"I don't want to believe. I want to know." -Carl Sagan
I am tossing my hat into the rink for the debate on the possibility of the existence of a supernatural being or aka God. The focus here, for the time being, would be the judeo-christian take on an interpersonal God and the belief that such a God exist. I do not have many letters before or after my name, but what I do have is a brain and a heart, which is all that is needed in my search to know. There is an answer, and my invitation extended, is to join me on the humble quest to know.
I would like to introduce myself a little so that I will not be misunderstood as one of those outsiders who were never part of the faith, bring critical of what he does not know. From the early age of three, I was brought up in an ultra-conservative christian background after my parents became members of a church. Childhood consisted of church life, family life, and school life. I believed everything wholeheartedly, from Creation to the End of the world, the existence of a heaven and hell, salvation through Jesus, baptism by immersion, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, the power and need of prayer, a God who answers, etc... Reading materials consisted almost solely of the bible (KJV, Amplified, Wuest Translation, etc..), bible study guides, AW Tozer, Dave Hunt, John MacArthur - just to name a few. Things changed when the church removed us from its membership, and I began to question. That is the start, isn't it?
I was asked recently what do I believe in. I believe neither the existence or the non existence of gods. That being said, most of the popular definition of 'god' are demonstrably false and hence, this blog. I am not an agnostic as agnosticism deals with the lack of knowledge and the inability to reach absolute truth and not beliefs. If I have to put myself in a category, I would be an atheist - one who lacks belief in gods. I am unconvinced either way, at the moment. I do believe there is a source/catalyst for life. I would not call that source/catalyst for life, "a God". I believe that evolution is a valid answer to the question of how we all became not of how it all started. I am open to believing otherwise should there be irrefutable proof presented either way. This is my quest - to know and share.
I was asked recently what do I believe in. I believe neither the existence or the non existence of gods. That being said, most of the popular definition of 'god' are demonstrably false and hence, this blog. I am not an agnostic as agnosticism deals with the lack of knowledge and the inability to reach absolute truth and not beliefs. If I have to put myself in a category, I would be an atheist - one who lacks belief in gods. I am unconvinced either way, at the moment. I do believe there is a source/catalyst for life. I would not call that source/catalyst for life, "a God". I believe that evolution is a valid answer to the question of how we all became not of how it all started. I am open to believing otherwise should there be irrefutable proof presented either way. This is my quest - to know and share.
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