Divine Doubt

May 22, 2005 02:49

To doubt something means you give it enough credence to accept the fact that it may exist, and it's important enough to you and everyone around that you have to find doubts to satisfy yourself. I don't sit around doubting unicorns, they're not that important to me that I care enough to afford them doubt. Doubt is never a localized emotion, it stems ( Read more... )

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carahlynnae May 22 2005, 08:53:25 UTC
I always kind of figured that if God does exist, he/she/it gave me this crazy brain that is leading me to humanism, maybe, or at least leading me to question. So thats kind of a paradox. But whatev. God must want me to be this way, or else (if there is a God) I wouldn't be this way. Does that make sense? Hmm

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Preclusion Select carahlynnae May 22 2005, 23:36:08 UTC
Does humanism necessarily need to preclude god? From the static definitions the answer would be yes. Why, then, can the two philosophies not unify? There seems to be this unavoidable compartmentalization and distinction between every thought and way of life. What's wrong with combining seemingly disparate things? Why not believe in god in a different manner than the canonical imagery? If humans weren't meant to unify different aspects of our world and history we would be stagnant automatons. Paradoxes are unnatural, unification is the core of existence. Don't argue with your own struggles, cooperate, and you will grow together. Just a thought

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