I had a discussion with an atheist last night which was very different and a bit unsettling how I know it will limit and possibly end our friendship.
I'm still thinking about the exchange and my feelings about it. I believe that pure cold rational intellect has its place but I've discovered in myself that such a cold position cannot be consistent with my warm friendship.
I do not foist my beliefs on anyone and I am definitely not a bible thumper and I have real concerns with most organized religions. It was a stark sharp realization inside myself how much I realized I could never be close to an atheist.
a= meaning against
theism= meaning God
Anyone who is against the notion of a being or force or even beauty grace and truth above our human fraility is entitled to her own thoughts of course...
Atheists call themselves "Free Thinkers" but they do not have a lock on free thinking. They say they have a moral framework an ethical foundation and they say they are empathetic as part of their foundation. These are all good foundational concepts on how to behave and interract with others.
For me, I believe in magic, I believe in grace, I believe in the miracle of truth, I believe in something greater than myself to aspire to...Cold crisp intellect can be a cop out as much as blind faith is.
I believe we each have THE journey to attend to and it is difficult and it will require all our faculties...intellect and emotion, intuition and faith and some things we have yet to experience but we will...
I feel that an atheist is on a different journey than I am...This person I spoke with said there is no hope and that it is a waste of energy to hope. How sad and limiting this is...
Any great discovery and breakthrough change man has made has come from the "spark." Great art, great music, even great science all touches this "spark"
I wish each and everyone renewed Hope and may you each touch the "spark" and lift others around you to Hope and Shine forever along their journey...
