http://www.haloscan.com/ Latest comments for bilbul. Syndicated by HaloScan http://www.haloscan.com/ http://www.haloscan.com/halolink.gif http://www.haloscan.com/ 88 31 Commenting Powered by HaloScan.com http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9097500655234819330/?src=hsr#347500 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:16:56 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9097500655234819330/?src=hsrs#347500 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9097500655234819330/?src=hsrs#347500 [cont.] 5. Questioning Faith Every intelligent person of faith whom I have ever met has wrestled with his identity, as I do with mine. The only individuals I have encountered whose paths were strewn with rose petals have been brainless and insipid. Their "faith" is emetic and unworthy of consideration. They also tend to be the most dogmatic, and disinclined to hear alternative perspecti http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9097500655234819330/?src=hsr#347499 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:16:18 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9097500655234819330/?src=hsrs#347499 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9097500655234819330/?src=hsrs#347499 1. Defining Faith The final question indicates the fact that this question set is concerned with faith of an existential nature. I would define religious faith as the adherence to a set of principles that are based on transmitted teachings and independent of observable phenomena. Furthermore, I would suggest that they possess their own internal logic, and that they take precedence over any http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9097500655234819330/?src=hsr#347370 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:14:59 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9097500655234819330/?src=hsrs#347370 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9097500655234819330/?src=hsrs#347370 1. If you had to define faith, what would you say it is? Belief in or of something without any way to corroborate it. 2. Do you consider yourself a person of faith -- one who practices a particular belief? Not anymore :( 3. If so, how do you call that faith, and why is it so important to you? If not, why do you feel that way? Upon scrutiny, the object of my faith, Orthodox Judaism, http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/1862904315379200897/?src=hsr#347364 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:12:10 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/1862904315379200897/?src=hsrs#347364 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/1862904315379200897/?src=hsrs#347364 Shlomoh, thanks for your comments. It is always a shame when a group doesn't take the shape its creator hoped for it. There seem to be a lot of links about politics. Still, it's there and new skeptics may find it and introduce themselves. I like to think that some mentorship can help. Thanks for the link to your site, I'll have to check that out. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/1862904315379200897/?src=hsr#347357 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:34:25 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/1862904315379200897/?src=hsrs#347357 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/1862904315379200897/?src=hsrs#347357 Oh I notice that my email address did not show up. I can be reached at kingsolnew@yahoo.com http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/1862904315379200897/?src=hsr#347356 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:32:45 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/1862904315379200897/?src=hsrs#347356 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/1862904315379200897/?src=hsrs#347356 As creator and manager of the EXORTHODOXJEWS YAHOO group, I am sad to say that I am a bit disappointed in how the group has evolved. Many of the members of my group originally belonged to a much older established skeptic group which eems to have petered out. The older group was much more interesting than mine because the members daily shared their thoughts and feelings about FRUMKAYT in general an... http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9097500655234819330/?src=hsr#346807 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:39:12 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9097500655234819330/?src=hsrs#346807 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9097500655234819330/?src=hsrs#346807 Here are my responses to get the ball rolling (hopefully!) 1. If you had to define faith, what would you say it is? I would define faith as a conviction in something that can't be verified (or falsified) by logical or scientific means. 2. Do you consider yourself a person of faith -- one who practices a particular belief? Not in the sense of my own definition. I practice elem http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9196831231245642223/?src=hsr#346794 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:22:55 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9196831231245642223/?src=hsrs#346794 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9196831231245642223/?src=hsrs#346794 A belated thanks, Simon. She made that comment when she was three! I was impressed. But I often am, when she give her opinion about things. I think children are often underestimated. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9196831231245642223/?src=hsr#345027 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:16:13 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9196831231245642223/?src=hsrs#345027 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/9196831231245642223/?src=hsrs#345027 That's beautiful: "I think Hashem is pretend". How old is she now?? When my little brother was five, I remember asking him which came first, the chicken or the egg. He thought about it a moment and replied, "The farmer". I was pretty frum at the time, but frum or not I found that rather profound. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/530146533917646610/?src=hsr#343844 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:07:53 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/530146533917646610/?src=hsrs#343844 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bilbul/530146533917646610/?src=hsrs#343844 Simon: Thanks. If you're lucky he might get back to those. I did suggest it... I know everyone loves him more. ;) I think slow and steady is the way. It's like a chemical titration... pour too fast and you miss the right level. Of course, some people are just extremists no matter which way they swing, hmmm? ;) BHB: Thanks. Yes, I'm sure you're right! These days I'm more inclined to offer an