Comments on: Athiests and Agnostics

By: The Great White Shank

The Great White Shank — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:41:50 +0000

Thanks for the comments everyone. This post was designed to stir controversy and opinion, and I’m glad it did! After all, you can’t be blogging about bunnies, Beach Boys and brewskies all the time, otherwise we risk turning into Paris Hilton robots, endlessly entering and exiting the jails of our own metaphysical domains and limitations. And that’s something this dude’ll never do!

By: Dave Richard

Dave Richard — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:30:36 +0000

I can agree with Dona and disagree at the same time. The DaVinci Code was not a piece of crap. It IS a novel, true, but it is also a novel based on (some) supressed historical facts. Remember, history is written by the winners, and Christianity won. Now, do you think that the Christian leaders of that time are going to want to write about everything that happened, exactly as it happened, or do you think that the Christian leaders of that time are going to write about themselves and their religion in the most favorable light?

What makes them so different from the winners of today?

Your faith (and mine) should be able to take a couple of hits to the chin every so often, even if those hits may expose our cherished beliefs about those that may have occupied this earth as different than what the winners may have written. I can still choose to believe that there is a God, even if I also may believe that not everyone associated with early Christianity was as the Bible depicted them to be.

The Bible is a noble document of faith, but a questionable document of history. Some may disagree with me, but I believe that I have been given the gift of independent thought so that I can make informed decisions about what I choose to believe in.

I can believe in devine inspiration without the Cecil B. DeMille designed information.

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:15:25 +0000

Next time someone questions your faith, ask them if they believe in gravity. If they say yes, ask them to fully explain it. Not many people can. Then say, “You believe in gravity, but you can’t explain it!”
As Paul says in Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

By: Dona

Dona — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:12:20 +0000

Dear Doug,

Interesting blog! I disagree with your review of “The DaVinci Code” as a “foolish piece of crap.” I do not understand why there was such a hullabaloo about it. It is a novel–a fictional piece of work. It is not a great work of art but it is a fast paced fun suspense novel. I greatly enjoyed reading it. It is a book written to entertain and I think it does that very well.

I have never been challenged about being a Christian. Most of my discussions have been with fellow Christians and disagreements have centered on differing theological beliefs.
I hope that you have lots of friends who share your faith and encourage you. Peace, Dona