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Truth is only understood
> by faith.
> So, the question isn't, "Is faith a valid means of understanding," but
> rather, "what will I have faith in -- what will I strongly believe?"
> I suggest the Truth. FWIW
I like the seemingly contradictory statements above. They highlight the
idea that truth is beyond beliefs and thoughts. Just like in the market,
the only truth is the bottom line.
Chris
> Yes indeedy. A person who questions what most take for "certainty" is
> well on the way to a true understanding of the nature of reality.
> That is, that "what is seen is temporal but what is unseen is
> eternal." Take God, for example. One can know beyond a shadow of a
> doubt that He exists without ever having seen Him -- that is, having
> no certainty in the usual sense of the word. Truth is only understood
> by faith.
>
> Our concept of certainty, or knowledge, is, in truth, just something
> we strongly believe. We don't really KNOW that the sun will rise
> tomorrow, but many of us strongly believe it, and we order our lives
> as though this thing we believe were a certainty. But really, a
> strong belief sounds sorta like 'faith,' doesn't it? Many people who
> would recoil at the concept of 'living by faith' really do it more
> than they realize.
>
> So, the question isn't, "Is faith a valid means of understanding," but
> rather, "what will I have faith in -- what will I strongly believe?"
> I suggest the Truth. FWIW
>
> Another radical message,but hey, I've been in the closet too long!
>
> CW
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