I agree about consumerism, it's no substitute for more important things, but Americans justify that by thinking that capitalism is a religion. LOL The main reason for agnosticism (in my humble opinion) is the way some churches have disillusioned people, and also that some have tried to keep a literal interpretation of the Bible imposed upon themselves. That's not going to work, if it ever did. The OT is about the history of a Bronze Age Semitic tribe, and not too valid for modern life in most ways, except as the myth and traditions of those people, and the New Testament has Christ discovering the same truisms about humanistic enlightenment as Buddha before him and others afterward discovered which is a good thing. I find that useful, but not a fan of the Paulist Christianity that came afterward. I became ecumenical about religion when I discovered that the beneficial messages in them are all the same. Its the negative ones that I reject. I don't blame God for people being stupid and using the Bible or any other source for their stupidity. We have to take responsibility for that or we won't stop doing these things.
I think they're afraid if they don't believe in literal creation, they don't believe in a higher power or God. Millions of people demonstrate that's not necessary.
The main reason for agnosticism (in my humble opinion) is the way some churches have disillusioned people, and also that some have tried to keep a literal interpretation of the Bible imposed upon themselves. That's not going to work, if it ever did. The OT is about the history of a Bronze Age Semitic tribe, and not too valid for modern life in most ways, except as the myth and traditions of those people, and the New Testament has Christ discovering the same truisms about humanistic enlightenment as Buddha before him and others afterward discovered which is a good thing. I find that useful, but not a fan of the Paulist Christianity that came afterward.
I became ecumenical about religion when I discovered that the beneficial messages in them are all the same. Its the negative ones that I reject. I don't blame God for people being stupid and using the Bible or any other source for their stupidity. We have to take responsibility for that or we won't stop doing these things.
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Luckily, not something the Episcopalians ever tried to do--we're more of a "what's your interpretation of this Bible passage? Hmmm?"
I do have a cousin who teaches Creationism and it just squicks me no end. I mean--how do people believe that when evidence points the other way?
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