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Author Topic:   What to believe, crisis of faith
arachnophilia
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Message 12 of 302 (243639)
09-15-2005 12:46 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Aztraph
09-14-2005 9:35 PM


education does this.
keep a few things in mind:
believing in god does not require believing in the bible at all, let alone as the literal word of god. faith should be independent of books, imho.
god and science are not totally incompatible -- they're just different realms. it is totally possible that there is something supernatural even if science is 100% right about everything. science deals with the natural -- the how. religion deals with the supernatural -- the why.
the bible can be a really interesting book if you stop believing in it and just try to understand it. and science can speak a lot better about the majesty of god's creation if you understand one and believe in the other.
so you're not faced with two doors -- you're really faced with a whole lot. there are really any number of acceptable compromises, as well as entirely separate belief systems.

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