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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup
...Kevy's comment that we should open ourselves up to faith and I'm really curious how one does that without letting in every faith-based idea that exists. It seems the answer is to first decide what you want you're going to believe and then open yourself up to believing that.
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I don't think it's so much first deciding what you are going to believe rather than first deciding what you are not going to outright deny. I think that's an important distinction that is more than semantical.
If, for example, you are an atheist ... but decide to not outright deny the existence of a "higher power" or "god," you may - or may not - over the course of months or years have a series of experiences which leave you in doubt of your atheistic stance. If, however, you steadfastly deny the existence of a higher power and defend your atheism staunchly by viewing all experiences through an atheistically-filtered perception, you will almost certainly
not have any experiences which comflict with your comfortably atheistic stance.
I can't speak for Kevy, but
that's what I think he meant by
opening yourself up. You do not need to decide to affirmatively believe in ghosts, but you must be willing to consider the idea if you become haunted by dead people.