tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560117023399904490.post6576384828732166812..comments2024-02-13T22:49:00.508-08:00Comments on The Wayfaring Fool: My responses to an apologistWayfaring Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16570689515291843700noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560117023399904490.post-24344021895374432772013-01-21T06:53:44.388-08:002013-01-21T06:53:44.388-08:00I have a question....? Under the terms of faith a...I have a question....? Under the terms of faith as outlined by your example of Alma 32, is it even possible to accept anything as literal truth once the test has been executed? Is the result actual literal "proof" or is it left for individual interpretations, that the light found is still not a perfect knowledge, but that the Way is actually what is the literal proof? What I mean is that it may be that the test itself is the ly literal truth you can discern from, not the end result.<br /><br />A few questions in there that I would like your thoughts on. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914943333973696048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560117023399904490.post-25974281090005078062013-01-07T07:01:10.451-08:002013-01-07T07:01:10.451-08:00Well, I hope some day to exhibit the equanimity yo...Well, I hope some day to exhibit the equanimity you do with regard to religion, but I seem to react to my experience with it as if it were traumatic. <br />Even though I don't know you, it appears that you maintain a type of faith that is beneficent. I feel like I have scar tissue that interferes with faith's ability to breathe. <br />And seriously, I really admire your writing ability. I imagine you've disciplined your skill, and I'm wondering how. :)Birdwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622924048932510431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560117023399904490.post-68839949191009204972013-01-06T18:21:35.892-08:002013-01-06T18:21:35.892-08:00Thanks for your comment. I'm not sure I would...Thanks for your comment. I'm not sure I would put Bertrand Russell as my 'favorite', but I certainly respect his mind. He was a bit of a militant atheist, publishing a book, "Why I am not a Christian"...and in my impression, this is entirely too far into the mode of rejecting religion entirely.<br /><br />I've tried that model -- there is too much good in the community of saints that does not get replaced in a life of rejecting. Wayfaring Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16570689515291843700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560117023399904490.post-6190496988624465822013-01-06T17:07:12.649-08:002013-01-06T17:07:12.649-08:00You speak well. How have you become a writer who s...You speak well. How have you become a writer who speaks eloquently AND thoroughly? <br />I spent the last hour listening to videos and audios of Bertrand Russell on YouTube. As of this moment, I am his newest fan. What a admirable thinker. Thank you for sharing this conversation. I'm sure many of us out here share moments of frustration when our dialogue with another becomes encumbered by defensive postures around dogma. Good wishes to you.Birdwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622924048932510431noreply@blogger.com