RE: Theists: would you view the truth?
November 30, 2016 at 11:54 pm
(This post was last modified: November 30, 2016 at 11:57 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(November 27, 2016 at 6:17 am)robvalue Wrote: Here's a question for religious theists who have some sort of story associated with their religion. If you had the chance, would you view the events for yourself, to see once and for all what really happened? There's a worm hole open, let's say, that you could look through. Maybe it happened just like you think, maybe it was a bit different, or maybe it was nothing like it.
Would you stick with whatever faith/confidence you have now, or would you check the facts to confirm? Why?
I would definitely go and see. Not necessarily because I feel as though I need "confirmation", since I feel really confident in my faith, but because it'd be really interesting to go back 2000 years ago and see Jesus in action.
(November 27, 2016 at 11:36 am)downbeatplumb Wrote:(November 27, 2016 at 10:22 am)Ignorant Wrote: Yes, I'd love to see the way things happened, 1st hand.
And in the likely event that they didn't happen as you currently believe what then?
It would be shocking, devastating, and confusing. I'd feel pretty lost. But I'm not the type of person who just tells myself things that I know aren't true just to make myself feel better. If I went back in time and saw that Jesus never really existed, or that he wasn't who he said he was, I'd be honest with myself and accept it.
"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