It is as a blind man telling the sighted person that there is no such thing as vision.because what he cannot see does not exist.
2006-07-11 10:21:07 · 17 answers · asked by djmantx 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes the ability to see the spiritual comes from God who reveals himself to those who have value in him now if revelation IE sight comes from god than those without sight would not be able to see him yet still they argue that is exactly the concept of spiritual blindness...according to scripture god reveals himself to those who have value in him therefore to argue he doesnt exist because he hasnt revealed himeself to you is the equivalent of a blind man argueiong sight does not exist
2006-07-11 10:41:57 · update #1
Now everyone wants to argue there is no god and that wasnt the question...If god chose who he revealed himself to then the fact that you dont have revealtion does not prove there is no God....now that is simple isnt it I wasnt argueing god exist or that he doesnt exist the arguement each of you had was with yourselves.
2006-07-11 11:19:37 · update #2
weemary your arguement makes no sense you want it both ways you believe there should be free will and that God should reveal himself toyou whether you want him to or not your arguement is rediculous fo course god chooses those who choose him and that is your choice how is it you want a choice to reject god and have him reveal himself to you also give me a break
2006-07-11 20:27:55 · update #3
Spiritual blindness is exactly what Athiesm is. And in this state they cannot have revealtion from god many of them claim that there is no God because they themselves have no revealtion and if they have no revelation they believe no one does....Yeah I understand exactly what you are saying and it is very true.
2006-07-12 23:35:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Good luck Dondi with your surgery! My mum had an eye surgery too, the results were great. Hope to see you back up and running in 5 days! Your poem is wonderful and yes, truly apt. I find this line 'You'll find that though not sighted' in the last stanza lacking one syllable (the main rhythm you know) though. For the rest the number of syllables in each stanza are 8,6,8,6 but for the last stanza it's 8,6,7,6. A suggestion: You'll find though sighted you are not. So keep your vision, keep it strong, In forefront of your mind. You'll find though sighted you are not, You never will be blind.
2016-03-27 01:31:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hold on. Do you mean that:
1) the same God who made everything and loves everyone,
2) only "reveals himself to those who have value in him" ?
I'm not sure what "those who have value in him" means -- does it mean all of the two billion professed Christians on earth? Or only some of them? What about the one billion Muslims? (Remember, theirs is also a revealed religion, so God must have revealed himself to them as well.) And we mustn't forget the Jews; God also revealed himself to Abraham and Moses, among others.
That accounts for about half of the people on the planet that God made and loves so much. What about the other half? -- what are they, chopped liver?
And where in all of this revelation is God's great gift of free will? You know, the thing that enables us to *choose* whether to follow God? -- If he hasn't even gotten around to revealing himself to me, then I haven't had an opportunity to choose.
2006-07-11 12:04:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a really nice analogy but I don't exactly agree. I would say that it’s the other way around; the theists have been blinded while the atheists have the answer.
2006-07-11 10:34:40 · answer #4 · answered by llmk08 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because the religious cannot 'see' any more than anyone else. These feelings of grandeur associated with religious beliefs are simply delusions. You should really step outside of the box sometimes. You may realize that no one holds the absolute truth.
2006-07-11 10:28:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, what? Of course not. Everyone has the right to believe what the want to believe. Just because someone doesn't agree with your beliefs doesn't make them "blind".
2006-07-11 10:26:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and the voices. Don't you hear the voices?? I'm sure you can hear God's voice like I do. Those atheists can't hear Him like you and I can. I hear Him singing now. Can you hear him? I knew you could. You're not like those blind, deaf & dumb atheists. They don't hear voices or see things. God just told me your name is Harry. HI Harry!!
Oh well... I have to go now. Yes, God, I did say hi to Harry.
2006-07-11 10:32:37 · answer #7 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting.
So, try telling the atheist where and when you last saw God. Don't take umbrage when he asks you if you were "under the influence" at the time.
P.S. I like the show "Joan of Arcadia."
2006-07-11 10:29:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say it the other way. Atheism is sighted people trying to open they eyes of those that believe blindly. Otherwise, they wouldn't call it blind faith.
2006-07-12 23:15:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Or are the religious blind and does the Atheist have the answer?
2006-07-11 10:25:00 · answer #10 · answered by Kaia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋