RE: Serious Query Regarding Jesus
March 30, 2012 at 6:47 am
(This post was last modified: March 30, 2012 at 6:48 am by NoMoreFaith.)
I am wary of any approach that promotes another lie, albeit a more reasonable one, to wean someone off an older one. I'd rather just search for truth in things, whether good or bad.
Looking for methods to make indoctrination or conversion easier, is a game for apologists to play. Without divinity thou, reading the new testament makes Jesus out to be a complete nutjob with delusions of grandeur.
To quote CS Lewis, the noted christian writer, if he existed, there are three options for jesus, he is either Liar, Lunatic, or Lord.
Your version puts him in the Liar bracket, but if your wife believes Lord, then like CS Lewis, you will hold on to Lord for all your life, and no amount of possibility of a good humanist but a liar will likely shift that without conclusive evidence.
I understand what a dilemma you must have, but there is really no reason, assuming she is moderate rather than fundamentalist, for your differences in religion to be a big issue. I imagine there is still general consensus on morality.
Looking for methods to make indoctrination or conversion easier, is a game for apologists to play. Without divinity thou, reading the new testament makes Jesus out to be a complete nutjob with delusions of grandeur.
To quote CS Lewis, the noted christian writer, if he existed, there are three options for jesus, he is either Liar, Lunatic, or Lord.
Your version puts him in the Liar bracket, but if your wife believes Lord, then like CS Lewis, you will hold on to Lord for all your life, and no amount of possibility of a good humanist but a liar will likely shift that without conclusive evidence.
I understand what a dilemma you must have, but there is really no reason, assuming she is moderate rather than fundamentalist, for your differences in religion to be a big issue. I imagine there is still general consensus on morality.
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
