Thank you for your response. I don’t disagree with anything you said. I was a Christian but now find myself looking elsewhere for the answers we all seek. I know wokeness is bullshit, and as you say materialism stops at where metaphysics begin. I guess you could say I’m on my own journey right now and not sure where it’s going, but at least I know a couple stops I won’t be making.
Thank you for your response. I don’t disagree with anything you said. I was a Christian but now find myself looking elsewhere for the answers we all seek. I know wokeness is bullshit, and as you say materialism stops at where metaphysics begin. I guess you could say I’m on my own journey right now and not sure where it’s going, but at least I know a couple stops I won’t be making.
I just decided to leave Christianity as my belief system a few weeks ago so I’m not sure where to begin other than reading Homer and going forward from there. I like philosophy but literature I think provides us metaphysical understanding and insights too.
I’m sad I missed this exchange. Looks like one of you got banned. I was interested in your comments re: Christianity. I grew up a believer, but left the Church as a teen. I know my morality comes from Christian values. I’m okay with that.
It’s not that I don’t believe Christianity has truth or goodness in it
It does
I just find myself unable to accede to the Nicene creed or the Bible as divinely inspired, so once I acknowledged that, I knew it was time to move on (this is just my own experience)
I left christianity (had i ever arrived?) In my teens and explored some mystical options since. I have noticed in the last decade at least that oftentimes the people who are willing to stand up for their understandings courageously profess to be Christians (Ed Dowd for instance). Not enough to create a road to Damascus experience in me but I am taking note - strong faith can accompany exceptional moral courage in some people and i dont think that is a bad thing in these troubled times.
Thank you for your response. I don’t disagree with anything you said. I was a Christian but now find myself looking elsewhere for the answers we all seek. I know wokeness is bullshit, and as you say materialism stops at where metaphysics begin. I guess you could say I’m on my own journey right now and not sure where it’s going, but at least I know a couple stops I won’t be making.
I just decided to leave Christianity as my belief system a few weeks ago so I’m not sure where to begin other than reading Homer and going forward from there. I like philosophy but literature I think provides us metaphysical understanding and insights too.
Strange indeed, but also wonderful and intriguing.
I’m sad I missed this exchange. Looks like one of you got banned. I was interested in your comments re: Christianity. I grew up a believer, but left the Church as a teen. I know my morality comes from Christian values. I’m okay with that.
And I have to say
It’s not that I don’t believe Christianity has truth or goodness in it
It does
I just find myself unable to accede to the Nicene creed or the Bible as divinely inspired, so once I acknowledged that, I knew it was time to move on (this is just my own experience)
I left christianity (had i ever arrived?) In my teens and explored some mystical options since. I have noticed in the last decade at least that oftentimes the people who are willing to stand up for their understandings courageously profess to be Christians (Ed Dowd for instance). Not enough to create a road to Damascus experience in me but I am taking note - strong faith can accompany exceptional moral courage in some people and i dont think that is a bad thing in these troubled times.
Great point