tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913369812099538185.post8767596474759715922..comments2012-11-16T10:17:07.695-08:00Comments on Iris the Beagle Contemplative: Fine-tuning Arguments, Deism, and Why I Don't Think It Matters that MuchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913369812099538185.post-88138206080522889532009-09-24T17:47:49.312-07:002009-09-24T17:47:49.312-07:00The unsubtle friend says:
The deist mode of reli...The unsubtle friend says:<br /> The deist mode of religious belief is certainly not an issue for me, any more than other irrationally held beliefs that make no demands of one's conduct towards others. I find the labelling of Franklin as a Deist interesting, as I've seen other sources that would put him beyond the pale of belief altogether. Not an important point, as his views as a secularist mirrored Jefferson's, and those are what had the impact on American government of the period.<br /> <br />Walter, your example appears to fit the above model of religion and its mode of 'truth' for more liberal believers who accept religion as a moral guide more than they accept their particular holy book as a factual account of the world.InfuriatedSciTeacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397655567633612539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913369812099538185.post-32353418268772286392009-09-21T10:51:05.636-07:002009-09-21T10:51:05.636-07:00"our most deeply held beliefs have a profound..."our most deeply held beliefs have a profound impact on how we choose to live our lives, particularly in arranging our ethical priorities"<br /><br />I've heard religion defined as "the utmost form of practice" where the author thought of practice or action as also involving an "assertion" (namely, "this is a good thing to do, this is a good way to live"). On that model, people who "believe in the resurrection" are saying "religion is a way of living as if you have been reborn into a new truth--the religious truth." On this model, the "Christian Way" is a mode of practice, ritual is a mode of spiritual exercise, and "God" is the transcendent Other at the end of love or longing. Does this fit your model of religion and its mode of 'truth'?Walter Thomas Schmidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009715230902373293noreply@blogger.com