Since God is invisible to our physical eyes, the conclusions we make about him can be speculative in nature. However, it does necessarily mean that it is blind though.
The experiential reality that the four blind men had while exploring an elephant were true to them. Yet, their individual experiences were not the complete picture.
Religion, or rigid beliefs within a particular religious system, happens when a blind person's interpretation (regardless of how real it is) is elevated to the one and only truth.
The experiential reality that the four blind men had while exploring an elephant were true to them. Yet, their individual experiences were not the complete picture.
Religion, or rigid beliefs within a particular religious system, happens when a blind person's interpretation (regardless of how real it is) is elevated to the one and only truth.
My bet is on the elephant, rather than the blind men's interpretations, regardless of how true they are to each one of them.
Not one of us, can claim that we know it all. Right now, we only know in part. Common sense, wisdom and humility can acknowledge that; but a mindset that is driven by fear and insecurity, abhors it.
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