Joe Mechanico
Christopher Sly
I'm a writer working on what I call the Peace Story, and I have a question for theists. It seems to me that Pope Francis is a theist, that he believes in a supreme being. But I don't hear him "quote" God, and he does not seem to interpret the Bible as the literal Word of God. He looks to nature, and respects the tool of science to help understand his God better. He does not seem to treat doubt as a sin. Contrast this with another theist -
“Even to express doubts about this doctrine, al-Wahhab said, should occasion execution.”
I am an atheist because I do not believe in a supreme being. I am also agnostic, because I do not know the truth. I am a pantheist, more or less, because my God is Reality, my Creator, to which I am grateful for this turn upon the field of play. Pope Francis is a theist, but it seems he must also be agnostic. I am at peace with Pope Francis, because we share uncertainty and gratitude for our existence. It seems to me that Pope Francis, a theist, and I, an atheist, are very close, because the WORDS of God do not stand between us. My question to theists -
How important are the words of God to you, and why?
“Even to express doubts about this doctrine, al-Wahhab said, should occasion execution.”
I am an atheist because I do not believe in a supreme being. I am also agnostic, because I do not know the truth. I am a pantheist, more or less, because my God is Reality, my Creator, to which I am grateful for this turn upon the field of play. Pope Francis is a theist, but it seems he must also be agnostic. I am at peace with Pope Francis, because we share uncertainty and gratitude for our existence. It seems to me that Pope Francis, a theist, and I, an atheist, are very close, because the WORDS of God do not stand between us. My question to theists -
How important are the words of God to you, and why?