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2 years ago
in The Atheist’s Prayer on dmiessler.com | grep understanding
I have quite a different perspective on all of this. I'm a pretty religious guy, but my faith in God is not the result of superstition or ignorance, as many atheists tend to believe. In fact, I can understand why atheists tend to look down on people of faith. There are plenty of religious folk spouting off crazy ideas ("The world is ending on _____ date!"), or clinging to beliefs that are easilly proven wrong ("The world is 6,000 years old.", etc.) But, as is usually the case, the folks who are the loudest tend to be the ones with the worst ideas. So please don't let the ridiculousness of some believers give you the impression that any faith in God must also be irrational or superstitious.
I also don't believe that science and reason are incompatible with faith in God. When I read about discoveries in physics and astonomy, I feel like an ant discovering a computer. The elegance, precision and beauty of the universe give us a glimpse into the awesome mind that (I believe) created it.
But, as a previous poster mentioned, the existence of God will always be a matter of belief. I'll certainly never be able to prove to someone else that my faith is correct. And I'd have to be pretty arrogant to assume that I have all the answers. I guess the bottom line is that my faith has had a very positive impact on my life... So it's not superstition or ignorance that gives me faith in God, but rather the preponderance of the evidence I've seen to this point.
Just wanted to add a different point of view to the discussion! :)
I also don't believe that science and reason are incompatible with faith in God. When I read about discoveries in physics and astonomy, I feel like an ant discovering a computer. The elegance, precision and beauty of the universe give us a glimpse into the awesome mind that (I believe) created it.
But, as a previous poster mentioned, the existence of God will always be a matter of belief. I'll certainly never be able to prove to someone else that my faith is correct. And I'd have to be pretty arrogant to assume that I have all the answers. I guess the bottom line is that my faith has had a very positive impact on my life... So it's not superstition or ignorance that gives me faith in God, but rather the preponderance of the evidence I've seen to this point.
Just wanted to add a different point of view to the discussion! :)
2 years ago
in The Atheist’s Prayer on danielmiessler.com | grep understanding
I have quite a different perspective on all of this. I'm a pretty religious guy, but my faith in God is not the result of superstition or ignorance, as many atheists tend to believe. In fact, I can understand why atheists tend to look down on people of faith. There are plenty of religious folk spouting off crazy ideas ("The world is ending on _____ date!"), or clinging to beliefs that are easilly proven wrong ("The world is 6,000 years old.", etc.) But, as is usually the case, the folks who are the loudest tend to be the ones with the worst ideas. So please don't let the ridiculousness of some believers give you the impression that any faith in God must also be irrational or superstitious.
I also don't believe that science and reason are incompatible with faith in God. When I read about discoveries in physics and astonomy, I feel like an ant discovering a computer. The elegance, precision and beauty of the universe give us a glimpse into the awesome mind that (I believe) created it.
But, as a previous poster mentioned, the existence of God will always be a matter of belief. I'll certainly never be able to prove to someone else that my faith is correct. And I'd have to be pretty arrogant to assume that I have all the answers. I guess the bottom line is that my faith has had a very positive impact on my life... So it's not superstition or ignorance that gives me faith in God, but rather the preponderance of the evidence I've seen to this point.
Just wanted to add a different point of view to the discussion! :)
I also don't believe that science and reason are incompatible with faith in God. When I read about discoveries in physics and astonomy, I feel like an ant discovering a computer. The elegance, precision and beauty of the universe give us a glimpse into the awesome mind that (I believe) created it.
But, as a previous poster mentioned, the existence of God will always be a matter of belief. I'll certainly never be able to prove to someone else that my faith is correct. And I'd have to be pretty arrogant to assume that I have all the answers. I guess the bottom line is that my faith has had a very positive impact on my life... So it's not superstition or ignorance that gives me faith in God, but rather the preponderance of the evidence I've seen to this point.
Just wanted to add a different point of view to the discussion! :)
