tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063544321947713608.post2797343411293206773..comments2023-09-23T02:35:18.695-07:00Comments on Faith, Doubt and Reason: No AnswerJimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766230841936623946noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063544321947713608.post-36401818786778790752010-11-11T13:21:49.539-08:002010-11-11T13:21:49.539-08:00Thanks for the input. My questions don't have...Thanks for the input. My questions don't have to do with doubting my religious beliefs per se. Rather, my questions revolve around whether or not religious beliefs are a kind of knowledge, and to what extent those beliefs can be supported, either rationally or empirically.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your story, though. You're right that I'm not likely to abandon my faith anytime soon, but it was interesting to read about your own journey.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05766230841936623946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063544321947713608.post-60733297675135937042010-11-09T09:04:43.615-08:002010-11-09T09:04:43.615-08:00It's incredibly frustrating, innit? I spent ne...It's incredibly frustrating, innit? I spent nearly a decade trying to find <i>answers</i> to my own issues of religious doubt. I prayed for understanding, or at least that God would shut off that nagging voice in the back of my head.<br /><br />If it makes you feel better, it is that same insatiable thirst for answers that drove Copernicus, Einstein, Anselm, Aquinas, Darwin, Hume, Curie, and countless other scientists and thinkers. It is a hallmark of a healthy mind. Unfortunately it doesn't help much with sleeping at night.<br /><br />I can share my story of <a href="http://crommunist.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/the-joy-of-the-godless-parte-the-seconde/" rel="nofollow">how I resolved the issue</a>, but my quest ended in abandoning belief, which you may not be ready for.<br /><br />Of course you might be talking about how to program your VCR, in which case my story will be completely unhelpful :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com