And how exactly do you know this, dear believer?
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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!
Robotbuilder
Level 7
Apr 9, 2018
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JimG:
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
JimG:
@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.
It's true, because I just FEEL it is. LOL
Galihad_Z
Level 7
Apr 9, 2018
3
As someone with schizophrenia I can tell you just because you feel something is true doesn't mean it is lol
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.
BucketlistBob
Level 8
Apr 9, 2018
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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.
JackPedigo
Level 9
Apr 9, 2018
1
One very suggestible believer saw a cross in the clouds one day. That's enough for him to say god exists! Oh, brother!
I_dont_know
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Apr 9, 2018
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