Faith vs Belief

[Whateverist]

GC - your last post put me in mind of a bit of writing by e.e. cummings about a man who sits on a chair on a tightrope and sways.  In the process of looking for that quote I found this other I like even better.  I'm pretty certain it comes from his "Six Non-lectures", one of my three favorite books.

http://www.mrbauld.com/ee.html



I think the "most-people" he finds fault with include true-believers.  Their "birth proof safety-suit" consists of the beliefs they cling to which guarantee they will never be renewed by a new and larger vision.
 For them the thought of such a re-birth can only be felt as a loss.  Since they so identify with their beliefs, anything which threatens them entails what they feel to be their death.


But people who embrace the mystery are not snobbish about their existing beliefs.  "We" leave our beliefs at risk and do not identify with them in such a way.
 We welcome the rebirth of a better world view or paradigm change.  More light, more inclusion, more understanding .. we just say let it be.  Let what is limiting and mistaken fall away and let my new self move forward.  In death is life, not catastrophe.

Sorry I believe I used the quote bracketing wrong, but I'm sure you will figure that out.

I was going to try to reformat it for you but when I quote you most of your reply is missing.  Very strange. But yes, I did figure it out.