From: Scott Roberts (jse885@earthlink.net)
Date: Sun Aug 29 2004 - 15:38:29 BST
Chuck,
> Chuck said:
> > "Atheists versus Christians."
> >
> > No offense, but I think Pirsig, Buddhist-guy and I would clean your
clock.
>
> Scott repied:
> Except that I wouldn't know which side I'm on, so the game would be called
> on account of theological quibbling.
>
> Chuck responds:
> Scott, you're all over the place here. Given the choice between Atheism
and
> Christianity, you don't know which side you're on? A "Christian," correct
> me if I'm wrong, is someone who believes in Christ and his dual nature.
> >From previous points in your recent posts, I assumed that applied to you.
I have said that I have found a lot of value in Christianity, but I have
also found a lot of value in Buddhism. So, correct, between (Buddhist)
atheism and Christian theism, I don't know which side I'm on, other than I
know I'm against the other kind of atheism.
I like to think that religion of the future, being thoroughly intellectual,
will not need either label.
> Devotional Faith is a weird animal; it comes and goes, I guess. Maybe
> that's why I find it so repugnant.
The word "devotion" is not part of my religious vocabulary either, and I'm
dubious whether 'faith' belongs as well.
- Scott
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