Believe Differently

I love this poem. It pretty much captures my very post-modern faith.
He whom I bow to only knows to whom I bow
When I attempt the ineffable Name, murmuring Thou,
And dream of Pheidian fancies and embrace in heart
Symbols (I know) which cannot be the thing Thou art.
Thus always, taken at their word, all prayers blaspheme
Worshipping with [...]

I started writing this as a response to Saj’s comment on my post on scientific truth, but actually I got a little airborne in my thinking and decided to frame it as a new post.
Saj quoted James Watson:
There is only one science, physics: everything else is social work.
… and got me thinking.

I wandered into a blog entitled “Stupid Church People” today and came across this 19th century quote. It pretty much captures my feeling concerning stuff I hear from the pulpit nowadays.

I do not have any good reason for posting this entry - it is mean to poke fun - but this site is very funny. It is called fstdt.com - Fundies Say The Darndest Things and it allows you to post your favourite fundamentalist quote you have found on the internet. To get straight into the [...]

I hate the phrase “biblical principle” – especially when it is used by smarmy television evangelist types! The phrase is always invoked – admittedly probably subconsciously by most users of it – to imply a kind of quasi scientific quality to a piece of bible teaching. The implication – as far as I can figure [...]