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Playing for Truth: Which is the Path to Truth, the Path of Faith or the Path of Doubt?
Which is the path to truth, the path of faith or the path of doubt?
This question torments Devin Todd.
The inner struggle has begun to consume Devin so much that every area of life has suffered. He has been unable to find the motivation to exercise. He no longer pays his bills on time and he has received an eviction notice. His girlfriend broke up with him because he stopped paying attention to her. His friends stopped calling because he stopped answering. He became an unproductive worker and lost his job. But none of that seemed to matter to Devin. The only thing he cared about was finding an answer to the question that consumed his thoughts.
One day Devin begins to hear voices. All day every day, the voices say only one line: “Go to the court and your question will be answered.”
Eventually, Devin listens.
The voices lead Devin to a rundown basketball court on the edge of town where the city and the forest meet. Once Devin is standing at center court, people begin walking out of the woods and the city. Those out of the forest are religious founders like Abraham, Jesus, Muhammad, Confucius, Lao Tzu and the Buddha. Those out of the city are famous skeptics from history like Socrates, Aristotle, Descartes, Voltaire, Marx and Darwin. The two teams tell Devin that they are going to play a game of basketball and they want him to be the referee.
Devin recognizes the voices of each man as one of the voices that had been telling him to come to the court in order to find the answer to his question. He agrees to referee the game, hoping that by the end he will know which path will lead him to truth: the path of faith or the path of doubt.
This question torments Devin Todd.
The inner struggle has begun to consume Devin so much that every area of life has suffered. He has been unable to find the motivation to exercise. He no longer pays his bills on time and he has received an eviction notice. His girlfriend broke up with him because he stopped paying attention to her. His friends stopped calling because he stopped answering. He became an unproductive worker and lost his job. But none of that seemed to matter to Devin. The only thing he cared about was finding an answer to the question that consumed his thoughts.
One day Devin begins to hear voices. All day every day, the voices say only one line: “Go to the court and your question will be answered.”
Eventually, Devin listens.
The voices lead Devin to a rundown basketball court on the edge of town where the city and the forest meet. Once Devin is standing at center court, people begin walking out of the woods and the city. Those out of the forest are religious founders like Abraham, Jesus, Muhammad, Confucius, Lao Tzu and the Buddha. Those out of the city are famous skeptics from history like Socrates, Aristotle, Descartes, Voltaire, Marx and Darwin. The two teams tell Devin that they are going to play a game of basketball and they want him to be the referee.
Devin recognizes the voices of each man as one of the voices that had been telling him to come to the court in order to find the answer to his question. He agrees to referee the game, hoping that by the end he will know which path will lead him to truth: the path of faith or the path of doubt.
108 pages, Paperback
First published June 12, 2015
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About the author
Dustin Lawson
17 books80 followersDustin is from Ohio. Throughout high school and college he worked as a lion and tiger trainer at a big cat reservation and dreamt of becoming the next "Jungle" Jack Hannah. Instead, after college, Dustin spent a year traveling the world as the personal assistant to an author. During that year, he found his true calling as a writer. Dustin is a cancer survivor. Because of his history of cancer, the military rejected him 13 times over the span of five and a half years before finally letting him in. He is now a public affairs officer in the National Guard. Dustin also has a masters degree in Global Politics.
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November 29, 2015
This is probably the most unique presentation I have ever come across.
I am still not convinced I liked the book or the way it is presented but I love the fact that the book made me think. A lot.
This is not your average read on faith vs truth but it sure gets its point across.
This should at the very least give you some insight into the bigger questions and school's of thought out there.
Is this a nice read? No. Is it a good read? Well is sure is an interesting one.
I am still not convinced I liked the book or the way it is presented but I love the fact that the book made me think. A lot.
This is not your average read on faith vs truth but it sure gets its point across.
This should at the very least give you some insight into the bigger questions and school's of thought out there.
Is this a nice read? No. Is it a good read? Well is sure is an interesting one.
Displaying 1 of 1 review