RE: If evidence for god is in abundance, why is faith necessary?
July 28, 2017 at 12:06 am
(This post was last modified: July 28, 2017 at 12:12 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Human beings aren't rational creatures. I'm not rational, you're not rational. We're rationalizers who can get nominally better with practice, but that's best case scenario. In any case, my favorite christians don;t carry water for shit. They understand and accept, openly, that their beliefs aren't rational. They have no need to appeal to reason. They appeal to faith and decency. They hold out the hope that they an be or have been redeemed for the awful shit they've done and know they'll do again- by hard work and meaningful repentance. That's -why- they can't bring themselves to hate on the gays, for example. That would just show that they were fallen assholes interested in their personal righteousness but not in goodness. God, in their opinion, would approve of gay marriage, and be disgusted by anyone who sought to prevent happiness and goodwill.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
