Do You Believe in God?
I believe. However, I reserve to myself the right to define the terms of my belief as ultimately I must be responsible for my own choices. I accept foundationally sola scriptura, the corollary of which is a radical rejection of sacerdotalism-- the theory of a mediating priesthood (be they Catholic or Protestant) between me and God-- as well as all creeds and church membership (but not church attendance, which I value).
The divide as I see it is not between belief and unbelief (or theism and atheism), but between rational, informed, self-challenging belief and unbelief versus credulous, passive, dogmatic belief and unbelief. Faith is not the opposite of doubt. Fanaticism is.
The divide as I see it is not between belief and unbelief (or theism and atheism), but between rational, informed, self-challenging belief and unbelief versus credulous, passive, dogmatic belief and unbelief. Faith is not the opposite of doubt. Fanaticism is.
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1 Comments:
I wish there were more people like you here.
If there is a God, I imagine that he would be impressed by those with a faith that has passed through the fires of skepticism and examination. It makes my head hurt when I come across people who insist they are right despite the inability to support or explain what they believe.
Doubt is humble.
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