My view is that humans have always looked towards a higher being and also if it were the default then why the similarities in
Faith around the planet?
Not exact matches
So it seems to me that for those of us who call ourselves Christians, but who also have used the brain that God gave us to conclude that the
planet is more than 6000 years old and that the actions of Noah and his family saved all the then living things — that we can retain
faith in a God who would not joke
around with Abraham just to test him.
If I were born into a
faith organization that was a solid socialist oligarchy having fair flat tax, budget surpluses, welfare without shame, culturally sensitve worldwide outreach, and promise to rule over a
planet of my own, I would find sticking
around to be a good bet, and all the myths to be no more bizarre than those found in other
faith traditions.
Here are some excerpts from the Vatican Radio transcript of his remarks on the value of empirical knowledge and
faith in fostering a culture of care for the
planet around us: