Getting people to think about other possibilities IS a way of changing their beliefs.
i don't think this is true, personally i have learned about creation and evolution. but i still have the ability to make my choice, i believe in evolution. just because you think about something does that really mean you have to change what you believe?
2006-08-31 06:37:54 · 23 answers · asked by tandypants 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
no...what this is suggesting is that, if people will start to consider that there COULD be other possibilities, rather than saying, "no, there is no other possibility, i know this is right, it is absolute", it can usher in doubt for a belief. it's like admitting to anyone else and yourself that you MIGHT be wrong. that it's a possibility.
2006-08-31 06:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by practicalwizard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting people to think about other possibilities IS a way to get people to change their beliefs, but only if they want to change their beliefs. You can show some people the truth, and they still won't budge. I responded to a question about Kevin Trudeau and called him a "convicted felon" (which he is) and she (person posing the question) just got ticked off at me because I had the "audacity" to call him a convicted felon! I asked her to provide me with evidence that he was right and she just said (essentially) "read the book" - which is NOT evidence. I provided her with three links that he IS a convicted felon, but she still thinks he is a hero and not a con man. Some people think the Earth is flat. You can only change the minds of people that are reasonable, not the ones that aren't - they aren't worth the effort. Evolution is real - study DNA and you will KNOW that it is real, no matter what some Creationist says. Creationists add parts to evolution that aren't there - they don't really understand the concept, only what they THINK is the concept.
2006-08-31 06:51:13 · answer #2 · answered by Paul H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should think about issues all the way through, and Im glad you do. The goal is to find the truth . You can believe in evolution and still be probing the God concept. It shows your intelligent and have a real desire not to be stubborn for the hell of it, but to arrive at an answer that will give you a degree of peace. The answer is sometimes right in front of us. Rock on.
2006-08-31 06:44:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The statement is accurate just not necessarily true as stated. Including a term like "perhaps" would make its meaning a little more clear. It's just a little ambiguous. Getting someone to think about a subject could effect their way of understanding it. That's sort of what learning is all about.
2006-08-31 06:46:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evolution is science's way of telling God He can't create in 6 days. Nothing happens that fast, according to mans time clock.
2006-08-31 06:40:43 · answer #5 · answered by Mommymonster 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. You are right-you are right-do a happy dance! Thinking does however open the door to other possibilities--is this a philosophical debate?
2006-08-31 06:40:23 · answer #6 · answered by CatholicMOM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Messiah=IVI(stitched together)es s.l a h
and god=7154=17=8=h
so in a way the Son of the times new roman LORD's GODDESS is GOD the Messiah named TODD.
say you saw it here first.
2006-08-31 06:43:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u r not necessarily changing yr belief now but u r more open minded to other things...and this in the long run could lead to you changing yr beliefs
2006-08-31 06:42:54 · answer #8 · answered by abstract 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can believe in God, but you can't believe in evolution. You can understand evolution, but you can't understand God.
2006-08-31 06:44:20 · answer #9 · answered by Steve-O 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you can consider peoples answers and decide for yourself what you want to believe...and i think you know that. No one can force you into anything.
2006-08-31 06:41:08 · answer #10 · answered by Freedom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋