HI Billy, On Apr 13, 2012, at 9:07 PM, [email protected] wrote: > So the question comes down to this, for anyone : Do you believe, > deep down inside, that religious faith really is crucial to your life ? > That, in a sense, nothing else could possibly be more important ? > For if anyone answers "yes," then a foundation exists to > move mountains. Maybe an awkward metaphor but > hopefully the idea is clear enough.
As usual, I think it is important to separate out two distinct issues. One is religious tradition, which is very useful in a whole bunch of ways, but at the end of the day, not really essential to living a good life. There are multiple incompatible but equally valuable rituals. The other is an actual *religious understanding* about who we are and what we should do. THAT is incredible vital, and changes everything. I suspect you use "faith" in the latter sense, but most people don't, which causes a whole mess of problems. -- Ernie P. = -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
