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Why Are Christians Afraid To Doubt?

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arachnophilia
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03-29-2007 12:44 AM 		Reply to: Message 6 by Larni
03-27-2007 10:20 AM

short and simple
House of Cards.
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because we fear (or know) in our hearts that if we question too much, it will all come crashing down.
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i question as much as i can, but i have still found lines that i will not cross.
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03-29-2007 5:20 PM 		Reply to: Message 44 by macaroniandcheese
03-29-2007 3:12 PM

Re: short and simple
it's really funny that you have found lines you won't cross and i have not.
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maybe you simply have not explored far enough to reach your boundaries.
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03-31-2007 1:23 AM 		Reply to: Message 104 by Phat
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my points of difficulty
arachnophilia writes:
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we fear (or know) in our hearts that if we question too much, it will all come crashing down.
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i question as much as i can, but i have still found lines that i will not cross.
I contend that IF God is real, there is no way that my belief would ever come crashing down.
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is god real?
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this is the question, afterall. everything else is really beating around the bush. it's the fundamental doubt. it's a question i consider, sure, but not one i ever seriously entertain.
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I believe that there is a power greater than myself. If I took away all of my woo-woo moments, I could allow myself to question His existence, but there again is a boundary that I hesitate to cross. I don't know why. (BTW folks, my woo woo moments were quite serious. I don't use the term lightly!
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by "woo-woo" do you mean religious experiences? i have come to be high skeptical of any claimed religious experience (including my own), and have all but discarded the notion. on what do i now base my faith? another question i cannot seriously consider.
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03-31-2007 1:24 AM 		Reply to: Message 54 by macaroniandcheese
03-29-2007 5:55 PM

Re: short and simple
i've pretty much gotten to the end of religion and even into the concept of a maleficent god. so. i don't really know what's left.
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yet you seem to still have faith.
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is the neccessary ultimate conclusion of questioning abandoning faith? it seems to stand up pretty poorly against doubt.
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