AnAtheist:
If you feel better with your belief, then it is a good thing. But what is good for you, is not necessarily good for anybody else.
I wouldn’t dispute this. But I would doubt it.
AnAthiest, I hope you continue to question, cause that means you are continuing to think.
I too was Atheistic (excuse me if that is not a word). One day I was awakened by the thought that I may be wrong. Probably not, but may…be. This was a bit troubling but nothing I couldn’t handle. After all I was too smart to believe this hocus-pocus nonsense.
Then seemingly out of the blue I came to the realization that I had neglected the (potential) faith of my daughters, now late teenagers. I began to use my well trained math skills to consider this dilema. Sooooo, if there is something to this nonsense, albiet sooo remote, I played a large part in my childrens etenal life. My two lovely wonderful daughters that I’d die a thousand deaths for.
Not from a believers perspective but from a purely mathematical perspective (because I love my girls so intently), I decided I needed to do something about this. The data was troubling. It may be a 6-sigma possiblity but if I am wrong, and all those praying Christians are correct, I have played a part in something I cannot even begin to fathom. So I decided to make believe I believed. Of course this is not completely accurate; a more precise statement might be I decided to play the part and humble myself and see what this is all about.
My daughters curfue was about 11:30 . Just the time Howard Stern was on on Friday nights. Sooo on Friday nights they’d come home to see thier old man sitting in front the TV laughing hysterically at Howard and his witty wonderful humor. After I made my decision they began to come hometo see thier old man listening intently to Mother Angelica.
You know something, one can get hooked on Mother Angelica quite quickly.
I began to read with a new set of eyes. As it turned out my daughters, after much mockery of my new… pastime, and after many a laughs at thier dad “doing God stuff again”, was inwardly, exploring themselves.
Between this last Easter and the Easter before they were confirmed into the Catholic Faith. I cried like a baby (when I was alone of course).
I know this is just a bunch of useless data. A datapoint of one. No statistical value.
There is something to this AnAtheist.
P.S. I hope, as time passes you don’t put too much emphasis on scientific method. I am an electrical engineer and after working in the industry for 25 years, and enjoying it considerably, I am much more moved by watching the beauty of Gods created ocean then I am moved by state of the art electronics. in fact, with time, it becomes quite a bore.
I hope I see you around these threads. I enjoy your (name removed by moderator)ut.
By the way, Stern is not really funny when you really listen to him. He is mean and bitter.
