tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929683.post6762326861913706198..comments2008-08-06T14:29:31.524-05:00Mike L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15978997781556741350noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929683.post-53548773576894276652008-08-06T14:29:00.000-05:002008-08-06T14:29:00.000-05:00May I suggest this whole series on the issue:<BR/><BR/>http://experimentaltheology.blogspot.com/2007/03/preparing-for-cartesian-storm-guide-to.htmlConnorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04266437585026544459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929683.post-29100806944503508312008-08-06T12:42:00.000-05:002008-08-06T12:42:00.000-05:00This is the crux of the war between science and faith. If consciousness is dependent upon living brains, where does that leave a personal god as we've been told to understand him as a supernatural, disembodied entity? I believe the god of the gaps in shrinking rapidly and we have to rescue spirituality and spiritual formation from the cognitive dissonance of our pre-scientific faith. There are tremendous implications for mental health if you stop and think about it. In pre-scientific times,the cognitive dissonance didn't exist. It was just a matter of choosing which supernatural being to believe in depending on one's culture and era of birth. Now, in order to hold on to pre-scientific beliefs, we must continually struggle to reconcile contradictory information.<BR/><BR/>And when you compare the contradictory faith claims with evidence and reality, there's not much left but spiritual metaphors. And maybe that's what we need to sort out to decide the best course forward.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10235788939151817512noreply@blogger.com