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InKY · 08-04-06

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Originally Posted by Necropolis

Only when you can see the sun from its firmamnt up to its energetic structure can you then start to make guesses at what the Gods are thinking. Right now all we see is one aspect of a greater picture, like looking at the Mona Lisa and seing only the yellow bits
You may be looking at God but all you will see is another Gold coin in the sky

Quote: originally posted by theburningbush: The question becomes do we really want to see god, do we really want to understand what he is thinking... If god is everything he is supposed to be what purpose do we have if we can understand him

I agree that if there's an infinite Being our there, necessarily we can't fully understand Him/it, but I hate that point where someone asks a question and (if you're a churchy person like I am, obviously) you're stuck saying, "We may not be able to understand that now; we'll have to trust that it's God's will and we'll find out His plan someday." I'd much rather have ended up believing something rational, but maybe you're right, TBB, if we could comprehend the Infinite or found out that there was no Infinite to comprehend, what would be our motivation?
That's something I've wondered, never having been adult without faith: what motivates you if not wanting to relate more fully to God? I think Jordyn's saying she looks for self-awareness/empowerment.
BTW, Jordyn, I so won't preach, but I'll say that a lot of the stuff you mentioned about the Bible isn't how rational Christians really see things. I think we're observing the "vocal minority" problem though, where the least sensible representatives of a subculture are the ones who make their voices heard the loudest.