Crashfrog writes:
Not faith; but trust. And that trust is not misplaced. The history of human development, in these past few centuries alone, is testament to that fact.
I respect human wisdom. I have friends who have spent long and arduous hours at college gaining wisdom far removed from that of a simple praying monk.
I too have attended college and I know that broadening the mind is an evolution of thoughts, concepts, and beliefs.
I have also prayed with the "monk." Some would say that clinging to "outdated concepts and beliefs is halting the evolution of progressive thought.
I can only tell you that I have experienced both evolution of ideas and information (education) and prayer and meditation (recreation)
Recreation, to me, is impartation of a fresh spirit.
Education is an evolution of existing ideas.
The foundation of recreation is a Creator.
The foundation of evolution is a human idea that is verifiable time and time again.
Perhsaps one question is this: Will human sociological evolution view beliefs in a Deity (ities) as a mutation?
Or is the impartation from a true Deity that pre-existed human evolutionary development a continuing refreshing of our spirit?
Of course you know which side of this you believe, and I know which side I believe.
All I can say to you, Crashfrog, is that there are Lily Pads in Heaven!
What response do you have for me?