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In reply to the discussion: TRANSCRIPT: Former Catholic Priest Matthew Fox on Ratzinger, Opus Dei & The Broken Catholic Church [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)For example, small children who also believe that an old man comes down the chimney and leaves them Christmas gifts, likely believe literally in an old man sitting up on top of clouds. I've also seen, over on free republic, some posters talking about meeting up with each other in the clouds after the thingie (forget what they call it) that they are waiting for.
I don't think billions of them do, and I don't think the majority of them do. And I do consider them unsophisticated.
If that makes me condescending and my more metaphorical approach to various religious books "woo woo" so be it.
I wasn't criticizing the prior poster in my reply, either. I was suggesting that poster didn't define the word god in the same way that Matthew Fox seems to, from what I've read of his writings.
But hey, whatever. You criticize whomever you like.