tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post6446959909019125665..comments2023-11-02T04:53:05.386-05:00Comments on kc bob: The Public Face of Atheismkc bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-80788721317538767582011-12-29T13:37:33.762-06:002011-12-29T13:37:33.762-06:00"take up a sword or a soup ladle" -well ...<i>"take up a sword or a soup ladle"</i> -well said Mike!kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-32622368050171310262011-12-29T10:24:16.372-06:002011-12-29T10:24:16.372-06:00Simply put, Bob, spirituality, to me, is about con...Simply put, Bob, spirituality, to me, is about connection. How does your spirituality lead you to treat others? Does your faith lead you to take up a sword or a soup ladle? Of course, there is a time for each, but which do you live by? I'm much more interested in people who love, than people who are concerned about having correct theology.Mike aka MonolithTMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08385705390882035829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-62036764481941543062011-12-29T09:02:54.276-06:002011-12-29T09:02:54.276-06:00@Mike - Always appreciate your insight. Not too ma...@Mike - Always appreciate your insight. Not too many folks have been on the opposite side of the fence after being on the faith side. I would appreciate hearing more about your thoughts on spirituality.<br /><br />@Spherical - Good point about Hitchens not being a doubter. Speaks to me of how arrogant I have been about some of my "beliefs". LOL, age can be a hard teacher.<br /><br />@Ma - Good point about faith being a gift to be received.<br /><br />@Clive - I am with you. The most important things in my life, like love, are the things of the heart. Don't know why folks put so much stock in the things of the head.kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-13676338213583437782011-12-29T08:51:53.087-06:002011-12-29T08:51:53.087-06:00faith is believing in something which eyes cannot ...faith is believing in something which eyes cannot see,hands cannot touch but the heart can feel.i like and want to believe that there is the existence of the Almighty,and if I'm wrong and that's a BIG if,well,that's a shot i'm willing to take. <br /><br />God bless and happy christmas!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16603775578377750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-43536517059737122862011-12-29T06:16:47.157-06:002011-12-29T06:16:47.157-06:00If faith is a gift, then Mr. Hitchens didn't r...If faith is a gift, then Mr. Hitchens didn't receive it. That makes me sad.<br /><br />May he rest in peace.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380432930727921469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-52982200585668156822011-12-28T18:58:07.012-06:002011-12-28T18:58:07.012-06:00Hitchens was not a doubter, he was certain of his ...Hitchens was not a doubter, he was certain of his unbelief. He at asserts that he knows the truth, and that truth is that there is no absolute truth. (Isn't that an absolute statement in itself?) Thomas doubted. Zaccharius doubted. Surely Paul doubted his prior way of life once confronted by Jesus. Because of this, I say that doubt is not a bad thing. <br /><br />Lack of doubt is amazing. It is what gets so many into trouble. The Pharisees, for example. I don't agree with Hitchens position, and I don't agree with the position of many who hold certain religious positions either. I have certainly changed several positions as I have matured. <br /><br />As far as the debates go, seldom is the debating of two closed minded individuals worth watching. Even less compelling is when only one is such.Sphericalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678782081301897978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-87056993089800988672011-12-28T11:33:31.712-06:002011-12-28T11:33:31.712-06:00I was no Hitchens fan, though I did agree with him...I was no Hitchens fan, though I did agree with him from time to time, and appreciate the discussions he brought forth. I've never enjoyed debates between Christians and atheists, because there is such a huge disconnect in world views.<br /><br />I've never been a fan of Pascal's Wager, simply because it's applicable to any deity ever conceived.<br /><br />My biggest problem with Hitchens and some other atheists is their complete dismissal of all spirituality. I have no problem with them disputing the claims of religion, but that doesn't mean there is nothing to be gained through spirituality.Mike aka MonolithTMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08385705390882035829noreply@blogger.com