How do you challenge or question your faith?

[hrmjustin]

What methods do you use to explore and question your faith?

[rug]

1. It depends on the challenge or on the question.

Most times the answers for them have nothing to do with the existence or nonexistence of a god.

As to the examination of my faith, as opposed to a challenge to it, I seek consistency in it and the absence of bad extrapolations from it.

[hrmjustin]

2. Does your faith go through roller-coaster rides?

Ups and downs.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

3. Yes

[hrmjustin]

4. Mine does as well.

I guess life and faith comes in waves.

[rug]

5. No, not in a long, long time.

Frankly, there haven't been any original criticisms in centuries. The stuff you see all over is simply repackaged with acne cream.

What I do do, though, is find myself ensconced in different aspects of it. Maybe it is partly due to all the recent (not new) criticisms, but I've found myself pondering human nature a lot lately, and what we, all of us, have to do with God, and God with us.

[hrmjustin]

6. lol you always have a way with words my friend.

[No Vested Interest]

7. Very little. I have determined in my own mind that there are Mysteries that neither I

nor other human minds can understand or comprehend.
I have also determined that I want to spend the balance of my days living out the faith passed along to me by countless generations.
My faith is a comfort to me, though I am far less than perfect in living it.

[hrmjustin]

8. I like this answer.

[okasha]

9. I like this answer, too.

It's pretty much how I feel. There's a reason why NA's refer to Creator as "Great Mystery," not "Great Spirit. "

[hrmjustin]

10. What spme of our friends seem to forget is that we don't have all the answers.

[okasha]

13. And we won't get them

by applying inappropriate methods.

[hrmjustin]

14. Indeed!

[Htom Sirveaux]

11. A lot of philosophy.

I posted a list of books that have contributed to my current perspective in the pinned thread at the top of this forum. I also have frequent spiritual discussions with my wife.

[hrmjustin]

12. Your links are very good and helpful.