I think at the very least belief is taught early, whether actively or by osmosis from observing parents and other relatives. Whether that really counts as faith before someone grows up enough to run into the big spiritual questions and decide for themselves is up for debate.
Good luck. Try not to kill people. Hands! Hands!
Willow ,'Storyteller'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 02, 2005 9:02:48 am PDT #4957 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
tommyrot - Aug 02, 2005 9:03:25 am PDT #4958 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
That's just a letter away from being a Gnomist.
Gnomists have the clearest "vision" of anyone. That's because Gnomist = Gno + mist.
sarameg - Aug 02, 2005 9:03:31 am PDT #4959 of 10002
You know what sucks? Turning in a friend's work id and passcard for them.
Feh.
Gudanov - Aug 02, 2005 9:04:26 am PDT #4960 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
Sorry sarameg, that sounds pretty awful.
EpicTangent - Aug 02, 2005 9:04:43 am PDT #4961 of 10002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
hush-up-and-go-awayist
All hail JZ, Voice of the Prophet!
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2005 9:04:53 am PDT #4962 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Will you be keeping in touch with him, sara?
askye - Aug 02, 2005 9:06:00 am PDT #4963 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
Grandma E is a literalist. She's not ignorant or unable to function in soceity. She's constantly reading non fiction books --- histories, commentaries, etc -- to learn not just about the Bible, but Biblical times, how people lived, what the politics were, what the societies were like, etc. If you can understand that, then it's easier to understand why there were certain laws, why people from the Bible acted the way they did, etc.
She says that her joy and understanding of God and her relationship with God grows and changes the older she gets and the more she learns. There are things that she can't answer, questions can't understand all of God's actions or his plans because God is so much more and so much greater. But He's in charge and so she has faith and trusts in him.
EpicTangent - Aug 02, 2005 9:06:51 am PDT #4964 of 10002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I love Grandma E.
Nutty - Aug 02, 2005 9:06:55 am PDT #4965 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
It really isn't very hard to function in a society that consists of a lot of people who hold opinions you think are wrong.
Well, in general I would say this is true, and one of those cognitive dissonances you just live with. But, like, doesn't "This person has no morals (because she isn't religious)" would be kind of a dealbreaker, wouldn't it? I mean a whole nother order of magnitude of "you think it's wrong".
Like, I am a stone cold Steve Austin atheist, but there is no Atheist's Handbook that disallows me from consorting among the godded. I mean, even if there were, I would be skeptical of it, because, you know.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2005 9:08:34 am PDT #4966 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
like, doesn't "This person has no morals (because she isn't religious)" would be kind of a dealbreaker, wouldn't it?
My most devout Christian friend operated on the following premise: "ita, you're going to hell. But that's your choice, and I'm not going to try and talk you out of it. Want to do lunch?"
Worked well for the both of us. Her best friend was Jewish, and they never had faith-based problems either.