Posted: Aug 24, 2017 5:07 am
Thanks, Pelfdaddy. I appreciate the feedback! I was kinda proud of the "echolocation" thing, actually. He ceded that point, but somehow he didn't see the validity of the Evolution of Whales video... which is why I came to the same conclusion about his reasons for doubting science as you did.
Also, if it was the ministers that were troubling your faith, remember that even in the Bible it's mentioned that such people were around. It's not good to judge the philosophy and voice of a faith by people who only want to use it for personal gain; many of the pastors I know have sacrificed much for others, rather than the other way around.
If you found other reasons for unbelief after that, of course, I totally understand... faith is its own thing, I know that. I honestly left the faith for reasons of doubt for a while until some stuff happened that I couldn't satisfactorily explain away (see the "Coincidences: Spiritual Experiences?" thread for details on that; not especially convincing, but impossible to shake for the one it happened to).
God bless, man.
Also, if it was the ministers that were troubling your faith, remember that even in the Bible it's mentioned that such people were around. It's not good to judge the philosophy and voice of a faith by people who only want to use it for personal gain; many of the pastors I know have sacrificed much for others, rather than the other way around.
If you found other reasons for unbelief after that, of course, I totally understand... faith is its own thing, I know that. I honestly left the faith for reasons of doubt for a while until some stuff happened that I couldn't satisfactorily explain away (see the "Coincidences: Spiritual Experiences?" thread for details on that; not especially convincing, but impossible to shake for the one it happened to).
God bless, man.