greneknight Wrote:I don't mind talking about my beliefs but wouldn't it be weird if I started a thread to talk about MY own beliefs? I think that is forbidden by the rules because it would be seen as an attempt to proselytize even though proselytizing is the last thing on my mind.
As long as you're not advocating that we should beleve as you, and as long as you're not telling us about all of the consequences we will be receiving for our failure to follow your religion, you can speak of your beliefs all that you want. Just try to keep it descriptive and not prescriptive.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell