I wonder if things will morph into something that people actually openly talk about, maybe we don’t have full understanding but we love the sound of the Bibles promises.
As you rightly say Doigenesister many are already at this place in their mind. I wonder if there could be a time when it’s openly talked about that we may have the wrong interpretation of the core beliefs but it’s ok even if it’s not true we love being part of the congregation, it’s a shared common interest that keeps us all together.
If we ever got to this place then all meeting parts and comments would change. It would be along the lines of “the Bible promised this and we may not have full understanding like we were wrong about so many things, but it will be interesting to see what happens and in the meantime it’s wonderful to have the hope that the Bible offers”
This is exactly where I am in my mind. I know that there is a possibility that God doesn’t exist but if I firmly leave all my hope behind then I will be losing so much. I don’t want to lose all my friends that share this fiction with me.
It’s like a Trekkie enjoying being a Trekkie and all the meet ups and all the friends who share a common interest. You may not be all that interested in start track anymore but you have such good friendships so you pretend you are still interested. Maybe loads of your friends are the same you and are also just pretending to be still interested in Star Trek as it’s a common thread that you all share.