My religious beliefs
Feb. 5th, 2005 01:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
joshwritingA question on Sheroes asked "How did you come to your beliefs?"
After many years of studying and reading about different religions, including the one I was ostensibly raised in, and after prayer seeking guidance (and a clue), and after conversations with priests, reverends, rabbis and shamans...
I concluded that I have nary a clue, nor any chance (in hell) of finding one.
I am a devout agnostic, dedicated to the principle that I do not and cannot know what is going on with deities.
I do pray, though...
p.s. If I listed my mood as contemplative every time I LJed, I suspect it would not be inaccurate.
After many years of studying and reading about different religions, including the one I was ostensibly raised in, and after prayer seeking guidance (and a clue), and after conversations with priests, reverends, rabbis and shamans...
I concluded that I have nary a clue, nor any chance (in hell) of finding one.
I am a devout agnostic, dedicated to the principle that I do not and cannot know what is going on with deities.
I do pray, though...
p.s. If I listed my mood as contemplative every time I LJed, I suspect it would not be inaccurate.
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Re: Other
Date: 2005-02-08 03:31 pm (UTC)I do not believe in something. I do not believe in everything. I do not believe in nothing.
I have one belief - that I do not know what is the truth.
This means prayer might have value and might not.
I suppose I am fairly convinced that it is unlikely to do harm.
But if it does no harm and might do good, then why not?
Think of it a something akin to having a coupon for a free lottery ticket.
There is no expectation of winning, and you might not go out of your way to get the ticket - but if you are in the store with the lottery tickets, anyway, then what is the cost of getting a free ticket?