Agnostic faith
By valiswaverider
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I veer often one way or the other
Often
Between faith and reason
For did the angry God of Abraham
Make men in his image ?
Or is God but a fleeting dream of men long dead in ages past
The enlightenment of science drives out the old world
The enlightenment of the east points men to a deep a unity
But leaves my mind puzzled
Political will calls on the might of the God of Abraham
To free us from such troubles
Two thousand years make these words an empty projection of simpler times when the world was measured
Old time religion hold no truth and shines no light on things beyond its comprehension
A chasm between two worlds of tablets , stone and data have no parallel
As appealing as drinking poison
As a feudal lord commands it
And then withdraws it as a jest
A play with fools he claims
He is the fool is plain to see
He jests with lives
He binds his people
As once did Issac
For blind faith kills
As surely as in Jonestown
A demigod
Rapped in a pageant
Of the damed
What caused them to retain blind faith ?
They call it the echo chamber
It seems even an echo would have effect
But I feel none only powerless
That's all I feel
While witnessing the fool play with
Folly
If this is the will of God
I would be proud to be an atheist
But he is no God
Or voice of God
Just a foolish rich old man
I hope his time soon comes
Any child can see the emperor has no clothes
Even as he is mocked he retains power making a mockery of all that progress has made dear
What God is this
A vain old fool
A fake wisdom
Which causes madness
Hopelessness and cruelty
When highest hope is needed
A ship of fools with tin pot leaders
Cry out in all directions
Science is truth
But holds no comfort
Only uncertainty
It tells us that the world it's self in its very bones is uncertain
As am I uncertain
seek to find faith
Not in the God of abraham
Hopefully in sometime better
But this is why I am agnostic
As in all truth I am uncertain
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It is intersesting to follow
It is intersesting to follow your musings and longings.
But your images of God seem to be man-made. Science cannot investigate him or the past. Faith isn't blind, but looks at history, evidence-based, the nature of nature, the life of Christ and his resurrection (investigated by atheistic lawyers and reluctantly found to be true, no other explanation holding water). He does show anger against injustice, sin (don't we?) but also shows wonderful understanding and compassion, and can meet us and change us, and one day will sort all out, but meanwhile will help, and does give opportunity to people to change their attitude towards him. Rhiannon
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They believe atheists
They believe atheists are very brave, but the idea of God is really terrifying. Sometimes I wake in fear but it quickly passes and I can spend another 5 minutes in bed.
By the way what of Pascal's wager that God exists?
Haven't heard from you for ages Rob? Cheers! Tom Brown
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