http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/belief-or-commitment/ For Quakers and others interested in nontheism among Friends (Quakers) Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:50:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/belief-or-commitment/#comment-62 Arthur Rifkin Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:17:11 +0000 http://nontheistfriends.org/ntfblog/archives/5#comment-62 Very beautiful. I think there is more to say. Commitment brings different knowledge than belief. Who knows Jill better, Jack or the disinterested observer? Perhaps both ways of knowing help. In scientific investigations, we want complete disinterested observations to avoid bias. In seeking personal knowledge, our commitment will create different experiences than disinterested experience. If I am committed to compassionate relationships won't I experience more of them? Very beautiful. I think there is more to say. Commitment brings different knowledge than belief. Who knows Jill better, Jack or the disinterested observer? Perhaps both ways of knowing help. In scientific investigations, we want complete disinterested observations to avoid bias. In seeking personal knowledge, our commitment will create different experiences than disinterested experience. If I am committed to compassionate relationships won’t I experience more of them?

]]> http://www.nontheistfriends.org/article/belief-or-commitment/#comment-27 Helena Sun, 11 Jun 2006 15:07:53 +0000 http://nontheistfriends.org/ntfblog/archives/5#comment-27 Thanks for posting this. I am grateful for this site/forum. Thanks for posting this. I am grateful for this site/forum.

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