Comments | gnosis_soul: Faith or far from it

gnosis_soul

Faith or far from it

May 17, 2005 23:16

A few days ago, my dear friend silentnumbsmoke made a post about how she wishes she didn't feel the need to censor her entries, how she wishes she could post what she feels and not worry about what people think of her. Well, so do I. I've got more filters than I'm really comfortable with, weeding people out based on what I know they'll be offended by. I don't ( Read more... )

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willowbean May 18 2005, 06:37:51 UTC

your sheepishness is awfully cute :)
why hide your smartyness from everybody

My take on the whole god/science thing:
The fact that all of these really complex biological and chemical processes work (because probability is not in life's favor) makes me think that there has to be something that sparked it all and potentially still gives it a hand. Call it God, call it providence, call it dumb luck, there's more to this than what we've seen thus far.

gnosis_soul May 18 2005, 06:46:22 UTC

Heh, thank you. :) I'm such a weenie when it comes to things like this. It's hard to remind myself that I'm as entitled to my own opinion as anyone else.

I think a lot on those same lines. I mean, something had to have caused all this, right? I just think that eventually we're going to be able to explain it in real, concrete terms. I don't like thinking, "I don't know the answer, so it must be God." I don't like leaving God as a default just because we don't know yet.

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gnosis_soul May 18 2005, 07:02:42 UTC

Dude, you are all about the good advice lately, aren't you? ;)

The core messages of the church are the things to live by, yeah. I definitely object more to the stereotypical church and those who choose to take every word of the Bible literally. But most of the time I just feel like I can spread those messages on my own by being a good person, and I don't have to feel guided by some higher being. I want to do good because... I want to. After all, there are those who read the Bible and say they're doing God's will and end up killing a whole lot of people. Obviously the exception, not the rule.

I'm grateful to my parents for letting me make my own decisions from when I was very little, or at least not making them for me. I hope they forgive me for turning out like a heathen. Heh, even my parents, who I consider to be pretty fucking open-minded, raise their eyebrows when I'm feeling rebellious and say I don't believe in God.

ampr4life May 18 2005, 18:35:14 UTC

I know what you mean about having to filter everything just to make sure you dont offend anyone. I feel the same way, especially when I want to post about politics! But I don't think you should worry about offending anyone! This is your journal. It is for you to express your thoughts, feelings, and creativity! Don't worry about offending! I know we aren't on the same page with politics, but I would still enjoy reading your thoughts on the issues even if I disagree! It's all very thought provoking and it's great! So quit being so worried! haha did any of that even make any sense or am I just babbling? haha sorry! I dont have your gift in writing!

gnosis_soul May 20 2005, 06:04:42 UTC

You do make sense, yeah. :) And I'm glad to hear that you like hearing other people's opinions. I'm that way too. It's all about getting different perspectives, and learning everything you can.

dana_elaine May 18 2005, 21:14:48 UTC

Can you please stop reading my mind?! Once again you managed to sum up the basic belief system I have. And you have an amazing gift for writing, have I ever told you that?

I am lucky my mom is pretty easy going about me beliefs or lack thereof.

In an unrelated note, did you see the people passing out Bibles on campus today?

gnosis_soul May 20 2005, 06:02:14 UTC

Hah, yup, saw the Bible-givers and got one, actually. I have nothing against the Bible. It's a great work of literature.

_seasonofmists_ May 18 2005, 22:05:33 UTC

I won't say too much on this because we've had discussions on this topic before and I doubt I need to rehash it. I'm a Christian, but my beliefs are more spiritual than they are religious. Religion to me says our faith and beliefs are governed by rules--in other words, they're finite and limited. And I don't buy that. I still feel like an infant in my faith and I'm terrified of church because to me it's a bunch of people trying to get inside God's mind and pretending they know how God works and that's just..impossible. I believe, and that's all I know.

Didn't I just say I wasn't going to rehash this? Heh.

My main reason for responding is to reiterate that yes you do have the right to say whatever you want in your journal. Going along with your post, if someone is going to make a decision about you one way or the other, it might as well be an informed decision, yeah? And some of us really like to know what's going on in that pretty head of yours :)

gnosis_soul May 20 2005, 06:01:11 UTC

It is my journal, but I'm still always hesitant, simply because I feel privileged to know that some people actually read it, and I don't want those people to ever feel attacked by my words. It's easy to say "screw 'em," but it's another thing entirely to actually do it. It makes me feel unsafe in my own journal.