(June 19, 2019 at 9:26 am)tackattack Wrote: I liked your comment on everyday faith. I find that my exact definition of my religious faith. My faith is exactly based on my repetitive experience. For example, when I walk in faith in my life, it can be said that I have 'faith' that God will guide my steps. But this expectation is based on a reasonable statistical universe - I've walked in faith tens of thousands of steps, and God always shows His love, compassion and wisdom and uses those experiences to reflect Him whether I see them as good or bad.
I'd love to know how this works -- you walk around believing that God is guiding you, and so far, most things turn out good, and the bad stuff is some sort of lesson?
If I walk around believing that the FSM is guiding my life will I notice any difference?
I understand that belief, by itself, can change one's mindset. Certainly believing that you are watched 24/7 by a judgmental deity might temper some bad behavior (or else just lead to tons of guilt).
I don't see anything wrong with being thankful for the good things in life, or for resilience in the face of adversity. I just don't see why gods have anything positive to contribute. I think they just mess up a rational analysis of reality.
