tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post5720736397464678047..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: Virgin Birth and Believers ...Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-88833456084578284592013-12-24T15:14:59.014-05:002013-12-24T15:14:59.014-05:00Why is belief so commonly employed as an acceptabl...Why is belief so commonly employed as an acceptable alternative to understanding, with the usual recourse to mysteries? Clearly, belief cannot provide insight into religious issues because it is a fixed point, resilient against argument. What exactly are the mysteries of Christianity? Didn't all adulterous wives at the time claim that they were impregnated by a god? Perhaps therefore all religious mysteries are merely ancient lies?catalhuyukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034635956223145828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-23603210084968372352013-12-24T13:39:33.306-05:002013-12-24T13:39:33.306-05:00"Belief" rather than "understanding..."Belief" rather than "understanding" is probably the key to all of this. A person cannot possibly understand the mysteries of Christianity. A person instead can simply believe. <br /><br />BTW . . . Merry Christmas!R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.com