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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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I agree with youAnd I think I'd be agnostic if it wasn't for a few very deep experiences. But I realize that believing is not something that can be forced into someone.
I had a priest explaining me that faith is a blessing, and not everybody gets the same blessings. So, some people don't believe because God didn't want them to believe. It gets more and more complicated.
(, Tue 15 Jun 2010, 12:24, 1 reply, 16 years ago)
Some people do have these odd experiences.And, being typically cynical and a bit pragmatic about it, I'd say there's almost certainly a natural explanation for them. So you're right: believing is not something that can be forced into someone.
As for the faith/blessing explanation from that priest...I'm sorry if it meant a lot to you, but to me, that has all the hallmarks of the typical horse-shit I was just talking about.
(, Tue 15 Jun 2010, 12:27, Reply)
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