05-17-2011, 12:00 AM
ninth octave wrote:
And if the Pope at the Vatican proclainmed in headline news sometime soon GOD NEVER EXISTED ,what Christian would then begin to believe in this proclamation?
What does "The destruction of faith is the beginning of evolution actually mean?"
Very simple: as long as we have "faith" (blind belief or even unfounded acceptance) in something, we are failing to evolve. It is only when we can eliminate faith that we are forced to stand face to face with the universe and begin to live by our wits and our will rather than hoping/believing/praying/wishing for something outside ourselves to save us from death or anything else.
As for your other question about the pope... That's my point. People DO believe in outlandish proclamations because they have been told for so long that they "should" believe and for no other reason. True believers will just go right on truly believing. Nothing to be done about it. So if the pope announced that god never existed, he'd probably be stoned by his own bishops for being a heretic. That would be rather amusing, when you really stop to think about it. LOL. God is on their side, after all.
And if the Pope at the Vatican proclainmed in headline news sometime soon GOD NEVER EXISTED ,what Christian would then begin to believe in this proclamation?
What does "The destruction of faith is the beginning of evolution actually mean?"
Very simple: as long as we have "faith" (blind belief or even unfounded acceptance) in something, we are failing to evolve. It is only when we can eliminate faith that we are forced to stand face to face with the universe and begin to live by our wits and our will rather than hoping/believing/praying/wishing for something outside ourselves to save us from death or anything else.
As for your other question about the pope... That's my point. People DO believe in outlandish proclamations because they have been told for so long that they "should" believe and for no other reason. True believers will just go right on truly believing. Nothing to be done about it. So if the pope announced that god never existed, he'd probably be stoned by his own bishops for being a heretic. That would be rather amusing, when you really stop to think about it. LOL. God is on their side, after all.