March 16, 2003
Agnostic Faith
I just finished Contact This is one book that I can say is a good as the movie and vice versa. Not to belittle either one; they're both excellent for their medium and year created.
The question Carl Sagan wants us to consider is "What is faith?" And how does it apply to scientific/philosophical thought?
In some ways faith is like stoicism applied to the future. Wherein that what needs to happen will happen. I don't think that means pre-determinism thought. Everything is not predetermined, but in the end things will turn out for the best, even if things don't go the way I want.
I guess you could say that I have faith that the future will turn out for the best. Well I'd have to say for my personal life at least, and well even past that. I'm convinced whatever the asshole in chief does can be undone or corrected in 10-20 years time.
Okay so there it is if faith is the only component required of religion then I have it. Whoo! Hoo!
But I'm still an agnostic.