I thought about this after I wrote it and realised that there's a distinction between faith and belief that was maybe blurred in our case. And belief is present tense, is effort and ongoing effort, and I realise now I have figured out what I believe in. Whereas faith, obviously I have it, otherwise I wouldn't be able to make things, have to have faith in the end result before it's there at all. But not in deities. Nope.
Yes, perhaps the issue is that 'faith' is a word by default steeped in religious significance, so I violently reject the notion. But faith can and does exist without a deity, I see that now. I have it too - la fois sans dieu - whoever she may be.
A compulsive need to return...yeah, that's pretty close to the bone right now.
All faith chips roundly cashed in, here with you for the present tense.
Thought provoking and revealing (of myself) as ever, thank you Ali.
I thought about this after I wrote it and realised that there's a distinction between faith and belief that was maybe blurred in our case. And belief is present tense, is effort and ongoing effort, and I realise now I have figured out what I believe in. Whereas faith, obviously I have it, otherwise I wouldn't be able to make things, have to have faith in the end result before it's there at all. But not in deities. Nope.
Yes, perhaps the issue is that 'faith' is a word by default steeped in religious significance, so I violently reject the notion. But faith can and does exist without a deity, I see that now. I have it too - la fois sans dieu - whoever she may be.