In answer en-mass.
While I believe emotions are necessary to motivate a person's actions I don't think my emotional response is without factual content. Yes it is always going to be subjective and my emotional response was of inspiration and awe, not some cry baby event or feeling of connection more than a sort of breakthrough.
The reason I've taken Catholicism back isn't because I lack other frames of reference but because I was baptised Catholic and that's what I remember. I don't think it's the "right" religion, just that it's the one that I've accepted and identify myself as belonging to.
I think of lots of good points that seem to refute the basis of religion and I realise they are another point of view, that of disbelief.
Another point of view I have that wasn't shared by members here is my belief that intelligent actions stem from emotion. For example, a person locked in a room with the key to leave doesn't care to get out so might sit there without moving. In a way this doesn't work because the mind would take in the stimulus and beat the boredom, would eventually leave. Evolution again I suppose, we feel hungry and we eat.
As to my own truth finding, which isn't always interesting to nonbelievers - I believe now because I don't scrutinise the Holy Spirit.
While I believe emotions are necessary to motivate a person's actions I don't think my emotional response is without factual content. Yes it is always going to be subjective and my emotional response was of inspiration and awe, not some cry baby event or feeling of connection more than a sort of breakthrough.
The reason I've taken Catholicism back isn't because I lack other frames of reference but because I was baptised Catholic and that's what I remember. I don't think it's the "right" religion, just that it's the one that I've accepted and identify myself as belonging to.
I think of lots of good points that seem to refute the basis of religion and I realise they are another point of view, that of disbelief.
Another point of view I have that wasn't shared by members here is my belief that intelligent actions stem from emotion. For example, a person locked in a room with the key to leave doesn't care to get out so might sit there without moving. In a way this doesn't work because the mind would take in the stimulus and beat the boredom, would eventually leave. Evolution again I suppose, we feel hungry and we eat.
As to my own truth finding, which isn't always interesting to nonbelievers - I believe now because I don't scrutinise the Holy Spirit.
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