is trying to explain your beliefs to a person of different beliefs the same as explaining a blind kid what a pink elephant looks like ?
i mean, don't you have the feeling that a person of different beliefs than yours will never fully understand your beliefs?
2006-06-09 03:28:08 · 10 answers · asked by Thinx 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think there is great value in trying to have respectful and intelligent dialouge between different parties in order to come together closer to the truth.
It's only when one or both parties become so entrenched in their own belief and won't listen and open their mind to another point of view that it all becomes pointless to continue.
Personally I would really be interested to hear how a blind child perceives that pink elephant. Maybe as a sighted person I would learn a thing or two about what a pink elephant really is.
2006-06-10 18:21:37 · answer #1 · answered by idspudnik 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think I could do everything but the pink bit, with some props. I think trying to explain your beliefs to someone who believes differently is like shouting to a person who speaks a different language, but has no hearing issues.
2006-06-09 03:32:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do believe, because how could you explain anything to blind even you have already explained in many perception or different point of few they'll never understand because they never see
2006-06-09 03:38:05 · answer #3 · answered by Two-tea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So there were two girls very friendly to each other...and one of them got married..had her first nite with hubby and came to meet her friend..and she asked
How does it feel to make love with a man?
Well it is a great bliss..
Is it like eating ice-cream, or like flying a kite , or like winning a game?
No ...it is far beyond that
can u explain..how u felt
Sorry i cant tell you...it is like nothing we tasted together..it is altogether different
You will only know it..when you experience it!!
IS IT AN ANSWER ??
2006-06-09 07:11:24 · answer #4 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is easy to explain your beliefs but with no common reference understanding is very hard-and if one or the other is closed to new thoughts it might well be impossible-lots of love keep the peace old hippie
2006-06-09 03:32:56 · answer #5 · answered by bergice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can explain your beliefs to anyone if you have reasons for your beliefs. It's the sheeple who don't have reasons that can't explain.
2006-06-09 03:55:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like you're trying to explain something that which you don't really believe.
You cannot expect others to believe in you if you don't believe in yourself.
2006-06-09 06:25:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you, but I wouldn't put it quite that way. I'm not really sure how I would put it in a way that others will understand. Lao Tzu did it, but I'm no Lao Tzu.
2006-06-09 03:33:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that makes everybody unique.
and what we should do about it is just to respect every individual's belief.we are all entitled to it.
2006-06-09 03:32:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
better have a genesis reference from the holy biblical king james on this please
2006-06-09 03:33:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋