Those Who Muse
I – Those Who Muse profess an absolute and unquestioning faith in God*.
II – Those Who Muse accept that our understanding of God is temporarily flawed and incomplete.
III – Those Who Muse accept that a true and complete understanding of God exists.
IV – Those Who Muse accepts that through the proper application of theology, science and philosophy a true and complete understanding of God will be found.
V – Those Who Muse accept that their faith will necessarily change as our understanding changes.
VI – Those Who Muse accepts that once a true and complete understanding of God is reached, this understanding will become the foundation of their faith.
VII – Those Who Muse accepts that once a true and complete understanding of God is reached, this truth and understanding will be self-evident.
*Definitional Note
The word God appears here because it remains the most familiar and accessible name for the “more” that lies beyond our present understanding. Do not be unsettled by it. We make no certain or absolute claims about the nature or attributes of God; we simply acknowledge that existence contains depths we have not yet reached. These musings serve as a pathway toward greater understanding, and until a more precise word emerges, God remains the most fitting and comforting name for the mystery we seek to explore. This comfort is not incidental. The stability offered by the idea of God supports human persistence, cooperation, and advancement as we continue our search for deeper truth.
First Author Note
I have always struggled with God. I struggled with all of the things done in God’s name. Struggled with the ideas forced on me in defiance of logic. Despite these struggles I believe in God. These Musings are my honest attempt to move toward truth and toward God, as to me they are one and the same. These Musings are my way to have an honest relationship with myself and with God. Sadly, being honest means that I know I do not have the means to reach the truth of God. No matter how hard I work it will not be enough. This is not self-deprecation, just one of the truths I have reached. This is why I do not call TWM a religion. It is a faith. It is the belief I hold when I cannot have certainty. But faith is necessary for certainty to arise. Accept this if nothing else.
As I write these words, I find myself an old man. I have watched the world go mad. I have seen the hollow eyes of destroyed homes and hopeless people. I have listened to the privileged cry in their excess as others starved. I have considered long and well the evil done in God’s name; and I have wept. I know this is not the way. We must do better. We must advance as a people. We must come to know the truth. We must come to know God. So as my life and my facilities are limited, I give my Musings to you. All of you, whoever you might be. Take them and together find the truths I have desired all my life. Understand now, that the path will be long. It will take legion. So, I ask you, take these pitiful tools from my hands. Forge them, refine them, use them. Walk with me. Walk with my memory. Walk in the Faith of Those Who Muse. Find the truth, find God.