Re: Good read so far: In Defense Of Atheism

Subtlety is the art of saying what you think and getting out of the
way before it is understood. Jackson Pillock
<jacksonpillock@xxxxxxxxxxx>, who posted in misc.writing on 11 Mar
2008 demonstrates this principle in this way:

Jackson:
In conclusion, I would invite you to imagine a universe with
no god.


gekko:
Well, I have, as a matter of fact.



Jackson:
What changes?

I've already mentioned this in the thread, don't feel like going
any further into it. I could requote the post where I discussed
this, if you wish.



Sure. Yes, please.

In news:fqr07i$k8q$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Ashby asked:

What causes you to believe in God?

I responded:

It started with being told, as a child, that there is a God
and he does wonderful things for us. Through years of
immersion, followed by years of rejection of those
teachings, followed by a moment of illumination which
spurred active study, thought, and application of my own
version of logic and rationale, I believe that there is a
Something that is greater than all other things.

In a followup, Ashby asked:

I wouldn't ask you to go further on the nature of your
Something. I'm more interested in what it is makes you
believe in the existence of "Something that is greater than
all other things". What does that belief provide you with
(or take away) that non-belief doesn't?

And my response was this:

Connection. Enlightenment. A fairly codified path to guide
me and help me continue to experience the connection and
pursue the enlightenment for which I hunger. A ready
resource of similarly- faithed to provide further
understanding. And that scratching post to which you refer
in your next paragraph.

Sorry, no tiny urls. I dug this out of my sent folder, not Google.

--
gekko

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