Do I feel less faithful than those who don't question such matters? Of course, but even many Christians question what they believe. Some of them are more vocal about it, some of them keep it to themselves out of fear that they will be shunned by their fellow Christians.
There are people out there that accept all of these scriptures and truths the way that you would accept your car being rained upon. It's true, it happened, they might has well have seen it with their own eyes.
However, I would say that when it comes to the idea of God being the divine creator and all things being under the providence of God, I would say I am very faithful to that idea. Even if and when I am able to call bullshit on every other religious precept, doctrine and concept, the idea that there is a God and that there is something greater than ourselves still resonates in my mind, regardless of any evolutionary explanation for why I would think like that. It's as real to me as my very own existence.
It's not as if I am unfamiliar with science and with the ideals of atheism and I have probably read more atheist literature than your average atheist, but it all came down to my faith and I could not shake it. Would I? No. Regardless of the right and wrong, it makes the world make more sense to me and my central belief in a deity makes it much easier for me to accept that the universe that we live in may not be as solid and definite as the great thinkers of our time try to make it look.
However, it'd be great to know the truth. We all want to know the truth, the "Theory of Existence". Knowing is necessary for many people, atheist and religious alike. That is just what it is though, theoretical bullshit based on observation. There's no solid proof for or against God, but wherever it leans, I'd like to see it BECAUSE of the way I think.
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Do I feel less faithful than those who don't question such matters? Of course, but even many Christians question what they believe. Some of them are more vocal about it, some of them keep it to themselves out of fear that they will be shunned by their fellow Christians.
There are people out there that accept all of these scriptures and truths the way that you would accept your car being rained upon. It's true, it happened, they might has well have seen it with their own eyes.
However, I would say that when it comes to the idea of God being the divine creator and all things being under the providence of God, I would say I am very faithful to that idea. Even if and when I am able to call bullshit on every other religious precept, doctrine and concept, the idea that there is a God and that there is something greater than ourselves still resonates in my mind, regardless of any evolutionary explanation for why I would think like that. It's as real to me as my very own existence.
It's not as if I am unfamiliar with science and with the ideals of atheism and I have probably read more atheist literature than your average atheist, but it all came down to my faith and I could not shake it. Would I? No. Regardless of the right and wrong, it makes the world make more sense to me and my central belief in a deity makes it much easier for me to accept that the universe that we live in may not be as solid and definite as the great thinkers of our time try to make it look.
However, it'd be great to know the truth. We all want to know the truth, the "Theory of Existence". Knowing is necessary for many people, atheist and religious alike. That is just what it is though, theoretical bullshit based on observation. There's no solid proof for or against God, but wherever it leans, I'd like to see it BECAUSE of the way I think.
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Thanks for your replies! :)