In Reply to: Necessary Definitions posted by OT2 on January 20, 2006 at 14:50:42:
I have to go to work in a few minutes (long Saturdays) but I wanted to quickly answer.
I also enjoy our exchanges and plan to continue, maybe together, discovering some more wonders. That's what they are to me, answers that reaffirm my apriori faith but that also shake my aposteriori judgement. My solution has been so far to come up with more questions as I reaffirm, again, my expanded faith and go in search for new answers.
There is a time of human doubt, fear to the risk taken attitude to question what other may think sacred. I am glad you have not been condemning but rather participators in this, my self examination. I appreciate the doubt you bring to my reasoning.
To me that is what real religion is, a constant state of self examination not in a self-serving search of purity but in expectation of communion with the largerst power, what as Christians we call God Father. I think there is a mystery in that communion, and different parts of it are a part of the teachings in different religions.
But here is when I make the distinction between a personal reality and a reality that is shared and organized in groups. I don't know if I am a Christian as much as I know I am a Christian. My doubts are in regards to the evaluation of my reality. I am not totally sure of what I am learning but also I am sure of what I know because of the rigor I try to implement in my thinking. In this case it includes making them the object of your examination and then ponder on your views.
The danger is when we are so sure of what we know that we don't test, or taste it. :) Thank you for the meals.