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Originally Posted by Rosenstern
I'm willing to say that preechr is one of the better sort of religious people. There may be no arguing with some some his views, but that's all well and good as long as he stays away from real science. He's no Pat Robertson, and that makes him decent in my book.
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All in all, thanks.
That being said, I'm not at all religious. At one point, I was headed for seminary, but changed tracks and was pretty much agnostic or deistic for a while. Any spirituality I may enjoy right now is a jumble of many things I've learned over the years that have proven to me that there is logic and reason behind all we can see or experience. In some way, as CaptainBubba just said, everything makes perfect sense, even if we are not currently able to figure out how that is so. Truth is Beauty. Beauty, Truth.
I think theology and religion are important, as they are the history of mankind's attempts to figure out the truths behind what is immediately visible, from many different angles. I prefer to look at what the various religions got right, rather than trying to find reasons to disregard them all systematically by focusing on where they each went astray. I don't look to anyone or any group to sort out what is right for me.
I like science as much as I like spirituality. Being a libertarian, however, you won't ever have to worry about me forcing any beliefs I may or may not have on anyone...
So, no, I'm no Pat Robertson. No two people are cut from the same cloth. The main reason I'm talking about personal stuff here at all is to hopefully impress upon you guys that just because someone talks about "God" or expresses some sort of belief doesn't mean they're a member of the Hard-Core Conservative Christian Right-Wing Wrestling Party that wants to impose Jesus flavored Shari'a on everybody...
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