I didn’t realize pointing out that the Bible and the Koran were written by people would be considered “criticism,” I thought that was a well understood fact. If you were under some other impression, then I sincerely apologize for any unintentional offense I may have caused.

Any account of someone being inspired is at best hearsay, at worst it’s a deliberate lie. Inspiration is necessarily first person. The claims of inspiration in the Bible and other holy books are simply that: claims. Claims made by people who may or may not have been inspired. You have a written account, but you can’t be sure if the author was honestly inspired, honestly mistaken, or intentionally dishonest.

When you base your faith in the Bible, you are basing your faith on unverifiable claims made by regular people like you and me (although probably not as well educated). I’m not saying this as a criticism, but as a fact. If I said God inspired me to create Faith by Proxy, you would have no way to determine if I was actually inspired, honestly mistaken, or if I was being intentionally dishonest. Likewise, if I said God did not inspire me to create Faith by Proxy, you would have no way to determine if I had knowingly been inspired but did not want to admit it, had actually had been inspired without realizing it, or if I really hadn’t been inspired at all.

That is precisely why Faith by Proxy is so important. Our systems can simultaneously believe all the claims of inspiration made in every holy text, every self-proclaimed prophet, and any other belief simultaneously.

For example: Earlier you wanted to believe I was God, now you want to believe that I am inspired by God. Those two claims are contradictory, and it would be impossible for you to truly hold both beliefs. If I were to ask you to put your faith in me, you would be required to choose one or the other, you could not accept both beliefs as you have expressed the desire to do. On the other hand, our system would have no problem holding both beliefs despite the fact that it is impossible for both to be true.

I hope this clarifies things for you.

Pastor J

The Bible and the Koran are books written by people, as are all holy books. The claims were made by people. The only basis for anyone’s religious faith is the word of another person. You can accept the word of Muhammad, the word of Paul, the word of Joseph Smith, the word of L. Ron Hubbard, etc. Or, you can use the systems at Faith by Proxy to accept them all.

Pastor J

At Faith by Proxy we strive to serve all belief systems without judgment. If you want to believe that I am your God, we can believe that for you as well. It’s a strange request since I have no supernatural powers and do not claim to be a God, but I am not one to judge.

The idea of using a proxy so one person can gain the benefits of religious experience through the actions of another is not a new concept, its laid out in the Hebrew Bible, the Christian New Testament, the Koran, the Bhagavad Gita, and others. At Faith by Proxy we simply apply these same principles to religion and faith itself.

Pastor J

Pastor J