food for thought on a hot humid windy ride

[marni]

ahh...but which God?

[Crankin]

Quite a change from west Acton, Marni...
The temps would fry my brain, but the political commentary would make it boil.

[thekarens]

Politics in Texas certainly make me roll my eyes. It's a good thing that I'm naturally cold, so it takes me longer to get hot, though with the way things are going with the weather I'm quickly getting there.

As far as which God I'd have to say if you're Christian it has to be Christ. If you're Budhist it would be Budha, Muslim Muhammad, etc.

[Caren]

You would think that a Budhist would believe in Budha and not Christ, but my mom, a self proclaimed Budhist recently asked me if I thought it would be ok for her to start attending Mass and just sitting in the back to pray. It was kind of an odd conversation since I didn't think you could believe in both but whatever.

My brain doesn't even need to fry to wander. I call it "shiny ball" syndrome and it happens all the time. I had a really deeply theological conversation with myself about what purgatory might actually be but then the next ride I perfect my buttercream frosting recipe and then I might just spend my rides taking random roads to see how many cows I can count before I get home. It nice to just let my mind wander.

Mph, we have wind here to contend with. It's amazing how just 15 miles inland where I lived for a few years when I moved home has soooo much less wind! It's hillier so I got a great work out, but I never had to contend with the wind I have now being right on lake erie. On a perfect day with next to no wind I'll be cruising around 17-19 mph, but that damn wind kicks up and I'm luck to hover around 14.

[OakLeaf]

Actually there are many Buddhist Christians ... including many priests and ministers. Buddhism doesn't affirm the existence or nonexistence of deities. Some Buddhist sects incorporate deities that were worshipped in their respective cultures before Buddhism; others don't. Your mom might be interested in this piece about Buddhist Catholics. http://ncronline.org/news/double-bel...hristian-faith

(Also, Muslims believe that Muhammad was a prophet, not a deity ... Muslims worship the same Father God that Christians and Jews do, that's why all three are considered Abrahamic religions ...)

I would think that the percentage of practicing Christians who don't actually believe in God is actually a bit higher than that 5%. But if 5% will admit to not believing in God at all, then it stands to reason that some other proportion would have a concept of god that's at odds with Christian orthodoxy, right?