Thursday, August 24, 2006
Why I'm A ChristianThere are a lot questions, wandering of ideas and what if's that are going through a person's mind. Our INTPHIL class made me more intrigued about how our religion is all about. To tell you the truth (honestly),I think I've been a fairly dedicated Christian my entire life. Maybe it was just in our blood that we do and often worship God and our Savior with all passion and mighty faith. I remember when I was small, I used to pray for about 15minutes or so, and I think that it's kind of long especially for a kiddo like me back then. Why that long? I prayed for each and every loved one I have. Yes, enumerating them to God and wishing them all the blessing they could receive from Him. It is also in my childish nature at that time, I prayed for our pet dogs as well. (Pretty crazy huh? Common, I was a kid.. Haha..).
As I've learned, I know that Christianity is centered on Jesus Christ and on all of His teachings. Yes there are skeptics, agnostics and atheists. I'm very sure that I'm not one of any of those groups I mentioned. Even when our class discussed and analyzed that topic (including Nietszche's criticisms on religion and morality). Nietszche, for me, provided the most moving and intriguing cirtiques mainly because he touched a very sensitive matter, Christianity and Morality that is. Many of his works focusing on the said topics included: Beyond Good and Evil, The Gay Science and On the Genealogy of Morals.
To sum all things up, amidst all of the things and concepts the atheists have to offer, it's still up to how strong your faith and stand on Christianity. Yes of course philosophers like Nietszche provided us with wonderful and carefully-thought-of ideas and views. These things, we can use in enchancing and professing our faith, the faith we've installed and carried up to this very moment in our lives.
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"If you want to spare your eyes and your mind, follow the sun from the shadows behind."
Hinampas nung 6:00 PM