I should tell you a little more about myself so you'll know where I'm coming from.
As I state in the very first post of this blog, I'm primarily a thinker. My brain never shuts off during waking hours. It's a blessing and a curse, really.
It's a blessing because I'm able to see and understand different perspectives. It's a curse for the same reason.
I find it difficult to come down on one side of an issue in a world where that is demanded. To most people, things are either black or white, this or that, hot or cold.
"TAKE A STAND, MOTHERF***ER!!"
Yeah, I hear that a lot. But I can't. I'm not wired to do that. Most people don't understand. And this is exactly where the pressure mounts for me. I'm a misfit in this world and I know it, but I don't want to be a misfit.
This is why I get excited when someone offers a third (or fourth, or fifth) way of looking at something. I thrive on different perspectives. Problem is it doesn't happen very often.
Which brings me to my blog post prior to this one, which took a look at Genesis 1. I know all of the old arguments, and they're usually pitted against each other. One side insists on Mosaic authorship and a literal reading; the other insists on a non-Mosaic priestly author and a more polemical reading. Conservative vs. Liberal.
What if it didn't really matter? What if there's another way of looking at this issue? Those kinds of questions excite me because they open the issue up to new possibilities and fresh perspectives
Issues don't always have to be either/or, do they?
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