RE: Do you wish you could believe in a Deity?
June 10, 2014 at 9:48 am
(This post was last modified: June 10, 2014 at 9:49 am by DeistPaladin.)
(June 9, 2014 at 11:22 pm)emergencyScott Wrote: Sometimes I wish I could believe in a god of something. There is a character in my favorite book series (The Dresden Files) who is a Knight of the Cross. He carries a sword that has a nail from the crusifiction worked into the steel. He and his two brethren are the fist of God on earth.
The way he takes comfort, and the way he is so sure and certain of his place in the world because of his faith is beautiful and inspiring.
Unfortunately for me, faith in a magic old guy who lives in the clouds that grants wishes is a no-go. Not to mention paying lip service to hypocritical, small minded, jack asses in the church is also a big fat non-starter.
Do you ever wish you could have faith in something? Humanity, even though it is pretty screwed up sometimes, still gives me real hope. But sometimes I feel a little empty.
Thoughts?
You may be what's called a "romantic atheist".
A romantic atheist is someone who says "I wish god existed". You still don't believe in one but would live in a universe where God existed if you could.
It's perfectly understandable. Life is scary. We don't know what will happen tomorrow. It's nice to think some friendly sky daddy is watching over us and will make sure all is right in the end. And then there's death. Ditto.
I find the idea of a personal god alluring from time to time. Nature's God is so cold and distant compared with the loving gods that human imagination likes to create (turned into the control-freak, power-hungry gods that religion likes to create). But we face reality as it is, not as we wish it were.
Now you have a label: Romantic Atheist.
(June 9, 2014 at 11:47 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I wish Odin was real. He's one cool dude.
Unlike this jesus asshole.
Great afterlife too!
Wargames all day, partying and fornicating all night. Sign me up.
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