Steve
Welcome back!
Yes, in religion positions are often very staunchly held to--even when it would make more sense to carefully consider and respond at a later time. I think you are on the right path with your expressed thoughts about how religious practices Are helpful to members of a society; Sadly, I suspect many Christians are ready to "fight" against what sounds incompatible with their views, rather than start first from a position of Lovingkindness, careful forethought, etc. I have not read the posionwood Bible. Winnie the Pooh is accessible to me - Pooh certainly had a hold on a certain calm stability in the face of adversity and change--one wonders if Owl ["WOL"] is not a good example of how seemingly learn-ed persons can be pushed about by their imperfect assessments of events? :) Anyway, I think the Heart of sharing worldviews is NOT merely saying "all viewpoints are right, must be right," [that just seems impossible...several diverse positions cannot,in all cases, always simultaneously be correct...I realize you are Not suggesting this, but I wanted to make that point] but rather, "everyone is encouraged to hold their own views and express their own opinions, without inciting reprisal...if we can hold our own viewpoint and share it without malice and without recrimination I think we'd be on to something...But as we have seen in the past, when the members of the same group ["Christians"] disagree about what being Christians means, then we seem to get into deep and shark filled waters!
Thanx,
Wayne
Welcome back!
Yes, in religion positions are often very staunchly held to--even when it would make more sense to carefully consider and respond at a later time. I think you are on the right path with your expressed thoughts about how religious practices Are helpful to members of a society; Sadly, I suspect many Christians are ready to "fight" against what sounds incompatible with their views, rather than start first from a position of Lovingkindness, careful forethought, etc. I have not read the posionwood Bible. Winnie the Pooh is accessible to me - Pooh certainly had a hold on a certain calm stability in the face of adversity and change--one wonders if Owl ["WOL"] is not a good example of how seemingly learn-ed persons can be pushed about by their imperfect assessments of events? :) Anyway, I think the Heart of sharing worldviews is NOT merely saying "all viewpoints are right, must be right," [that just seems impossible...several diverse positions cannot,in all cases, always simultaneously be correct...I realize you are Not suggesting this, but I wanted to make that point] but rather, "everyone is encouraged to hold their own views and express their own opinions, without inciting reprisal...if we can hold our own viewpoint and share it without malice and without recrimination I think we'd be on to something...But as we have seen in the past, when the members of the same group ["Christians"] disagree about what being Christians means, then we seem to get into deep and shark filled waters!
Thanx,
Wayne
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