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| Yes, we had been faithful, abjectly faithful to the God of Reason. So, in one way or another, we discovered that faith had been involved all the time! |
Page: 48
Step we are on: Step Two
Chapter: "We Agnostics"
Subject: Belief, Willingness, Worship, Faith, Doubt
Hopefully, everybody is having a great weekend.
We are on page forty-eight, and something important needs to be said here.
We are on page forty-eight, and something important needs to be said here.
This is another one of those funky sections in this whole book. It is very atypical in contrast with the writing style and voice of the rest of the book. And for good reason.
Much time, attention, ink and paper are about to be sacrificed in an attempt to explain the difference between faith in God and doubting God. The co-authors do a pretty good job of it, using many metaphors and examples, which they dedicate toward making a single point. But this really needs to be read in one large dose so the momentum builds and can gather the semantic steam necessary to be fully convincing.
In addition to following along with this study, it is strongly suggested that you also read pages 48 through 57 in one sitting!
This it is just a suggestion but it is based on having done this hundred of times with 'others'. Many OLD-TIMERS don't even get' these next pages and skip over it pretty quickly because of this.
DON'T! Otherwise, the co-authors point will too easily be missed. Please do that as you follow along in this "study." You won't be sorry
Much time, attention, ink and paper are about to be sacrificed in an attempt to explain the difference between faith in God and doubting God. The co-authors do a pretty good job of it, using many metaphors and examples, which they dedicate toward making a single point. But this really needs to be read in one large dose so the momentum builds and can gather the semantic steam necessary to be fully convincing.
In addition to following along with this study, it is strongly suggested that you also read pages 48 through 57 in one sitting!
This it is just a suggestion but it is based on having done this hundred of times with 'others'. Many OLD-TIMERS don't even get' these next pages and skip over it pretty quickly because of this.
DON'T! Otherwise, the co-authors point will too easily be missed. Please do that as you follow along in this "study." You won't be sorry
- What theory does Bill use as an example?
We have numerous theories, for example, about electricity.
- Who doubts this power?
Everybody believes them without a murmur of doubt.
- Why? (Two sentences)
Why this ready acceptance? Simply because it is impossible to explain what we see, feel, direct, and use, without a reasonable assumption as a starting point.
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| "Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities. "How can I best serve Thee - Thy will (not mine) be done." |
- Everybody now believes what?
- But what is lacking?
but no perfect visual proof.
- Should we always believe only in what we can see?
And does not science demonstrate that visual proof is the weakest proof?
"For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase
Peace and Love,
Danny S – RLRA
Real Live Recovered Alcoholic
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