God may have many mansions, but it would seem that the "organmutterers" forum only has urinals; these being one of the few constructions possible with only two corners.
Why isn't there an agnostic corner, on the basis that a room has a minimum of three corners?
I feel deprived!
As a Christian Agnostic, I would immediately dispute the belief that the Bible is the word of God, which probably consigns me to hell where all the interesting people go.
However, be that as it may, a thought occured to me as I was eating a BLT sandwich in a lay-by the other day.
If people believe in God, they START from the point of view of awe, wonder and reverence and work their way down the food-chain, until they reach the tiniest specks of life, molecules, atoms and sub-atomic particles.
If people do not believe in God and know something about the building-blocks of the universe, they may readily START where believers end, by studying the sub-atomic particles and the cosmic-dust whence we all came. Working up from this to the atomic, the molecular, the simple and complex life-forms, to the orbit of earth and moon, out to the stars and galaxies and arriving at the infinity of the universe, they must finally come face to face with the awe and wonder of creation, and have reverence for the things that are beyond undertanding.
Thus, at the very least, it is our humanity which binds us together, whatever our beliefs or lack of belief.
I believe that the greatest obstacle to religion is not a lack of faith, (which is quite different to belief), but an absence of humility.
Surely, it is perfectly easy for an athesit, an agnostic and a believer to share FAITH in the person of Jesus?
Isn't this exactly what Diterich Boenhoffer was saying 60 years ago?
Why isn't there an agnostic corner, on the basis that a room has a minimum of three corners?
I feel deprived!
As a Christian Agnostic, I would immediately dispute the belief that the Bible is the word of God, which probably consigns me to hell where all the interesting people go.
However, be that as it may, a thought occured to me as I was eating a BLT sandwich in a lay-by the other day.
If people believe in God, they START from the point of view of awe, wonder and reverence and work their way down the food-chain, until they reach the tiniest specks of life, molecules, atoms and sub-atomic particles.
If people do not believe in God and know something about the building-blocks of the universe, they may readily START where believers end, by studying the sub-atomic particles and the cosmic-dust whence we all came. Working up from this to the atomic, the molecular, the simple and complex life-forms, to the orbit of earth and moon, out to the stars and galaxies and arriving at the infinity of the universe, they must finally come face to face with the awe and wonder of creation, and have reverence for the things that are beyond undertanding.
Thus, at the very least, it is our humanity which binds us together, whatever our beliefs or lack of belief.
I believe that the greatest obstacle to religion is not a lack of faith, (which is quite different to belief), but an absence of humility.
Surely, it is perfectly easy for an athesit, an agnostic and a believer to share FAITH in the person of Jesus?
Isn't this exactly what Diterich Boenhoffer was saying 60 years ago?