tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post112023273210480702..comments2023-12-22T03:49:21.303-05:00Comments on Reflections of a Happy Old Man: AwakeningLarry Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1120598609906246572005-07-05T17:23:00.000-04:002005-07-05T17:23:00.000-04:00"the fear of not being right": that's a good point..."the fear of not being right": that's a good point, kiznath. It's especially true, I believe, among intellectually oriented folks.<BR/><BR/>I must say that the first thousand times I've been wrong were the hardest.Larry Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1120595476450605092005-07-05T16:31:00.000-04:002005-07-05T16:31:00.000-04:00I would agree that religion today is largely based...I would agree that religion today is largely based on fear, but not just the fear of hell - I would add the fear of not being right. Debating, using the Bible to back up all sorts of arguments - the fear of being wrong has overtaken the loving, doubt-accepting aspect of God.<BR/><BR/>On salvation - my co-worker had that exact experience, having been asked when he was "saved". He was a little offended and avoided the question, but wondered what the questioner would have said if he had responded with "Saved from what?"kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030105879504587976noreply@blogger.com