(February 26, 2016 at 11:56 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(February 26, 2016 at 8:37 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: So I can't believe I know some things about God without believing I know everything?
How do you know that anything you believe about him is true? How do you know what you don't know? What in your mind tells you that what you think you know is actually true?
How do I know what I don't know? If someone asks me a question, like "why doesn't God do ______", and I don't know why, then I know that I don't know.
As for how do I know that what I believe is true, again, this is basically a "why are you Catholic" question. Not something that can ever be summed up in a forum post. The short answer is, given everything I have experienced/seen/learned in my life, the faith makes sense to me.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
