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Date Posted: 04:51:44 11/22/08 Sat
Author: Michael
Subject: Re: We need a religious nut!
In reply to: iteo 's message, "Re: We need a religious nut!" on 21:04:23 11/18/08 Tue

what is it about the Catholic Church, that it causes so many to run away from 'God'?

>I was actually *very* passionate about being an
>agnostic- and in fact I still am. Back then and even
>now I argue in favor of agnosticism. If one has not
>had a genuine spiritual enlightenment of some kind,
>then it's all conjecture and should not be 'believed'
>in or latched onto.
>
>I am certain that it was due to the fact that I was
>such a devout agnostic that I had the epiphany. If I
>was a believer in 'something', I doubt that it could
>have happened. But I was also always a seeker for
>Truth, and even as a young teenager I could not accept
>anything less than 100% proof positive.
>
>I can recall being in Catholic church around the age
>of 14 wondering incredulously if the priests really
>believed what they were teaching. I was very perplexed
>by that. These were seemingly intelligent men, all
>much older and presumably much wiser than I, so who
>was I to question what they said? And yet I did.
>
>I think I officially recognized myself as an agnostic
>about the age of 19 or 20 - and for a short time it
>really depressed me to realize that I didn't know the
>answer to our existence and probably never would.
>
>For the next 25 years until my epiphany I was 50/50 on
>the whole question of whether or not life had meaning
>or if we just became worm food once we died. And
>though I still have many questions, I now know for
>certain (with absolutely zero doubt) that life does
>have a purpose and that there is much, much more to
>our existence than being merely physical creatures
>existing in a physical universe.
>
>
>
>
>>The trouble with some agnostics is they are so
>>passionate about their beliefs.
>>
>>>I probably should have pointed out that my comment
>was
>>>meant tongue in cheek! Tho I was definitely an
>>>agnostic, I wasn't really offended by your comment.
>>:-)
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Well, so you said, very forcibly if I remember, but
>>>>your agronomism was held with such tenacity that I
>>>>considered you more on the atheistic pattern.

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Replies:

Re: We need a religious nut! The Antichrist -- iteo, 09:42:09 11/22/08 Sat
- Re: We need a religious nut! The Antichrist -- Roger, 16:38:06 11/22/08 Sat
  - Re: We need a religious nut! The Antichrist -- iteo, 17:42:32 11/22/08 Sat
    - Re: We need a religious nut! The Antichrist -- Roger, 10:49:03 11/24/08 Mon
      - Re: We need a religious nut! The Antichrist -- iteo, 12:31:31 11/24/08 Mon
        Re: We need a religious nut! The Antichrist -- Roger, 00:48:48 11/25/08 Tue