tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35324441.post5487653400703594572..comments2023-10-23T08:28:44.881-06:00Comments on Splinters of Silver: I Say It But Don’t Believe ItSplinters of Silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02899357787697070658noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35324441.post-50869362770814763312007-06-02T18:35:00.000-06:002007-06-02T18:35:00.000-06:00leslie,'fake it 'til you make it'Hahaha - I don't ...leslie,<BR/><BR/><I>'fake it 'til you make it'</I><BR/><BR/>Hahaha - I don't think I have heard that before.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments, glad your back.Splinters of Silverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899357787697070658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35324441.post-67924768819930962862007-06-02T15:27:00.000-06:002007-06-02T15:27:00.000-06:00you made me think of the idea of 'fake it 'til you...you made me think of the idea of 'fake it 'til you make it' that is pretty popular when things get shaky.<BR/><BR/>inquisitiveness is good and healthy when something doesn't add up; God isn't afraid of our questions, even when we are..because questioning doesn't necessarily lead to a different answer, possibly just a renewed perspective; or even reassurance on a subject.<BR/><BR/>(by the way.. i was away, but it is good to be back reading your blog).lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212573673886825039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35324441.post-1265720650721927082007-05-31T08:55:00.000-06:002007-05-31T08:55:00.000-06:00Well, as an ex baptist, I was once a little bit li...Well, as an ex baptist, I was once a little bit like you, except that, unlike you, I was probably more inquisitive.<BR/><BR/>While I was reading the bible, I was also reading the works of Thomas Paine, Bertrand Russell, Nietzche, Thomas Edison, Einstein, and other works.<BR/><BR/>And it began to dawn upon me that using the bible to explain world phenomenon is like reading Asterix to learn about the history of France. <BR/><BR/>Thinking back, I think I was being incredibly stupid to buy into the christian doctrine, but I can't be too hard on myself, considering I was really forced into the christian setting at the age of five.BEAST FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679628160308289045noreply@blogger.com