What he’s asking is where did it all come from. If you say the entire universe came from one exploding mass the size of a baseball, where did that baseball-sized mass come from and why did it explode? What do you call that original cause?
On his show, Bill always drew criticism for calling his religion of Catholicism a philosophy. I think his view is more like Deism as was many of USA’s founders. God is how we refer to that original cause and now you’re on your own. Don’t ask that cause for help. You’ve been given something and the rest is up to you.
What’s silly is saying people who wonder that question are silly, yet countless philosophers far smarter than most have philosophized about it for thousands of years. You can say it doesn’t matter, that you’d rather not consider the question, and that’s fine. But some people are deeper thinkers.
If you have the answer, mankind will either be eternally grateful or all commit suicide.
@epic @themactep@fosstodon.org
> his religion of Catholicism
Just to be precise, there is no such religion as Catholicism. There is religion of Christianity, based on teachings of Jesus Christ described in the New Testament, and there's a dozen of churches who claim exclusive ownership of Christianity, in violation of the very fundamental paradigm of Christianity itself (communion of all people).
Wouldn't most Catholics be surprised to find out their religion is not one? I think so because in my original post I described how Bill thinks at least somewhat like you and gets in trouble with Catholics every time he refers to Catholicism as a philosophy.
@epic @themactep@fosstodon.org
No single answer here. Christianity and Catholicism are multifaceted phenomena and it's very important to clearly demarcate the point of reference and the observer when trying to describe what they are and what they are not.
For some people it will be merely a weekly ritual, for some a social identity, for some an ethical system, for some a literal description of how things were created.
I think you forgot one. There's another kind of Catholic now. Depending on what my wife does later in life, she may be one of those. I'm talking about the ones that go to church when young, then go off and live most of their lives, then go back near the end. 😉
