December 01, 2023 – C

Fall Woods 10/16/2011 — DuPonr State Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina
Belief is another word for opinion.
All beliefs are nothing more than strongly held opinions.
What kind of God is it
that has to be believed in
or we are going to hell
which we also have to believe in?

It is easier for us to believe in hell
than to believe in God,
so we are told if we don't believe in God
we are going to hell.

It is all opinion.

We don't have to believe in gravity.
Gravity is a fact that exists beyond belief
and opinion.

A fact is something that is there
whether we believe it or not,
and that is not my opinion.

God is not a fact.
Hell is not a fact.

The world as we know it is more opinion
than it is fact.
In my opinion.

If we could separate the facts from the opinions
it would be a better world
in my opinion.

Begin listening to the things you are saying
that sound like facts
but are, actually, opinions.

Start separating your world
into facts and opinions.
And inviting those around you
to do the same thing.

See how long it takes
before they get really pissed off.

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Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

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