Posted by manualblock [ 69.112.38.25 ] on May 23, 2006 at 20:53:10:
In Reply to: Re: My sister`s friend and other stories posted by Wayne Parham on May 23, 2006 at 14:36:03:
Thanks. I have a question and since you are so kind as to share this without the hype then I will take a chance and ask.
Earlier you said you will not take communion with any sect that believes in transubstantiation. That suggests to me you don't believe that whole premise and that you believe in symbolic representation.
How does one come to have such a set of belief's? I mean belief by definition is the acceptance of an idea as truth without proof. So how do you distinguish between what belief's you will entertain and which belief's you refute? What is the mechanism of deciding that provokes that certainty? The basis upon which you make a determination to accept one thing over another?
I admitt that has always puzzled me. I understand intuition; but to me that has somepart that relates to your experience and subliminally expresses a thought not readily available on the surface of consciousness . It has a trigger. But belief's; whats the foundation that creates a protocal for one over another.
I understand the concept of faith because that is really something intrinsic to the organism. But to hold belief's independant of any cause is strange to me.
See; I haven't had any one who specifically stated his or hers objection to a religous concept like that. They either accept the whole bag or dispute the everyday matters of living like ethical or moral positions. Like the Catholic Church's refusal to ordain females. They don't take a personal position of character; they take a position on moral grounds.
Does this make any sense?
Because your position transcends any ethical or moral consideration and seems to deal with a more intangible and diffuse reasoning. It's that intangibility I am hunting at the meaning for.
Thanks.
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