*sighs* and you sound *so* superior...
I'm not sure my sardonic mood is coming through clearly, and it's not meant to be directed at you, personally, Jac, but, gosh you sound like a smug know it all prick when you say that.
Whatcha got that's better than God? Nuffin. A fat lot of empty sophistry. I'm truly sorry you were seduced away from the fullness of your faith by such hokey BS.
It’s cool, I like you and even if I didn’t, I would admit I can be an arrogant pedantic prick at times. I do think questioning faith and studying anthropology is important though.
I'm also a pedantic prick, so that's cool.
Questioning is good. Abandoning your faith is hard for me to fathom.
The answer may lie in anthropology. It did for me, look for the basis of religion in ancient civilization. The complexity has increased an amount incomprehensible for many people, but the roots remain the same in my opinion. Find your truth, I’m not anti-religion, there is an appropriate context, I’m just trying to illuminate potential options because organized religions have no incentive to provide any options.
Anthropology, in general, is mostly sham "science" and speculation. All of the similarities in all the various world religions, with the exception of Christianity, IMO, are much more easily explained by there being one source for all of it, and, hint hint, it ain't God, nor is it good. I find very little profundity in all of that, so, I'm not really going to accept your explanation, at least not on that basis.
Well, anthropology is the study of humankind and the culture we created. If that isn’t at least interesting to you, I don’t know what else to say. I’m interested in religious dogma even though I disagree with every one that I’m familiar with so far. If you need a god, find one. Rock on!
I already have, thanks. I pray that you find Him again.
