. Maybe next time I should not stop the guy from choking his wife. Maybe next time I should mind my own business when the little old lady falls over. Next time I will keep my food and money all to myself, yeah that would be easier...
It is my faith that keeps me better than I deserve. I am not saying you cannot do these things with out faith, just for me I need faith in God, I need faith that there is a bigger picture, I need God to be the truth, so that I have a guide for which to mark my path. I cannot answer to man for these marks as man is flawed, forever changing.
Well, now I have done it.
2 weeks ago
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If you don't feel like being philosophical and engaging in debate just dekete this post without reading past the break....
I'm not going to argue with you or try to convince you otherwise. However, this sentence really, really bothers me, "It is my faith that keeps me from doing unspeakable things to my brothers and sisters on this planet." Really? It is only because thee is a God that you don't rape and kill? what is it about there being a God that makes you not do this? Is it that he will punish you if you do? I hope that is not the case. Because if the only reason you do not rape and kill is because you will be punished then your morality is based on no more than the hope of a reward for NOT doing bad when you really want to. I just minutes ago watch a video of Penn Jillette talking about this very thing. He says that any morality based on punishment/reward is no morality at all and that a superior morality is one that is acted upon because it is RIGHT even in the absence of reward. Character is doing what is right when you think nobody is looking. How much more so if you act good and right without believing that God is going to reward or punish? An how terrible if the only reason that you do is because an external source told you that you must, in my opinion.
Sorry for all the typos....
Oh, the first sentence after the break is just a flat out lie. LOL.
I'm not going to argue with you or try to convince you otherwise. And no you will not stop until I agree with you.
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