Tag Archives: epistemology

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY WHILE WAITING FOR GODOT

The Rev. Robert Eddy Posted on by

I must confess I find many of the ideas that are popular among younger UU’s literally in credible — unbelievable. But that is not what is important — and this is the whole point of this sermon. What is important is not whether a belief is true. What is important is what that belief does to a person. What is important is what that belief encourages, empowers, makes real in the life of the community to which that person belongs.

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YOU’VE GOT ANSWERS? I’VE GOT QUESTIONS!

The Rev. Robert Eddy Posted on by

Journalists are trained to ask five questions: Who, What, Where, When and Why. I have four additional questions for those who have all the answers whatever labels they attach to themselves: Christian, Jew, Moslem, Secular Humanist, Atheist.

My questions were designed to help UU’s respond to Fundamentalist Christians but the same questions should be asked of any who confuse the intensity of their convictions with the veracity of those convictions.

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