I'd like to reference a podcast ("Bad Buddhist") episode I listened to recently. The host said that he didn't consider himself a Theist or an Athiest but, rather, an Apathist...that is, it really didn't matter what he believed since it was all belief (i.e. not scientifically provable fact) anyway. His belief in a God or external deity is meaningless and useless if there is no God or deity and his nonbelief in a God or deity is meaningless if there IS a God or deity. There is just NO WAY to prove these things.
I always find it humorous when some people, let's call them Christians, say things like psychic abilities can't exist or channeling cannot possibly happen...when, at the same time, it seems perfectly logical to them that a man (albeit one they believe to be God) rose from the stone cold dead after being horribly killed. Now, they may be absolutely right, mind you.....there's just NO WAY to prove it...and no way to DISPROVE it.
I,for one, choose to go the Apathist way. I am an unbeliever (in an external deity)...although knowing that I may be totally wrong...not that it matters one bit to the Universe. So there's not a lot of sense in fighting about your "religious" beliefs...since they are ONLY beliefs that have not (to the best of my knowledge) been physically proven...(yet)...
My little two cents worth. Love this thread, btw!
Mike
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