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re: "Divine imminence" is terminology
azstrummer — (archived)

REB, we've had this discussion before but I forgot what the conclusions were. I completely understand, based on your strange experiences in life, why you have a spiritual side. What I can't explain is the jump to Christianity. The question of some spiritual creator and the concept of an afterlife is far removed from the bizarre teachings of the Old Testament and the fragmented and inconsistent stories of the life of Jesus.

Nowhere in the retelling of your experiences with dead relatives did I hear you mention anything about Jesus so I'm curious where the connection began. Is it just that since it happens to be the religion of choice in the US, that you picked that one when your atheism came into question? I have a hard time understanding someone who came by atheism because of their love and passion for science embracing a religion that has such huge inconsistencies in the stories and lore of the Bible.

I can understand someone being so blown away by the universe and questions of life and death that they seek some grand plan to it all but to go from atheism to what I consider the absurdity of Christianity just seems really odd. Using scientific process to analyze the history of early Christianity blows these giant holes in the whole concept that are tough to reconcile without ruling much of science and history moot and invalid.

Mary Anne's explanation for her spiritual side makes perfect sense to me although I don't need that leap in my understanding. She never pins her explanation on some single sect or prophet to come up with her view of things.

Anyway, would enjoy hearing your explanation.

Art

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