tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post8935861659540649299..comments2023-12-31T12:59:00.662-05:00Comments on A God-Sized Puzzle: Why I Can't Believe in Your God: Part 2- Thou Shalt Not QuestionEruessohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685225014024766175noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-60550361962905828902010-11-15T12:52:08.521-05:002010-11-15T12:52:08.521-05:00We are looking for great blogs and we would love i...We are looking for great blogs and we would love it if you registered yours with us.<br /><br />PostZoom is a directory of the best blog posts which helps readers find great blog posts and our goal is to help blog owners drive more traffic to their blog.<br /><br />If you are interested in joining, please check us out!<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Eric Castelli<br />PostZoompostzoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114176165863150528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-76908711376488565072010-11-14T09:25:13.462-05:002010-11-14T09:25:13.462-05:00"I find myself deeper in thought about the di..."I find myself deeper in thought about the divine than I ever did in my youth." I can relate to that. In fact, it describes my experience to a tee. The religion of my youth was just that. When I became an adult I put away childish things. I no longer have need of that old framework to find spiritual enrichment. But an open, inquiring mind is essential.Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-17258554296219544602010-11-13T21:44:08.608-05:002010-11-13T21:44:08.608-05:00Sammy- Thanks for visiting. I visited your site la...Sammy- Thanks for visiting. I visited your site last week and I love the layout and your writing. <br /><br />Al- I love asking questions but I love finding questions which lead to more questions. And down the rabbit hole we go.<br /><br />Sabio- I've witnessed a lot of mental gymnastics attempted here in the Bible Belt to make stagnant theology appealing, especially to the younger crowd (the churches down here are hemorrhaging young people). As for a non-stagnant theology, some liberal Christians avoid the need for gymnastics by questioning everything that defined a Christian in the first place. These post-modern Christians are more interested in the global story of us than in the theology which makes up the tribal story of Christianity. These guys, I like. Of course they're not considered "real" Christians by the more conservative groups.Eruessohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685225014024766175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-42408278362875639112010-11-13T19:33:43.547-05:002010-11-13T19:33:43.547-05:00"My issue (today) is not with Christianity bu...<i>"My issue (today) is not with Christianity but the stagnant theology within Christianity..."</i><br /><br />I personally can't imagine any twisting and gymnastics they could do to make a non-stagnant theology. Heck, all they have are the 4 stories and the theology of Paul. Pretty vacuous, if you ask me.<br /><br />But Christianity stopped speaking to me a long time ago. And the perennial question of Christian philosophy only make me yawn now.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-40444313835521075262010-11-13T13:17:43.604-05:002010-11-13T13:17:43.604-05:00Lots of valid questions and observations here. I ...Lots of valid questions and observations here. I particularly liked: "What is commonly forgotten (and ignored) in conservative Christian circles is that the same creative and spiritual interpretations and readings done by non-inerrantists is similar to the creative and spiritual interpretations done by apologetics, pastors, and Sunday school teachers. Unless you're reading all of scripture 100% literally, you've entered the realm of metaphor and interpretation." So, even the literalists are far from 100% literalist.<br /><br />I can't quite figure out why even literalists disagree on lots of stuff, yet all say they are only teaching the Bible. <br /><br />I tend to accept that Jesus is the 'Word of God', and that he (not the Bible) is the reference point for what God is like. Sure, much of what we know of Jesus is from the Bible, but the representation of one who is loving, compassionate, and just is (for me, at least) pretty straightforward. <br /><br />I love your reference to asking questions as being a spiritual practice. I agree!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453255551532736555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-28619942648385927872010-11-11T22:08:50.945-05:002010-11-11T22:08:50.945-05:00How true my friend! Another great post Sam! I agre...How true my friend! Another great post Sam! I agrew ith you totally on this!captron52https://www.blogger.com/profile/15378608035494726170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-88212274654184333582010-11-11T09:16:21.932-05:002010-11-11T09:16:21.932-05:00I couldn't have put it better myself. I left t...I couldn't have put it better myself. I left the Christian church when I was a teenager too. When I was 9 or 10, I created a little scandal by asking why the Bible said Adam and Eve were the first humans if Neanderthals existed before them (I had just read a book about prehistoric humans, and noticed Adam and Eve looked like modern humans). I always loved science, especially astronomy, and I could not believe in a God who would condemn me for knowing the universe was 13.7 billion years old, or condemn anyone to everlasting hell for any reason for that matter. The God I know would do no such thing.Sammyhttp://scientificuniversalist.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com