I found your blog by happenstance a couple of hours ago, and I've read through your journey of the past several years. I'm Mormon, and like you I've often wondered about many of the events in the Church's past. My journey has followed a much different path than yours, but I respect you for having the intellectual honesty to seek the truth wherever it can be found. As you've already found, often the sources we think we can trust turn out to be among the least reliable. And sometimes, the ones we think are the least reliable turn out to be the most trustworthy after all. If you haven't done so recently, review all your posts and relive your journey. Your blog has caused me to reflect on who I am and why I believe what I believe. Maybe my reply will have the same effect on you.
November 19, 2009 at 3:03 AM
The enemy of Humanism is not Faith. The enemy of Humanism is hate, is fear, is ignorance...
Faith in God is believing in something absolutely without proof of it whatsoever. Faith in Humanity means believing in something absolutely with a huge amount of proof to the contrary. We are the True Believers...
"Humanist Faith vs. Religious Faith"
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Great video, thanks for sharing!
October 31, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Brent-
I found your blog by happenstance a couple of hours ago, and I've read through your journey of the past several years. I'm Mormon, and like you I've often wondered about many of the events in the Church's past. My journey has followed a much different path than yours, but I respect you for having the intellectual honesty to seek the truth wherever it can be found. As you've already found, often the sources we think we can trust turn out to be among the least reliable. And sometimes, the ones we think are the least reliable turn out to be the most trustworthy after all. If you haven't done so recently, review all your posts and relive your journey. Your blog has caused me to reflect on who I am and why I believe what I believe. Maybe my reply will have the same effect on you.
November 19, 2009 at 3:03 AM