You can't seem to wrap your head around choosing not to believe anything if at all possible. That to me is what leads to enlightenment. Being stuck in a belief in a possibly infinite reality would be so boring and most likely wrong. You are cutting out everything outside the narrow B.S. (belief system.)
i do understand where you're coming from, i think more than vice versa.... i had to do a lot of secondary reading before the Bible made much sense. i wasn't raised with any religion, and I studied many different belief systems before seeing the value of Christianity.
but my interpretation of it is too weird for many on here. i had to come to it the way you describe. i've experienced it in action, with reproducible results. i have asked and received many times. but these results are affected by your state of mind, which means i can't prove it to you, you must prove it for yourself.
you're right, its quite infinite. and the Bible is a bit narrow. but I am grateful for it. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
however, I am grateful for many other books, that give the Bible some context. i think you might appreciate some of them too.
You can't seem to wrap your head around choosing not to believe anything if at all possible. That to me is what leads to enlightenment. Being stuck in a belief in a possibly infinite reality would be so boring and most likely wrong. You are cutting out everything outside the narrow B.S. (belief system.)
i do understand where you're coming from, i think more than vice versa.... i had to do a lot of secondary reading before the Bible made much sense. i wasn't raised with any religion, and I studied many different belief systems before seeing the value of Christianity.
but my interpretation of it is too weird for many on here. i had to come to it the way you describe. i've experienced it in action, with reproducible results. i have asked and received many times. but these results are affected by your state of mind, which means i can't prove it to you, you must prove it for yourself.
you're right, its quite infinite. and the Bible is a bit narrow. but I am grateful for it. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
however, I am grateful for many other books, that give the Bible some context. i think you might appreciate some of them too.