do you belive in god

Anonymous

As someone who studied religion in undergrad and graduate school, I could never discuss my field of study without someone asking me this question. Here’s the thing, Anon: I find this question kind of boring and ultimately irrelevant. See, although I lean toward the agnostic/atheistic side of things, I live in a world where other people believe in the idea of god (or gods). So even if I reject the idea for myself, which I haven’t done yet, I am necessarily in relationship to another’s idea of god. Consequently, I find questions about why and for whom notions of god exist a lot more interesting than the black and white question of god’s existence. What does it mean to live and engage in a world with people who believe in god when you don’t believe? I think there’s a lot more at stake in that question. 

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  1. caroleabumoussa said: good point. very interesting perspective.
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