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A pentecostal woman I dated told me something that was very insightful. It was accidentally insightful, a slip of the tongue, but here it is:

"Faith is believing what isn't true." 'Nuff said!

Mark Twain said that first.

Yeah, Mark Twain, but as always he said it better: "Faith is believ'n what you know ain't so."

Faith is the reason you give when you don't have a good reason -Matt Dillahunty

@BrightTyger979 I like that too.

@DaveSchumacher Not many of us can top Mark Twain.

In my prosaic world Mark Twain is the greatest American author ever.

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It's true, because I just FEEL it is. LOL

As someone with schizophrenia I can tell you just because you feel something is true doesn't mean it is lol

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Its just silly. ALL of it.

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There are stories about the wisdom of our elders and some of the traditions they spawned. One is about cutting off a part of a piece of meat before cooking it. It happened over several generations and when a surviving great grandmother was asked about it she said it was originally done because the meat would not fit into the pan.

Most religions (look at Mormonism) have some crazy beginnings but, over time, the origins have been forgotten or embellished so much that the beginnings are totally obscured.

I remember going through the catacombs in Rome with my European History Prof. He stated that it was not until the 3rd century (ACE) that the cross became a symbol of Christianity. Before then it was reviled because it was a means of execution for those deemed terrorists.

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Another Classic.

Coldo Level 8 Apr 9, 2018
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I got dizzy just reading that! lol

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It MUST be true!

skado Level 9 Apr 9, 2018
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Oddly enough, and although I'm not a communications scientist (although I play one in my office) this looks like there may have been a simple message that got run through a long game of telephone.

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Sound like gossip. 🙂

Betty Level 8 Apr 9, 2018
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And this is how religion works.

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Nah! There is more chance of Alice, Humpty Dumpty, Red Queen and Bandersnatch turning up for tea this evening.

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Brilliant point. 😀 😀 😀

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Critical grapevine reasoning, a couple slices of bread, and some peanut butter makes a great non-sequiter sandwich for Jesus.

jeffy Level 7 Apr 9, 2018
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That sounds ridiculous, but it's not as scary as, "God told me."

JimG Level 8 Apr 9, 2018
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Or my favorite "I know it in my heart"

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Doo dah! Doo Dah!

Phin Level 6 Apr 9, 2018
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I'm lost lol.

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A paradox theses aimless thoughts are interesting in the fact they apply to nothing. I have seen someone work and get nothing done was a curiosity to watching a live paradox.

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So then exactly its heresay

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Such profound logic. I must ponder this.

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That is why with the crazy inflammatory rhetoric generated by pro Trump camp he got elected. It’s why Fox News is so popular. You have to do due diligence to come close to finding the truth. To many people are gullible.

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One very suggestible believer saw a cross in the clouds one day. That's enough for him to say god exists! Oh, brother!

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So straight from the horse's mouth then?

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Sooo.... that makes it ok? It's funny how we're suppose to accept crap like this because it's been human approved. Hmmm... what's funny is how i accepted it without asking the questions I wanted to ask. I needed acceptance and I just said ok. I needed others approval by showing up and doing their thing. I'm guilty, but now I'm free.

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