Harry Potter and God

[dumbledore11214]

> Potioncat:
> I don't buy into the the idea that the sky is proof of God either. Yet, I believe in God. I don't think anyone can prove God is real or which religion is the "right" one.
> 
> I just know what I believe, and I know which experiences have influenced my beliefs. Some people don't believe in love, or in lasting love between two people. I do, because I have that type of relationship. Come to think of it, I have that with a man and with God.

Alla:

You know, here is the funny thing, as I mentioned before I consider myself believer in God. And even though my beliefs come from Judaism and Christianity, I certainly do not consider myself a member of any of those religions. But the question I wanted to raise is do you think that it is indeed possible for the faith to stem from experience? Because really I cannot claim any miraculous conversion into believer, I just came to believe if that makes sense. Can faith be influenced by experience?


> Potioncat:
<SNIP>
> I think it is particularly sad when I hear that someone's behavior has turned another person from God.
>


Alla:

I certainly will not proclaim something as dramatic as these people turned me from christianity, but they come very very close. Because you know, every freaking time when somebody on the street wants to stop me and talk to me about Jesus being the best thing ever, it makes me so so so angry. Because to me faith is a very private thing and it is between me and God and nobody, nobody gets to explain to me why I have to believe in Jesus, because I am able to decide on my own thank you very much.

Jesus **may be** the best thing  ever, but you (hypothetical you) do not get to tell me that. 

I think I may want to continue this offlist actually, if I am feeling talkative enough expect a long one from me :)