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Religious Backgrounds
Brad Blackman | Sep 6 2006
After reading the GTD 'cult' thread, I thought I'd ask what kind of religious or philosophical backgrounds everyone comes from. It may be too sensitive a topic (just like at parties, you shouldn't talk about religion or politics), but it'd be interesting to see where people are coming from. Obviously some see a Buddhist influence in GTD, and others may see something else? Or others (like myself) come from a different background and wouldn't know the difference. Again, I know it's a pretty big can of worms, but I think the people around here are thoughtful enough to take everything in stride. There are quite a few thinkers here. 42 Comments
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 It surprises me too, but...Submitted by solidsnot on September 12, 2006 - 4:10am.
andyc;5894 wrote:
It surprises me too, but probably not in the same way. I fail to understand how anyone who has studied science to any level can make space for the concept of a god. I'm not trying to offend anyone here, I've tried to understand, and I can't. I used to think that as well but then I learned that folk such as Isaac Newton and Einstein (no mental slouches there) could reconcile their observations with their beliefs. Einstein was against quantum theory because of its randomness and this led to his famous quote, "God doesn't throw dice." In fact, many people are looking at quantum mechanics as evidence of a higher being because it is so indeterminate (at least for now). I'm not an advocate of anything I just wrote but find it extremely interesting. There's a good book from an author named Maitland titled A Joyful Theology that you might want to pick up and flip through. Again, I don't espouse her point of view but if you want to see how somebody has reconciled science with religion then her book is a good starting point. Plus it's relatively short. ;) » POSTED IN:
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