Reply #25: Not saying my universalist tendencies are mainstream [View All]

[JerseygirlCT]

of course. But I just can't see it as a "one and only" thing. I'm content to see it as a "best way for me" thing. I've definitely evolved into many paths thinking.

It seems to me that for some, the idea that Christianity is THE correct and only way to believe is really important. It seems to function as positive reinforcement for them. "Since there's only one right way, and I believe in that way, I must be ok". I don't think that since I approached an age where I could manage those sort of thoughts that that way of looking at it made sense to me.

But of course, I understand that for many Christians, I'm simply tailoring beliefs to suit me, and there's something wrong with that. What they miss is that really, everyone does that.