ForumGarden

A child once said on a test "Science is material. Religion is immaterial". :wah:

Maybe he was right? I sure get a warm fuzzy feeling from it, though. What do you get from your religion...or lack of it.

koan wrote: A child once said on a test "Science is material. Religion is immaterial". :wah:



Maybe he was right? I sure get a warm fuzzy feeling from it, though. What do you get from your religion...or lack of it.
I get a warm fuzzy feeling visiting with some people, looking at some sunsets, looking at babies asleep, looking at a litter of new puppies, shedding a tear while remembering a good friend that's passed on, and much much more.

Science is broadly speaking based on empirical evidence. Religion is largely speaking based on faith. Thus the 2 are different, albeit interwoven, and it`s logical that we should see them in different ways!

Lon wrote: I get a warm fuzzy feeling visiting with some people, looking at some sunsets, looking at babies asleep, looking at a litter of new puppies, shedding a tear while remembering a good friend that's passed on, and much much more.


how lovely to read in the morning. how true lon, very nice words. :-6

I am all for people having faith and believing in something. I personally don't find it necessary to go to church every Sunday to be able to speak to God. If I have something to say, I am certain that He will hear me where ever I may roam.

What I do have a problem with is, forgive the term, "Bible-thumpin' Jesus-freaks."

Those who go around trying to convince others that theirs is the right way. I don't need your ideological doctrine shoved down my throat.

I also dislike those who take their particular faith to the extreme and kill in the name of God. Islamics are the most publicised, but the Klan did it as well. And the great Crusades were fought for that same reason.

I get a sense of self worth from my religion, that is "believe in thyself" as well a good sense of my own strength and courage. I also feel great pride in my accountability, I am accountable for me, my actions, my thoughts. I am not religisized.

What do I get from my faith? Peace, love, compassion, careing, companionship, a feeling of belonging to a very concerned and comapassionate community, friendship. I could go on but I think you get the message.

Shalom

Ted :-6

Community & Friendship. Right here Ted,

Capt :-6

I can agree with that.

Shalom

Ted :-6

Sometimes when I pray - I feel like no one hears me......but then as my sister says ~ I can pray all I want, then feel sorry for myself after the simple things are not answered...but then she told me to look around~ the little things... like my laughing children, my 27 neices and nephews, the green grass, the friends that make my day brighter....who do I thank for all of that? So I get back into line and realize that this maybe a hell of its own, but it can be heaven to someone else...