dstieger wrote:Guilty as charged. I'll try to try to keep a more open or understanding mind in the future.
See...I honestly have viewed others' beliefs in gods in exactly the same way I view someone trying to convince me they saw bigfoots. And, to my (closed?) mind, it almost requires a certain sort of 'simpleness' to accept as real things that I cannot begin to conceive of.....no different than the way my eyes roll back in my head when I get someone going on astrology....or unlucky numbers.. or ghosts....or vampires in Capiz, Philippines...etc. I admit that I do tend to assume a certain lesser education or intelligence when I encounter believers in any of those. So...if you think similarly when you listen to, say...a flat-earther...then you may sort of understand where we're at when you notice us acting like your faith is a sign...(like a Foxworthy sign...not a lightning bolt sign)
Oh naw brother if you think I was saying that about you I was not. I just meant in general or typical society. Also dont take me wrong, I am not saying by no means that you are or are not closed minded. When it comes to my blind faith, at one point I did not have it. Years ago I was on the exact same wave length as you.
For myself this is strictly a deep emotional feeling for me. So much so I remember the exact day that it hit me and to boot at the time I had not or ever had been attending a church, I was not involved in talking to anyone about God, I wasn't even thinking about God, if God exist or does not or even studying any sort of religion.
All I can say is because of the sudden out of the blue super strong feeling it was like I suddenly knew. Well, let me rephrase that. It was like suddenly I could see that there was no question for me if God exist. This of course is nothing I can prove, and it is nothing I care to try and convince other people of. For those that do not believe I do not think it is wrong or do I look down on at those folks. I myself was there at one point as well. During that time I did not view myself as any less of a person nor do I now view my self at that time as any less of a person. I do view myself now at that time as a person that was missing out on what was one of the most greatest things in my life no more no less. The key words being "my life" and again it is all just a deep feeling. No one has ever proven to me as a fact that God exist. Because of that one particular day no one has to. If I am mad no one has to prove to me I am mad. Same if I am happy, sad, depressed etc. I would hope that me knowing my feelings or how I feel does not make me off my rocker and I view this feeling I have when it comes to my blind faith that God does exist the exact same. If I am feeling mad I know I am. If I feel that God exist I know he/she/it does. If any of that makes sense lol. I am not saying I am right nor am I saying that anyone that feels different is wrong. I am saying it is right for me, its how I feel.