Hi there,
Look there seems to be something desperately wrong with this idea, that you can take someone's belief, whatever it may be, give a causal explanation, even a very poor one and then just dismiss anything else that person has to say, out of hand. I mean, saying there is an explanation is one thing, but dismissing every other belief someone has because you can summarize a part of it, doesn't seem to make a lot of sense.
Like if I say "Giving people water will solve a lot of the world's problems" you can't just then say "ah, water, doesn't fix every problem" and expect that to be an end of the conversation, surely? Or complain and say "often has fluoride, not good" and think that no more needs to be said, right? I mean what is it that holds a conversation together, is it not belief in each other and what you stand for? How does a difference of opinion suddenly wreck that? Doesn't that seem a little unfair to you?
It seems to me that people have forgotten that Jesus needs us, that He is dependent on us for His representation. There is a very real sense in the idea that if we just start walking away from each other, as I have been describing, we will destroy His Soul, the heartbeat of His Message, to be One. You don't think that is going to irk God, you think the fact that God has no more wrath for those that believe in Him means that those that undercut His Work will get a free pass, anyway? I don't think it works like that. I don't think God singles people out anymore, I think we have the benefit of the doubt, but there are blessings, favour, that we may never get, or have hope of getting if we don't work together on this.
With me?
EDIT: I mean I would say Philosophy has to step up to the plate here, wouldn't you?
Look there seems to be something desperately wrong with this idea, that you can take someone's belief, whatever it may be, give a causal explanation, even a very poor one and then just dismiss anything else that person has to say, out of hand. I mean, saying there is an explanation is one thing, but dismissing every other belief someone has because you can summarize a part of it, doesn't seem to make a lot of sense.
Like if I say "Giving people water will solve a lot of the world's problems" you can't just then say "ah, water, doesn't fix every problem" and expect that to be an end of the conversation, surely? Or complain and say "often has fluoride, not good" and think that no more needs to be said, right? I mean what is it that holds a conversation together, is it not belief in each other and what you stand for? How does a difference of opinion suddenly wreck that? Doesn't that seem a little unfair to you?
It seems to me that people have forgotten that Jesus needs us, that He is dependent on us for His representation. There is a very real sense in the idea that if we just start walking away from each other, as I have been describing, we will destroy His Soul, the heartbeat of His Message, to be One. You don't think that is going to irk God, you think the fact that God has no more wrath for those that believe in Him means that those that undercut His Work will get a free pass, anyway? I don't think it works like that. I don't think God singles people out anymore, I think we have the benefit of the doubt, but there are blessings, favour, that we may never get, or have hope of getting if we don't work together on this.
With me?
EDIT: I mean I would say Philosophy has to step up to the plate here, wouldn't you?