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Originally Posted by LynetteMarie
I agree with LonesomeDove...we all certainly do NOT believe in a higher power. Unless WTF was referring to money as being the higher power we all have in common...? Even so, it comes back to not being able to serve two masters.
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Originally Posted by WTF
I think we do....just different forms higher powers.
Not believing in what another believes is not, not believing. Even not believing is a belief.
We can get all kinda deep with this.
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I've been reluctant to get into this discussion...but just can't hold myself back anymore. Rats!!
I think some of it is semantics, but I also think some of it is where we are. What I am about to write is going to sound condescending, but it is not meant to be.
LM--I've followed some of your posts with interest. It's obvious you have had a life-changing experience. And I commend you for trying to improve your life in such a manner. I don't know exactly where you are in your beliefs, so I won't presume to try and guess. But it is apparent that you see things from your unique perspective.
WTF--You also see things from a unique perspective...as most on this board would say, everything about you is unique.
However, let me say something I learned long ago. Each person must define his/her own faith path. And we must leave it up to each person to do so. That which speaks to one person will not necessarily speak to another. Even the absence of faith can speak to a person. But in order to be free to find/follow our own paths, we must first let others find/follow their own paths. The key to this is to respect others beliefs (or non-beliefs). That does not mean one has to deny their own beliefs. No, there is nothing better than a solid belief as long as it does not impinge upon another's belief.
In this area (beliefs), it is important more than ever to have respect for one another's belief systems.
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