Maybe I am doing what the Bible suggests afterall.

[WConn]

I found this via the home page of Evidence for God from Science:

"Christianity is for Weak, Stupid People? - The Role of Reason for Christians
by Rich Deem
Introduction
Many skeptics think that Christianity is for people who do not want to think. Christians are often characterized as people who believe whatever they are told by the church. Faith is thought of as something that one believes blindly - with no supporting evidence. However, this viewpoint does not represent biblical Christianity. In contrast, to what many skeptics believe, the Bible challenges its readers to test it and come to a reasonable conclusion. There are those Christians who believe blindly, and certain cults (such as Mormonism) teach that truth can be known through prayer. These ideas are heretical to biblical Christianity and often lead to deception, making such individuals susceptible to conversion by the cults.

Note it says "the Bible challenges its readers to test it and come to a reasonable conclusion." WELL, I feel better now. This is what I have been doing all along, and with the help of the Mods and a few others I am confident that I will continue to do so, to learn and understand. When I ask one of my Christian friends, "why do you believe this or that," I often hear, "well, I just believe, that's all." When some one asks me what or how I believe, I want to be able to give them a better answer than my friends.

Walt

[zoegirl]

Wconn,

absolutely, GOd wants you to keep asking questions. If there is one thing that is clear from Psalms, it's that God wants us to be honest with our doubts, our fears, our worries.

I think that is actually some of the most comforting things about Him...the more I leanr about HIm in His word is that He wants a relationship, starting with Adam and Eve of course but read through the rest f Genesis and Exodus and you see a God that is contantly seekingus out. From Abraham, saac, and JAcob...to Moses, JOshua, all through the Judges...we see that God remains by His people, holds to HIs covenant. And the book of Psalms presents example after example of someone pouring out the raw emotions of praise, to complaints, to laments, to questions...

And even as somber as JOb is,I love the book for its very straightforward dealing with "why is their pain?".

God is not afraid of questions and God's word does not avoid them.

[ageofknowledge]

I hear this all the time by talk radio hosts here in SoCal. John and Ken, of the John and Ken show, repeatedly state on air that Christians have no need to reason or think but just fall back on an unprovable faith. They are atheists but grew up Catholic and appear to be completely clueless that Christians reason, think, and engage in the scientific and medical enterprise enmasse.