The misunderstanding of religion

[Rhyfelwyr]

That 'you 'know' God exists' is a direct quote from you yourself, from several months ago. (Don't make me drag it up!)

You don't think it at all uncoincidental that a Scotsman would reach the conclusion that the Scottish Kirk is the right church?

Bah! Knowing God exists is just part of the nature of the faith for many people, and does not mean we were indoctrinated into believing it.

However, I do not 'know' that every point of doctrine I hold to is correct. Maybe we should only be baptised as adults, maybe we really do have free will. I also do not think the Kirk is the 'right church', I nearly joined a Baptist church but the guitar-playing and hand-clapping scared me away. I disagree with the Kirk on a great deal of issues, I simply attend its services because it is what is available, it is nothing more special than a regional manifestation of God's universal church. The historically Calvinist views of the Kirk which I believe in are just a happy coincidence from my having studied Puritan theologians. There's no indoctrination involved, can't you at least concede the possibility that not all religious people are brainwashed?