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hurl

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25. I doubt either will happen to a significant degree
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 07:59 PM
Nov 12
Change toward God is good.

I don't see how change toward something for which we have so little evidence is remotely good. It seems to me like the exact opposite... Heck, we can't agree on who or what 'God' is, much less what it wants, so how could change toward that be anything other than a path toward chaos?

Change toward observable reality would be far superior, IMO.

Faith is beginning to celebrate reality itself as sanctuary, rather than walling off a small area within, declaring it pure, and warning that everything outside is depraved.

Where? I haven't seen any examples of this, but I could have missed them. I see faith as almost by definition believing in something despite reality, not because of it. If there were actual evidence in reality, faith would be superfluous and unnecessary. Faith looks in practice to be actively hostile toward reality and a blatant an attempt to displace it.

And I say all this as a person who grew up in an environment of sincere faith, who understands its powerful grip from very personal and direct experience.

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Well in my opinion atreides1 Oct 25 #1
Yet The Great Open Dance Oct 25 #6
If Christianity doesn't become progressive WilliamLouis Oct 25 #2
Perhaps The Great Open Dance Oct 25 #4
The Gospels are quite progressive Tweedy Oct 25 #3
Apostasy The Great Open Dance Oct 25 #5
I don't think many of Mr. Trump's "pastors" believe in anything Tweedy Oct 26 #15
It is. It really explains a lot to me when these alegedly evangelicals discriminate and use the old testiment ... marble falls Oct 25 #7
Not zero Major Nikon Oct 26 #14
What treasurer? This is news to me. Tweedy Oct 26 #16
Judas was Jesus' treasurer Major Nikon Oct 26 #17
I missed that description of Judas Tweedy Oct 26 #18
Copeland claims all sorts of miracles Major Nikon Oct 27 #19
Kenneth Copeland's followers died of covid in record numbers Tweedy Oct 27 #20
All of the synoptic gospels were written anonymously and not by those they are attributed Major Nikon Oct 28 #21
I agree frauds should be prosecuted Tweedy Oct 28 #22
How we police that is pretty easy, at least in theory Major Nikon Nov 3 #23
Truth is told with story Tweedy Nov 3 #24
Wont shed a tear if it goes away n/t gay texan Oct 25 #8
The best approach is to devote effort towards both. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 25 #9
Another excellent post.... anciano Oct 25 #10
Thank you The Great Open Dance Oct 25 #12
good riddance mike_c Oct 25 #11
Corruptibility isn't a bug of organized religion, it's a feature Major Nikon Oct 26 #13
I doubt either will happen to a significant degree hurl Nov 12 #25
I don't hold out much hope. Ilikepurple Nov 12 #26
Christianity used terrorism and Submariner Nov 12 #27
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