tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235041462478494034.post800772266767724974..comments2020-09-20T18:11:08.322-07:00Comments on Christopher's Truth: Losing my religionChris Ledgerwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17905022342741427178noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235041462478494034.post-77817905160542303622016-05-15T11:03:20.129-07:002016-05-15T11:03:20.129-07:00Thanks, Ron. Appreciate your input and guidance in...Thanks, Ron. Appreciate your input and guidance in my life.Chris Ledgerwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905022342741427178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235041462478494034.post-84798827396425322382016-05-15T10:51:30.439-07:002016-05-15T10:51:30.439-07:00Very thoughtful post Chris. I've been right wh...Very thoughtful post Chris. I've been right where you are buddy. And yes, the Bible is a very good place to start searching for answers. In my way of thinking religion has adopted the theory that God has the same attributes as men and women. I can well understand why that has become to be accepted widely by those who adhere to a religion. But I think that once one begins to attribute God with human characteristics they begin to lose sight of who and what God is. The human mind has to take in account that it can only truly understand what it thanks it sees and also has to have some kind of reference point to which to relate. A God that is prone to fits of anger and revenge is surely not the God I want to believe in. To me God is an impersonal force that always acts according to Its true nature. Like it states in the Bible God is no respecter of persons. That, I believe is why I cannot accept that God answers one person's plea for "blessings" and then turns around and says no to another's plea. To me the only prayer that needs to be uttered is "Thank You". God does have to be accepted on faith alone because our human minds cannot fathom anything that is infinite. I also refuse to accept a God that I have to be afraid of. Religion's interpretation of a God who needs to be "worshipped" by His own creation or otherwise they will be destroyed just doesn't make any sense to me. Who knows... I may be totally wrong in all I've said but if doing the best I can as a human being is not enough to "please" God then so be it. I'll never know by living only my dying will tell. One thing Chris, is that personally I am happy that you have the balls to stop believing everything someone else teaches you, and to be on that journey that will lead back to yourself. You have chosen the path that is by far the "hardest" one to take. But I feel it is the one that will lead you back home. Back home one day as you realize that all the questions you now have will fade away into the abyss of human thoughts. At that moment you will realize the "answers" have always been within you. Just keep on keeping on brother striving to become the very best human being you can. As humans I believe that is the best any of us can do. If God had not of wanted you to question the teachings of the "elders' I'm sure you would not be on the path you have chosen. Keep the faith brother.captron52https://www.blogger.com/profile/15378608035494726170noreply@blogger.com