tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post8139951033556150076..comments2023-12-18T07:59:16.525-05:00Comments on Hats and Rabbits: ReverenceChris Matarazzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-11294678685436730862013-02-24T14:35:24.151-05:002013-02-24T14:35:24.151-05:00Hi, Matt -- good to hear from you! I think your qu...Hi, Matt -- good to hear from you! I think your question is answered in the "poem" above with:"even if I didn't believe,<br />I would still feel compelled to bow down<br />before a universe that is totally superior to<br />and infinitely more complex than I am." In short, no -- it doesn't have to be God one has reverence for. I just think of reverence for something to be a minimal human requirement. I guess I could sum the whole thing up with a statement it seems you would agree with me on" "We're getting a little big for our britches, we humans."<br /><br />Hope all is well. Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-46025266347091971742013-02-24T11:52:36.821-05:002013-02-24T11:52:36.821-05:00Do you need to have reverence for God to have reve...Do you need to have reverence for God to have reverence at all? I think it is quite possible to revere the cosmos, the near-impossibility of our existence, and the endless beauties of our little world, without revering (or the idea of) God. <br /><br />I fully agree that everything is much more complex than ourselves, to a degree that is beyond human comprehension. Everything is much greater than our little existence, and I'm inclined to think we should appropriately revere the beautiful absurdity of our very existence.<br /><br />~MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com