Posted by Deneb on August 8, 2005, at 21:20:36
In reply to Re: Religious friends and my unease » Deneb, posted by rayww on August 7, 2005, at 23:39:45
> Deneb welcome to this board. I hope you'll stay long enough to explore/discover some faith issues. It is good you asked questions, and brought up what you did.
Sometimes I feel like I'm a visitor from another planet...there are sooo many things I don't know about and haven't experienced yet. I'm curious about all things.
> I hope you will keep an open mind and will search for truth.
Few things are black and white and I believe truth to be one of them.
> It has been said that the Glory of God is Intelligence.
I'm unsure whether or not intelligence is advantageous or not. It may have given humans a selective advantage in the short term, but I have a feeling this may not be anymore.
> Intelligence does not conflict with true science, and therefore true religion embraces it.
What do you mean by "true" science and "true" religion?
>So, in your study, think of it as intelligence, wisdom, understanding, rather than religion, if that makes sense. Because as soon as you label it religion, you will find yourself asking, "which one"?
"Which one" matters a whole lot to many people IMO.
I think faith and religion is very good for certain people. Some people need it, some people don't. I'm not sure I'm one of those who need it. I want to learn about it and understand it more to understand others, but I don't think I need it.
Thanks for the warm welcome. I've already started reading some threads...it is interesting.
Deneb
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