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holly_evolvingI believe that there is an "unquantifiable." There is a force in the universe that can't be explained. Call it the soul, call it god, call it a miracle. Call it whatever you like. I believe that there was a time before the beginning of the universe...there has to be; that's how time works. I believe that this universe came from somewhere that science will never be able to explain or even begin to comprehend. I do believe there are inexplicable things. Generally, I'm not interested in them.
I believe a force created this universe. I do not believe that this force was benevolent, intentional, or even sentient. Fusion doesn't care if the star shines; it just makes it shine.
I'm not interested in examining the inexplicable; I don't care about the "god particle." If it's there, good for it, and good for the people who find it. I don't care if there are aliens. Should any come to visit in a recognizable way, that's a different story.
I have never in my life been Christian. This isn't to say that I don't think a boy named Yeshue was born the son a manual laborer named Yusef in the City of Bethlehem during the reign of Tiberius Augustus Caesar. I'll grant that there are no verifiable historical documents on the subject, but then Caligula wasn't the stickler for detail that Julius Caesar was, anyway. And he might have been a philosophical genius to make Ghandi look like a debauched monster. He might have been a leader for a sect of Jewish hippies who were disillusioned by the elitist (ooh, buzzword!) stance of the Pharisees. But do I think his mother was impregnated by a deity? Nope.
I have not believed that Jesus was god, that god was my father, that Santa came at Christmas, or that the Easter bunny comes and hides eggs in my living room. Not ever. Not at 20, not at 10, not at 4, never. I don't think faith is something I'm capable of.
And I don't feel a lack because of that.
I don't feel superior, either. That sort of thing is just not a factor for me. If you look a few posts lower, you will see comments from some of the wonderful, intelligent, open-minded people I'm friends with, who also happen to be religious in some form or another. I'm glad they have that in their lives, because it seems to suit them and give them purpose.
I believe a force created this universe. I do not believe that this force was benevolent, intentional, or even sentient. Fusion doesn't care if the star shines; it just makes it shine.
I'm not interested in examining the inexplicable; I don't care about the "god particle." If it's there, good for it, and good for the people who find it. I don't care if there are aliens. Should any come to visit in a recognizable way, that's a different story.
I have never in my life been Christian. This isn't to say that I don't think a boy named Yeshue was born the son a manual laborer named Yusef in the City of Bethlehem during the reign of Tiberius Augustus Caesar. I'll grant that there are no verifiable historical documents on the subject, but then Caligula wasn't the stickler for detail that Julius Caesar was, anyway. And he might have been a philosophical genius to make Ghandi look like a debauched monster. He might have been a leader for a sect of Jewish hippies who were disillusioned by the elitist (ooh, buzzword!) stance of the Pharisees. But do I think his mother was impregnated by a deity? Nope.
I have not believed that Jesus was god, that god was my father, that Santa came at Christmas, or that the Easter bunny comes and hides eggs in my living room. Not ever. Not at 20, not at 10, not at 4, never. I don't think faith is something I'm capable of.
And I don't feel a lack because of that.
I don't feel superior, either. That sort of thing is just not a factor for me. If you look a few posts lower, you will see comments from some of the wonderful, intelligent, open-minded people I'm friends with, who also happen to be religious in some form or another. I'm glad they have that in their lives, because it seems to suit them and give them purpose.