The myth does not point to a fact; the myth points beyond facts to something that informs the fact. from An Open Life
03963 – Myths & Facts
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03248 – What Counts in Life
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we’ve lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
03066 – An Evolving, Not Finished, Story
The Christian story did not drop from heaven fully written. It grew and developed year by year over a period of forty-two to seventy years. That is not what most Christians have been taught to think, but it is factual. Christianity has always been an evolving story....
02936 – Education and Thinking
Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think.
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Holding strong opinions in the face of weak evidence is a sign that you're not thinking critically. Conviction should follow the facts, not precede them. What you want to believe shouldn't dictate what you believe. A key to lifelong learning is valuing curiosity over...
02789 – Finding God in Disorder & Imperfection
The most amazing fact about Jesus, unlike almost any other religious founder, is that he found God in disorder and imperfection — and told us that we must do the same or we would never be content on this earth. from The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See
02774 – No Witnesses at the Resurrection
The resurrection took place apart from any eyewitness to it. This is how God works. God is the Mystery of the world, and if we are to have faith at all it will always be after the fact of God's invisible working. We get to see only after we don't see.