Posted by Dinah on March 28, 2006, at 11:22:17
In reply to Re: Public Expression of Religion Act , H.R. 2679, posted by special_k on March 28, 2006, at 11:11:39
> You would think that if there was one way that people would converge...
You really put a lot of yourself into that belief. :)
There is an either Hindu or Buddhist belief (I can't remember which) that I tend to subscribe to. It says that there are many paths up a mountain, because people start in many different places. And yes, that implies that people eventually converge, but they may not know it in this lifetime.
I don't think you can look at faith as a purely rational enterprise, any more than you can view it as an enterprise purely lacking in rationality.
Just my ever so humble opinion. :)
(By the way, I tried to start up a group of kids in middle school to go visit as many churches, synagogues, and mosques as we could, just for that very reason. That faith was something best acquired through hard work, not drifted into because that was what our parents were. It was met with resounding failure. But I personally did make that my spiritual quest, and ended up with a different path than either of my parents.)
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