--- Reggie Bautista wrote: <snippage> > One of the biggest problem I have with current > organized Christianity and > many of it's supporters is that they say God is > omniscient, omnipotent, and > just sort of generally infinite or trans-finite, > but then they start putting in limits.
Which only 'they,' naturally, can understand or see. If anyone sees something else, it is _obviously_ 'heresy' and 'anathema.' > I say, if S/He/It is infinite in any form, then > there is no possible human, > finite description that can encompass all of God. > > In other words, you [Marvin] are correct in saying > that projecting a limited > definition would be a theistic fallacy, but I > personally don't buy into > those limited definitions, and neither do many > others. Here's one. Of course the problem with an amorphous definition (which I would have to say is the only way that I can describe the Divine) is...indeterminacy. I've been intrigued with the QM approach (especially with the continuously re/created universe concept); I find the biological approach (that part/s of the brain appear to be 'devoted to' spirituality/experiences which we call religious) compelling also. > There is an old Celtic belief quoted frequently in > modern stories that are > set in ancient Celtic times; "Never mock the face by > which someone finds > God." It's a recognition that there are many names, > many aspects, of God > (or The Goddess or the gods or however you wish to > refer to that which is > divine), but they are all just aspects of an > underlying whole. Modern > ecumenicism of the type Dan describes seems to > embrace this ethos to some > degree. The basics of many religions are the same, > they just vary in the > details. The important thing is not the specific > history of the religion, > it's the spirituality of the individual. I'd like to learn more about the Buddhist approach as well - anyone have books to recommend? (Someone mentioned one in an earlier post, but I don't think the author's name was given.) Debbi Running For A Bound Or Two Maru __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
