04-05-2012, 01:16 PM
Sometimes I really want to know what goes through the minds of those who are devoutly religious. This is not a value judgment... I genuinely want to get an idea. Because I was brought up Catholic, but somehow it didn't stick with me so well. Doubt crept in slowly but surely, as i began to realize I was just forcing myself to learn these things in a rote manner -- no "truth" screamed at me. To me religion looked felt more and more like a placebo. Yet for other kids, the truth of it was palpable.
I really want to know why it is that I can't believe the concept of some guy from 2000 years ago dying as a sacrifice to save us from sins that we are being eternally judged for based on the universally mandated moral compass of some almighty creator. Yet this other person, who is no more or less intelligent than I, can believe it wholeheartedly. What could be the thoughts in their head that makes it so convincing for them?
I really want to know why it is that I can't believe the concept of some guy from 2000 years ago dying as a sacrifice to save us from sins that we are being eternally judged for based on the universally mandated moral compass of some almighty creator. Yet this other person, who is no more or less intelligent than I, can believe it wholeheartedly. What could be the thoughts in their head that makes it so convincing for them?
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?