For jam: Looking for Validation in a Difference

We will never find distinctives in our personal philosophies that set them entirely apart from others and thereby authenticate them. Because all of us share a host of influences (from DNA to language), we will always describe similar concepts in similar ways.

It's fruitless to look for validation in a difference. It would be nice if that were possible, but because our powers of comprehension are so much alike, we easily confuse A with B when they are entirely different.

Examples:
A: Placebo, B: Medicine
A. Sugar, B. Sustenance
A. Sex, B. Love
A. Coincidence, B. Miracles

Conviction transcends analysis. I like both sides of that relationship (conviction and analysis), but they're different and require different responses.

Since we can only interpret God from a human perspective, we will forever be describing him in human ways no matter where we find him.

I personally believe he came once and for all, at one time and in one place, but what that means transcends the facts that led me there.

Hope you are well!

c0

Started: 2012-01-17