[betty boop]

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. [There is] no speech nor language, [where] their voice is not heard. – Psalms 19

Oh so beautifully said, Alamo-Girl! Thank you for this magnificent post/essay.

I don't know what it is with modern man, but he craves "certainty." If something can't be demonstrated, it can't possibly be "true." But oh, how short-sighted that is! Truth is "true" without being "certain." Unless you know absolutely everything there is to know, then how can you say you know any particular thing for an absolute certainty? We are contingent beings born into this earthly life in midstream; we know neither the past nor the future: It is the fate of man to be neither the cause nor the end of himself. This is a truth that is impossible for anyone to "demonstrate," and yet it represents the only real certainty we have.

This is why spiritual knowledge is so indispensable. It provides the context in which to live our lives as full human beings.

[Alamo-Girl]

We are contingent beings born into this earthly life in midstream; we know neither the past nor the future: It is the fate of man to be neither the cause nor the end of himself. This is a truth that is impossible for anyone to "demonstrate," and yet it represents the only real certainty we have.

This is why spiritual knowledge is so indispensable. It provides the context in which to live our lives as full human beings.

What an excellent point and so very well said, my dear sister in Christ! Thank you!!!

[stuartcr]

Why then, is it so wrong for someone to be of a different faith? If true is true, and no one can be, or need be, certain enough of it to be able to prove it, what is the big deal about different religions, or just believing in God?