From: thehomeyagent Sent: September 19, 2018 12:40 PM To: darwin@atheists.net Subject: Yeah, I understand. I was with you too at one time, thinking that everything was random, nothing was divine, nothing was anything but total luck. I used to think if God existed, who made him then? I believed in science, and still do. But then something happened to change my whole perspective. You see, by asking and having the small faith of a mustard seed, I experienced something far beyond what is in front of our eyes here. Something beyond life, as it exists on this earth. You see your belief leads to nothing. My belief like yours was the same. You die and boom you are gone. I had no fear of that, because it was just the way it was in what I believed. So to be shown what is really real when I never even asked for it, and just simply said, yeah, I am a sinner, and if you exist please just show me. Well, what happened was something that cant be confirmed. But it happened no less. Many of my Christian friends never had this experience at all. To see and know that beyond this life there is more, is like the ultimate, most cool thing you can ever have happen to you. I got a tremendous gift. An unexpected gift from God. Now Jesus has never been the problem. Extremists in their beliefs are the problem. Extremist Muslim, Jew, Christian, and even atheists. Jesus told us to love each other, not judge each other. If you really knew the bible, Paul was the dude who seems to me to contradict the words of Jesus. I have been to too many bible studies to not understand the Individuality of each of us and how the word is interpreted differently to different people. But I understand, our fleeting lives, and believe me, the older you get, the faster it goes, makes me understand that this is just a blip to our existence. And the other reality that makes this so utterly sad, is that because we have such a limited time here, it makes our existence while we are here, so unique, so amazing, and absolutely limited. Now, can I prove this? Can I use science, and I love science to SHOW you what I know? I wish I could. I wish you were Spock and we could mind meld and you could see. I am not here to tell you that what you think is wrong. I am saddened that you are missing so much due to the religious factions and how something has upset you to the point of calling it out, but maybe it needs to be called out. But it's more about you personally and what you really miss with no faith. It may surprise you to know, I do believe in Darwin. I also believe in God. Yes I do believe that someone died for us. And yes I believe that no matter what I believe, it's between my father and myself. Faith is what it is. You feel the wind, you see its impact and yet you cant see it. Gravity is the same thing. It's like one person being resistant to an illness, why another dies from it. (Not literally, but I think you get the drift.) The only thing I would want to do, is ask God, to show you, somehow. I am not over the top in my convictions other than, i wish everyone had experienced knowing. That wasnt faith. That was a gift. How can i judge you when i was you? Men would have stoned me to death 300 years ago for thinking like you. But see? It was men, not God thinking this way. We are so caught up in the here and now, by the time you get older you will look back and understand, or maybe you wont. All we can do is the best we can for each other, no matter who, how or what we believe. Targeting, Jesus is like targeting Muslims or atheists, or anyone. We've come so far in science, but I think we are naive to think that our understanding can still answer everyones questions. And actually, the way people judge others on this earth, the science will never get to the ultimate answer. Because what I discovered is that those answers arent here. They will however be answered when we die. So, I prefer to spend my life helping others. while I am here. I'm lucky to have seen you on the internet You are most definately making the rounds. You words are being used, but I think not in how you wanted them to be, as you are being stereotyped as a liberal person. I would not call anyone beliefs liberal. I hope you get the solutions you are looking for, and yeah I hope someday before you die, God could give you the same gift he gave me, because it was so cool. But, I know you will know, someday. And i cant prove it by science because it is so beyond science. It's something that a test tube, or a computer cant diagnose. I so wish I could for you, for other Christian's, for everyone. Because to know what is really important, compared to what we think is important now, is so fleeting, when it's simply each other here and now. Do I want you to have the faith I talk about? Sure, but it is between you and God, not me you and God. Too many people dont get it. God is beyond science, in different existence and therefore man will never be able to prove him. But you exist, so why cant God exist too? To be in such a limited expanse of space and humans to never have made it anywhere beyond the moon, I think we are so premature in thinking the way we do. I think it makes us somewhat arragant. Let's face it. None of us really have a clue to all of this. And you cant prove ssomeone's faith wrong anymore than they prove you wrong. That's what's so amazing about all of you out there. But with faith and its belief comes prayer. Now I can pray that God will give you, the proof you need, but I know if he does, it will not be something so obvious to you that you will be able to prove it to others. But, it will not be for anyone else but you. That's another thing about God that is so totally amazing. All these humans, and he can still make you understand how utterly important YOU are. So, nope you have to change not a thing. God believes in you, even if you dont believe in him, and yeah, the judging in Christanity needs to end, so I believe you are awesome. Sincerely, Mary Packett. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone