Why is it so hard for people to believe?

Hello Carolyn, Thank you kindly for your response. I believe you hit the nail right on the head with your thoughts. It's very much appreciated.

You are welcome sweetie. I once read an analogy about a group of people being taken hostage and locked inside a cave. They were forced to face the wall at all times and could never step outside. There came a time where the captors left and yet most of the captives refused to even turn around, much less leave the cave. Fear is a might task master. So is change. I feel as long as a person is happy with their path and are not harming others, let them be. I have been to many types of churches and studied many paths. I truly believe that there are many paths but we are responsible for finding our own. Love and light, Carolyn/Lady Kiya

I wanted to add that I believe each path has something to teach us. Confucianism does not contain many of the elements of other religions, such as institutions and priests. Instead, its institutions are those of society, family, school, and state, and its priests are parents, teachers, and officials. Taoism's focus on nature and the natural order complements the societal focus of Confucianism, and its synthesis with Buddhism, is the basis of Zen. The concept of a personified deity is foreign to Taoism, as is the concept of the creation of the universe. Thus, they do not pray as Christians do as they believe there is no God to hear the prayers or to act upon them. They seek answers to life's problems through inner meditation and outer observation.... Each believer's goal is to become one with the Tao. Central to the path of Wiccan Shamanism, is communion with Nature. Practices include celebrating the cycles of sun and moon; spiritual healing; honoring ancestors; working with animal totems; plant spirits; and other Nature spirits; ritual work at sacred sites; drumming/sacred rhythm making; ritual dancing and chanting; work with dreams; visions; trance/meditations; and personal and collective mythology. "The Divine is honored as both Unity and Multiplicity” (Goddesses, Gods, Elements, nature Spirits, Ancestors, Guides). The Native American paths taught me the importance of spirit in our lives. There are lessons that are available to us in the teachings of the plants, the animals, the seasons, in all things. They taught me the value of family and of responsibility to one another. Christianity taught me the importance of relationship with the Divine. And yes, I could go on.

Hello voldrox, thank you kindly for your input.

Oh you are quite welcome Jody. I have a mind that just doesn't stop. Yes, good and evil does exist, no one can truly deny that fact. The world has to balance out or it would seize to exist.

Yes, everyone has their own beliefs, their own religion and also the fact of being taught things a certain way. One's own it not above anothers. It is just different.

Thank you for your response.

Thank you for your input. No, I wouldn't go out of my way looking for things I shouldn't, but won't close my mind to things that might be so.

I totally agree with you. There is a saying that some people have a 6th sense. Now exactly what that means, I'm a bit foggy on.

Oh Wiccan is not my belief. I have friends who are Wiccan, and don't doubt their beliefs at all. I am open minded to all. Yes, we are all different, unique beings in one way or another.