Someone answered another question of mine saying that if you quote the bible you have no thoughts of your own... that you're just brainwashed. The person was proud that all the opinions he has are his own.
But in truth, very rarely do people have opinions and ideas that are entirely original and completely their own. You and I pick up opinions and values and assumptions from everything around us - TV, movies, friends, family, newspaper, etc. Everything we encounter changes us and shapes our opinions...
The question is what *source* is changing your brain? A program that someone created to excite you and sell you things? A friend who likes to drink and party and pass out? A politician who is hungry for power?
I chose to allow the bible to change and mold me and how I think. I accept the truth therein as a guide to being a better person. I still have independent thought, but I choose to submit my will to God. Do you understand?
2007-08-30
19:26:52
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