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New Age Christians and the future of Christianity
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RE: New Age Christians and the future of Christianity
I think that (at least here in the U.S.) nearly everyone is told that god created the world and that Jesus was the son of god and died for their sins from the time they have a sense of hearing. Those two basic 'beliefs' are instilled at the earliest possible time and reinforced constantly, causing them to be deep-seated core beliefs in many people. It is only later that the bible(s) and scripture are added to the equation and then, rather than actually read it, they are simply told which passages apply to their particular denomination or 'today's sermon'. Total familiarity with the bible(s) is not a requirement in many Christian sects. So long as you accept the 'truth' of Jesus into your heart, you're good to go.

Then there are those (close to the majority) self-proclaimed Christians that do not go to church at all and know little to nothing about what the bible(s) actually says, but claim to believe it as fact. To them, all that matters is that god is real and created the universe and Jesus was his son and died for all of us. Those core beliefs are so firmly implanted that nothing can shake them loose... not even logic and reason. That is the awesome power of indoctrination.

So yes. Christians today are willing to admit that much of their fairytale is simply parable and/or allegory, but refuse to admit that the god (and its son) that star in that fairytale are fictional characters. They accept that evolution is the most logical and probable explanation for life as we know it, but their deep seated belief in god causes them to say that god must be behind that evolution. It works for them and lessens the threat to faith that science and the quest for truth represent.

True Christian mentions that "most people have felt" god, but I feel that that is a misunderstanding of how the human mind works. I can feel my self-awareness and consciousness as if it exists independently from my physical body, but I understand that it does not. It is a psychological 'projection' generated by a complicated biological machine known as the human brain.
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RE: New Age Christians and the future of Christianity - by Paul the Human - April 29, 2010 at 8:46 am

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