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I would say, my faith is based on facts. the myth of evolution is based on irrationality. The FACTS of creation and the FACT of my conversion is a fact. The Bible is based on facts, proven history. even the miracles in Jesus are proven facts. the resurrection of Jesus is a proven fact. I believe the unseen promises of GOD, because of my faith in the facts. Love for all, Hoffco
You certainly are welcome to try. I expended considerable effort trying to convince myself of God's existence back in my teens. At this point it would require a direct supernatural intervention as I have lost all motivation to desire that particular outcome.
A few of the atheist forums are top heavy with science types and they're good places for getting the facts when you want them, and I do visit them from time to time, but I don't get much of a charge from discussions if people always agree with me.
Myself as well. I'm pretty much self-taught when it comes to the sciences. I do have graduate courses in astronomy and biology but my major was in history. I did take some religious courses from a Catholic college and a smattering of philosophy and psychology courses. What I find is that there is a lot of misinformation scattered about that passes for facts in the faith community, especially in regard the sciences. Has this been your observation? Is that what you meant in saying "fact and faith are not exactly co-dependent"?
... but I'm interested all the same, if you care to share. I am always curious about why people make the move from atheism to faith, or vice versa.
The scientific explanation for the origin of the universe is tentative. The possible solutions offered may or may not be correct, and frankly I suspect we haven't arrived at the true picture, but I don't believe the explanation in Genesis is anywhere near reliable. In that text I think we may really be looking at a Bronze Age explanation of things. In any case my reading of the English translation of Genesis is that the waters already existed before the creative acts began.
A few of the atheist forums are top heavy with science types and they're good places for getting the facts when you want them, and I do visit them from time to time, but I don't get much of a charge from discussions if people always agree with me.
Myself as well. I'm pretty much self-taught when it comes to the sciences. I do have graduate courses in astronomy and biology but my major was in history. I did take some religious courses from a Catholic college and a smattering of philosophy and psychology courses. What I find is that there is a lot of misinformation scattered about that passes for facts in the faith community, especially in regard the sciences. Has this been your observation? Is that what you meant in saying "fact and faith are not exactly co-dependent"?
... but I'm interested all the same, if you care to share. I am always curious about why people make the move from atheism to faith, or vice versa.
The scientific explanation for the origin of the universe is tentative. The possible solutions offered may or may not be correct, and frankly I suspect we haven't arrived at the true picture, but I don't believe the explanation in Genesis is anywhere near reliable. In that text I think we may really be looking at a Bronze Age explanation of things. In any case my reading of the English translation of Genesis is that the waters already existed before the creative acts began.
