PS. Clarification
Just FYI, here's a quick message I responded to a little earlier -- copied here for clarity.
Not everyone is happy to have their steadfast beliefs questioned.
Are you?
Also, thank you very much to the lady that sent the below message, as it allowed me time to respond -- and perhaps clear up a point that others have questioned.
My message was intended to be one of inspiration and hope to individuals that didn't believe in God, as opposed to a message to those that did.
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From: **********
Sent: 07 February 2008 02:23
To: ****@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Karl Blog] The Teaching of an Atheist
Had no idea you are an aetheist!! It goes against all science - QuantumPhysics -all the latest findings( and realizing all the ancient truths are viable)To lose faith in God is to discount the very you - your soul! And a spiritual person lives in the "now", creating his/her life daily with their high vibrations. Reading what you just wrote is the greatest insult to all humanity & God - we are contiunually evolving. I receive many emails ot the spiritual nature of all life and have no space and no desire to read what you just presented. I choose to let you go to wallow in your misery - therefore goodbye now and forever more. Remove me from your list now!
Thank you and Blessings (for you really need them and they are sincere)
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My response:
I am not an aethiest :)
You may wish to re-read my post.
However it is acceptable, surely, to humour those thoughts.
To analyze life and our beliefs, and to understand the value in life *even if there wasn't a God*.
This, if anything, gives hope to the atheist -- who may be disheartened with life.
To simply believe something because we've been told it is not really a sensible way to live.
As an aside, I do believe in "my version" of God -- and spend much of my time wallowing in happiness :)
I hope my blog posts are testimony to that.
Love, Karlos
by Karl
2:59 AM
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3 Comments:
Karl, I wished I had read the original post before I read the reaction and your response. I think that it is very beneficial to get inside the mind of the athiest and understand how and what they think. It is very validating for my belief in God. I wondered of you have ever heard of Lee Strobal and his DVD A Case for a Creator. The journalism is excellent, the evidence amazing, and the scolarship most impressive. I found a copy on Amazon. I'm betting you and your audience, both believers and athiests would find it well worth watching. Thanks for a great work. CM
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Anonymous, at
5:50 AM
Karl,
We all lose faith, but does that mean we lose G-d? No, it just means that sometimes life just doesn't turn out the way we planned and in our clumsy attempts to set things right, sometimes our religious beliefs (or lack thereof) seem to be the easiest to "attack." Most of us have been brought up with some sort of higher-power uber-understanding entity, so we feel safe.
But what would happen if you were doing your blaming or denying G-d and G-d spoke to you and said "Hey, guy, knock it off!" Wouldn't that be interesting....
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garbskye, at
1:15 PM
Karl, I have been reading and enjoying your blog for a while ... I had "no idea you are an atheist" either!
But I do think that you are a self-aware, astute, compassionate, broad-minded and very spiritual person.
If people are so sensitive about their faith, perhaps it's not as strong as they think! And I'm sure most people, disheartended or otherwise, would find what you say very uplifting.
:o)
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Moondreamer, at
5:09 PM
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