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Old 09-03-2010, 07:28 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I meant this is as an all-encompassing response to a couple other threads debating the merits of faith / religion and its place in a rational world, but those few other discussions have burned out, so I let them be. As this one is blossoming, however, I suppose it should fit just as well:

Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God.
—Heywood Broun

my take:
Though one can readily infer the above quote has a certain tone of snarky contention to it, the way I interpret it as is how those who truly have Faith, whether it be in themselves, destiny, coincidence, an almighty being, tiny midi0chlorians, or in nothing at all, they all try to convince themselves that their supposition is true, and their stance, unwavering. It's a commentary on the obstinance of those who are unwilling to admit that they know nothing at all, I think.

My Faith is mutable, according to what I allow myself to recognize, and what I try to learn.
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