But there is evidence that there may be a why. And evidence that there may be no why at all. So the choice to believe is not for lack of evidence... Just deciding what evidence feels or seems most true, most rational. I assure there is evidence I hold dear about my personal view of god, but I know it would come across as so much nonsense, so I maintain my inability to provide evidence of god in this capacity. I assume you all have evidence that to you proves the lack of god. I'm sure some of it would not make sense to me, would not appear to be evidence at all. So that is the crossroad I feel we are standing on.
I don't like to hear my personal beliefs described as a weakness, or some result of insecurity. I can see those manifestations in some believers, but not in myself. I am very thorough in my knowledge of myself, that's why I don't give too much credence when you try to tell me who I am. I don't live in a reality that has much room at all for weakness or insecurity, and my god also is not a manifestation of such. I understand the no-god theory, and its long term implications, and have come to accept it's possibility. But what I believe to be true is different than that certain idea.
I am just trying to say that as a modern "spiritualist" (in the sense that I am not religious, but a theist) I really don't feel that my belief is based on fear or worry. If it was I would drop it as obviously unhealthy. You can assure me that I am like you say I must be, but I politely disagree.
Thank you,
-Pip
I don't like to hear my personal beliefs described as a weakness, or some result of insecurity. I can see those manifestations in some believers, but not in myself. I am very thorough in my knowledge of myself, that's why I don't give too much credence when you try to tell me who I am. I don't live in a reality that has much room at all for weakness or insecurity, and my god also is not a manifestation of such. I understand the no-god theory, and its long term implications, and have come to accept it's possibility. But what I believe to be true is different than that certain idea.
I am just trying to say that as a modern "spiritualist" (in the sense that I am not religious, but a theist) I really don't feel that my belief is based on fear or worry. If it was I would drop it as obviously unhealthy. You can assure me that I am like you say I must be, but I politely disagree.
Thank you,
-Pip
