Fear in Faith

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Tao_Equus

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I would love to see a discussion on this subject but rather than be so predictably 'tao' I am willing to sit back, for as long as is possible, and not chime in. Take the floor.... I am listening....
 
Tao_Equus said:
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I would love to see a discussion on this subject but rather than be so predictably 'tao' I am willing to sit back, for as long as is possible, and not chime in. Take the floor.... I am listening....
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Sorry Tao, my watch doesn't have a seconds finger on it. :D

I suppose I could fear waking up to find that I'm a gay Catholic...:rolleyes:

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And what's with the cryptic numbers and characters???:confused:

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I'm afraid I'm not sure what, specifically, you're getting at Tao. The place of fear in faith? If faith can reduce fear? :confused:

Perhaps an operational definition of what you mean by faith and fear are in order?
 
path_of_one said:
I'm afraid I'm not sure what, specifically, you're getting at Tao. The place of fear in faith? If faith can reduce fear? :confused:

Perhaps an operational definition of what you mean by faith and fear are in order?
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Yeah, where ya headed? Sort of like he's layin a trap...

I figured it was about the classic, "Well what if you are wrong?" or the "if you don't believe you are going to hell", or the "Don't read those books, talk to those people, or go in that building or you are going to hell"

Ya know the utilization of old fire and brimstone fear tactics in religion.
 
Tao_Equus said:
The characters are allegedly Tao in classical Chinese script. I was going to use them for a signature rather than type tao as was usual from me. But I have been banned from doing so.
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We disallowed signatures a long time ago - the personal profile page is fine to customise and I've tried to make a point of encouraging that - but adding signatures into the post body is likely to escalate, so best to stop it budding now. :)
 
Faith is death for our personalty and since it leads the majority of our life it has a fear of dying. Quite understandable

"That is why we fly from the inner void, since God might steal into it. It is not the pursuit of pleasure and the aversion for effort which causes sin, but fear of God. We know that we cannot see him face to face without dying, and we do not want to die." Simone Weil -- Gravity and Grace
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I think "Fear in Faith" should not exist. Sometimes we are afraid to believe our experiences and this can involve fear of going against a religion's dogmas etc. My fear in faith has been having the guts to experience God on my own and to reject my fear. I'm afraid of my fear. Unfortunately fear has a way of layering itself I think. Fear creates fear. It breeds it on its own. And it destroys our faith. So, I think we either have faith or we have fear.
 
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