Coming to Grips with A New Reality. #atheist #christian #agnostic

Last night I was watching one of the many reality shows with my teenage daughter, and I blurted out, “This is so staged.”  And I got that dirty look that only a teenage daughter can give!  She gets very upset when i criticize her reality shows even though she is fairly certain that I am correct.  And as I was sitting there I thought about how we are all that way when it comes to our religious or non-religious leanings.  

Regardless of whether we are an Atheist, Agnostic, or Christian we tend to get upset or ignore someone saying anything that goes against our world view.  For me it was the arguments against the innerrancy of the bible.  

In my opinion, there is no doubt that the scriptures are full of contradictions and metaphors that have been given the voice of God.  However, when that case was presented to me throughout my earlier life I would either turn down or turn off the volume.  Why?  Because deep down I knew that the critics had a solid case.  And I was taught that everything is black and white in that you either accept or reject it all.  So if I admitted that the bible had some major issues then I might as well just reject God, Jesus, and everything that goes along with it.  Recently I realized that is a ridiculous way to go through life.  And it is also ridiculous to continue to pretend to view something as a reality when you know that it has been staged your entire life.  Remember, these are my thoughts and I don’t mean to offend anyone.  

I would say to my Atheist and Agnostic friends not to do the same thing on the other side as well.  If there is something that begins to make sense when it comes to God don’t turn down the volume.  It is okay for all of us to have doubts…even the doubters!  Okay, that didn’t make sense, but it sounded good.  My point today is that we are all exploring the mystery of life, and while we don’t have to agree I think we should listen to one another.  After all, We may not agree on who created the heavens and the earth, but we can at least figure out a way to make it a better place.