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Date Posted: 06:27:55 06/01/03 Sun
Author: Jim F.
Subject: Faith does not (necessarily) preclude questioning
In reply to: Talen P. 's message, "To Jim F." on 03:03:39 06/01/03 Sun

Talen, you are right in saying that belief in God does not necessarily cut off questioning the nature and origin of the universe. (I must admit that I wrote the last few lines of my post in a hurry because I was summoned to dinner in a rather demanding way.) But this is only the case if you are indeed looking for answers and do not block the possibility of certain discoveries, such as perhaps finding evidence that the universe could not have been created by a god. That brings up another issue. The existence of a god is nearly if not absolutely immpossible to disprove. There will always be the POSSIBILITY that a god exists, or that aliens visit our planet, or that I can read your thoughts. No one can disprove that I can read thoughts unless I cooperate, but I can prove that I can read thoughts any time I wish (if, in fact, I could!) Likewise, no one can prove that a god does NOT exist, but that god can prove he exists at any time, or at least display what appears to be god-like abilities.

Now, to tie it into the Matrix so we don't piss anyone off. Morpheus has believed in the One and the Prophecy most of his life. We now see evidence that his belief was based on lies and that he was being manipulated by the Oracle. His purpose, it seems, was to help Neo emerge as the One, and to facilitate his eventual choice to either destroy Zion or destroy the entire Human race! Now, whether or not Neo turns out to be some sort of god, what do you think of Morpheus' faith in the Prophecy? Morpheus was misled by those who created the Prophecy, despite what good Neo may bring to the world. Could you be misled by those whom (I think) created the story of your God, despite what good it MAY have brought to the world?

The difference, of course, is that those whom I think created the story of your God probably had very good intentions, while those who created the Prophecy in the Matrix did not.

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