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I do enjoy going into churches and sitting for a while in silence. It first started in S. America in 2008 but wondered into the local Chapel the other day (i'm in Ireland now) and found it quite peaceful...
Originally posted by Trev33Philip Larkin - Church Going
I do enjoy going into churches and sitting for a while in silence. It first started in S. America in 2008 but wondered into the local Chapel the other day (i'm in Ireland now) and found it quite peaceful...
Originally posted by Trev33From the simplest village church to the mightiest cathedrals
I do enjoy going into churches and sitting for a while in silence. It first started in S. America in 2008 but wondered into the local Chapel the other day (i'm in Ireland now) and found it quite peaceful...
Originally posted by Trev33I went cycling around parts of western Europe numerous times in the 1970s, and exploring chapels, churches, cathedrals, and climbing steeples, was something I did every single day.
I do enjoy going into churches and sitting for a while in silence. It first started in S. America in 2008 but wondered into the local Chapel the other day (i'm in Ireland now) and found it quite peaceful...
Originally posted by wolfgang59"Moving" and "awe-inspiring"...
From the simplest village church to the mightiest cathedrals
they are certainly awe-inspiring; exactly as intended!
I have taken several classes to St Pauls in London and each
time been gob-smacked. Lying down on the floor (you can do
this when you are with kids!) and looking up at the ceiling is
quite moving.
Originally posted by SuzianneI like the architecture.
"Moving" and "awe-inspiring"...
can you explain why an atheist might find this so?
Is it the "architectural magnificence" or that man is capable of building beautifully?
Certainly an atheist would not attribute these feelings to a sense of being in the presence of God, so what would explain it?
Originally posted by SuzianneI think buildings like St Paul's Cathedral are stunning monuments to the human spirit and to the power of religiosity rather than to anything supernatural.
"Moving" and "awe-inspiring"...
can you explain why an atheist might find this so?
Is it the "architectural magnificence" or that man is capable of building beautifully?
Certainly an atheist would not attribute these feelings to a sense of being in the presence of God, so what would explain it?
Originally posted by FMFChurch hopper, eh?
I went cycling around parts of western Europe numerous times in the 1970s, and exploring chapels, churches, cathedrals, and climbing steeples, was something I did every single day.
Originally posted by FMFI'm thinking God is not impressed, all he cares about in your inner temple.
I think buildings like St Paul's Cathedral are stunning monuments to the human spirit and to the power of religiosity rather than to anything supernatural.
Originally posted by whodeySticking to the OP, when it comes to buildings like St Paul's Cathedral, I think they are monuments to the human spirit and to the power of religiosity - that led to their construction - rather than to anything supernatural. Do you have any comment on either this or the OP?
I'm thinking God is not impressed, all he cares about in your inner temple.
So what does yours look like?
Originally posted by whodeyI liked visiting churches, yes. I was a Christian back in those days. Looking back, I wonder if I was impressed by such buildings for the same reason I am impressed by them now, as opposed to some kind of religiosity factor.
Church hopper, eh?
Just couldn't find the perfect church so you gave up on your faith altogether.
I've heard it all before. ðŸ˜