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Og · 01-13-2007, 03:37 PM

I like that comment.

Anthony Demello (S.J.) describes faith as the ability to follow the truth, no matter where it leads you and even when you don't know where it's leading you.

This is not the common view of faith, however. The popular western view of faith is that it counteracts doubt. People use it synonymously with belief. In this sense, it's valueless and crippling to the human population. It sets them up for conflicts between what is real and "what they want to be real."

So many words are tainted in today's society such as faith and atheist.

01-13-2007, 03:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
Og Campbellite Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northern, VA Posts: 2,676	I like that comment. Anthony Demello (S.J.) describes faith as the ability to follow the truth, no matter where it leads you and even when you don't know where it's leading you. This is not the common view of faith, however. The popular western view of faith is that it counteracts doubt. People use it synonymously with belief. In this sense, it's valueless and crippling to the human population. It sets them up for conflicts between what is real and "what they want to be real." So many words are tainted in today's society such as faith and atheist. __________________ Vi veri veniversum vivus vici. (By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe) The self is not a fixed entity but a dynamic process of relationships You & I, no distinction. - Tat Tvam Asi Become Who You Are