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K · 03-02-2003, 06:26 PM

Old Man:

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"Try" being the operative word. "Failure" being the inevitable result.

I'm a living counter example that disproves your assertion. I'm sure there are many more.

Now that one of the truths that you've taken on faith from your religion has been proven false, do you think it might be time to question some of the others? Or will you try to distort reality (eg. claim that I am not really happy or fulfilled) to match your religious view? This seems to be the preferred technique of many theists when their faith doesn't jibe with the real world.

Shake · 03-03-2003, 11:59 AM

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Originally posted by JenniferD
The only thing wrong with that is that their christian buddies aren't taking their example. I if it was the case that "all Christians practice their faith without imposing it on others or the government," or even better "all people practice their faith without imposing it on others or the government," then I promise I would quit my bitching.

Jen

Well said, Jen!

I, in fact, have taken to referring to religious faith as 'Faith,' and (say) the belief that the sun will rise tomorrow as 'faith.' I have faith that my car will start when I leave work today ... or any number of other mundane things that are (at least) fairly reliable. I have long since lost my Faith, and now often wonder if I really ever had it. There's a big difference between the two (IMHO).

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