deacon blues wrote:I grew up in the church, but I also read popular atheist stuff like Ayn Rand. She made a lot of sense when I was a teenager. I also love the Gospels. So maybe I'm biased in several different ways.
We are what we eat/drink. We are what we read. We are what we think. We are what we are as a result of how we act.
And we are what we decide/choose.
Those folks such as yourself, me, and others that like to read/study a lot, have more options available to choose from. Life is a wondrous quest as a result...with many different outcomes for many different people.
deacon blues wrote:I am biased, but I try to keep an open mind...
How about you folks. Are you open-minded? Are you biased? Are you a little of both?
Yes. Yes. Yes.
My #1 bias/default that everything else is built upon, is that there is a creator/God and that we are created in His image. All else trickles out from there.
But am I open to the possibility that there isn't a creator/God? Sure. Personally, however, I think it's a safer bet to have a bias/default for the opposing point of view.
Regards, MG
Thanks for contributing to the main topic. I reveal my own biases (and biases about biases) so that folks will know where I'm trying to come from.
I reveal my own biases (and biases about biases) so that folks will know where I'm trying to come from.