On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Mary Jo Sminkey wrote: ... >>There are many things that we can't prove with >>science, but that people have a belief in - maybe a well placed one. >>Global Warming is one such example. > > Exactly. And just as people look at what we can see and observe and have > learned and draw a conclusion that seems to meet the preponderance of > scientific evidence, so many of us do when it comes to religious faith. >
I feel like I've been shown proof that there is something grander than I. Further, that this "grandness" is communicating all the time, if we but listen. But I guess it could just be extra-terrestrials messing with my head. Or maybe a computer from the future. Perhaps it's the Time Lords? Probably it's just The Force tho. >>But this is also where Christian churches are spiritually >>discriminating: in matters of individual spirituality they require you >>to conform to their method of study. > > Not in any church I've belonged to as an adult. Perhaps you are thinking > about the Catholics? I know some Christians who feel the only way to Heaven is through Christ. That's kind of exclusionary. >>For example, are Buddhism and Christianity mutually exclusive? If so, >>why? If not, why not? > > I personally haven't studied Buddhism closely enough to speak on this, but it > definitely isn't a religion that is absolutely in conflict with Christianity > so I expect there would be disagreement in this regard. Saying "Buddhism" and "Christianity" is rather general, don't ch'all think? But I guess it all depends on your definition of the words (terms?), or whatever. I know one thing tho-- my "religion" is all inclusive. So it's sorta a pointless one, for most people's purposes. -- Man starts over again everyday, in spite of all he knows, against all he knows. Emile M. Cior ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:306413 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
