tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795176.post8936009626019088796..comments2023-09-22T13:07:59.106-05:00Comments on Jim's Thoughts: Another Sign the "Anglican Covenant" is a bad ideaJimBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795176.post-17724943896386721502011-03-11T12:03:01.426-06:002011-03-11T12:03:01.426-06:00Anon, could you pick a nom de plume for use here. ...Anon, could you pick a nom de plume for use here. It is difficult to know when I am writing to different people when they all have the same name. I do not require real names -- hey I am glad when someone bothers to comment! But it does make my life a touch easier if you use an alias that is consistent. Thanks!<br /><br />I actually believe that there is a divine creator who has an interest in the creation. That is a pretty common thought, nothing special on my part. And like many who at least try to be serious thinkers on the subject, I am prepared to admit I may be wrong. In fact I could be wrong at several levels:<br /><br />There may be no divine creator.<br /> The creator may not care a whit.<br /> Jesus may not be the most direct link to the creator with the most correct message about the creator's concerns.<br /> TEC may not be an optimal or near-optimal way to approach Jesus and thereby the creator.<br /><br />If I have to guess that last is the lease likely to be wrong. That is, if <b>I</b> am to approach Jesus and ultimately God, then for me and my (alleged) intellect, TEC appears the optimal road. That is true regardless of the standing of the higher levels of potential error.<br /><br />I do not think I am wrong, that is I really think God is, created, creates and cares. <br /><br />You are free to think I am wrong at any level. Maybe there is a better way to God, maybe TEC is not the best road and maybe there is no divine at all.<br /><br />I can only approach that level of denial as an abstraction. That is I am convinced that there is God, creation ongoing and that God cares about us. <br /><br />So I can accept that you do not understand why I bother. It is nearly impossible for me to understand how you can be where you are. <br /><br />If we can consider each other's positions and views without rancor and agree to discuss them civilly we have achieved something worthwhile. That is why I write and why I am so obviously angry at those who allege to believe and insist on condemning anyone who thinks anything they do not accept.<br /><br />I hope that helps.<br /><br />FWIW<br />jimBJimBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795176.post-58144341475929137692011-03-10T21:53:03.347-06:002011-03-10T21:53:03.347-06:00I don't understant the desire to engage in rel...I don't understant the desire to engage in religious activities. You waste time, energy and money.<br />You also have to deal with people who are often eccentric and for what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com