Leaps of Faith

[andrewducker]

Reading an argument elsewhere on the net which had the following chain of logic:

1) For reasons X, Y and Z it seems likely to me that the universe was created and watched over by divine providence.
2) Therefore I am a Christian.

In fact, there's a fair amount of discussion online over whether there are supernatural elements involved in the world - creationism vs evolution being one example.  But I don't remember bumping into _any_ reasoning for why this leads inexorably (or even vaguely) to Christianity (or Islam, Buddhism or rooster worship).

Comments

[andrewducker]

I have personal, subjective experience that God exists, which allows my to have faith that he does.

So if I _don't_ have personal subjective experience then my lack of faith is more understandable?

[adders.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. It's a fairly important part of Christian belief that God doesn't often force his way into people's lives - they have to go looking for him. There's a famous painting of Christ standing outside a door, gently knocking. The subtle point is that there is no handle on his side of the door - it's only on the inside.

[andrewducker]

I've got about as open a mind as you can have without the wind whistling between my ears. I've been searching for truth all my life. I've explored both the outside world and the inside of my head in quite some detail (and still do).

I am listening.

I haven't heard anything yet.

[adders.livejournal.com]

There's a difference between listening and looking. Took me a long time to figure that one out.