2006-09-13 15:46:55 · 22 answers · asked by bobkgins_sock_puppet_2 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
DRAT... not a Christian... can I still answer?
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2006-09-13 15:48:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Difficult to rely just on gut feeling as I have been hurt/injured in ways that will never be fully healed by using this method. This has caused me to have a gut reaction that is usually overly cautious. So I also take a look at what a person projects as their values and give that a thought. And then I may decide to take a risk but not one that will cause irreparable damage. If that turns out well, then I may decide to continue to build on that. Sometimes little things can put up a red flag and these may or may not be reliable so in the end, I have to decide "Is this person, if authentic, worth knowing? Will my life be enriched by knowing him/her?" If yes, then I tend to risk more often than not.
2006-09-15 16:57:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ususally trust people until they give me a reason not to. I have no right too judge in the beginning, but if they lie to me and I find out , then it will take a while before that trust is built up again. I also look to whether or not they tell me a lot of stuff about others. If I know that someone is a helpless gossip then I am a lot less likely to relate my problems to them.
2006-09-13 23:07:26 · answer #3 · answered by malsvb6 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Being a Christian or not has nothing to do with it. If you are a Muslim, you have to admit that Muslims are not supposed to lie to other Muslims, but there is no stipulation against a Muslim lying to non-Muslims. To me, that means Muslims are just as much liars as the average Christian. A person who lies to others, whether the person being lied to is of their same faith or not, is therefore a liar.
When evaluating whether or not to trust someone, I evaluate them depending on the available evidence. If I do not know their history, I observe their body language and their facial movements and expressions. There are indicators that will be there no matter what culture the person is from. If they seem to be lying, I do not trust them.
2006-09-13 23:04:12 · answer #4 · answered by Candidus 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends what you are trusting them for. Usually we've been so independant in our life that we've never needed anyone for anything that I can remember. It's pretty difficult to trust someone who's given to temper tantrums. Someone who flares up and punches anything in sight just makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Violence never makes any grades with me and I prefer to not have a "freak out fit" around me or my family.
2006-09-13 22:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I look to trust someone, I look at there past. Were they reliable in the past. Do they make a common practice of lying, and another way to tell if you can trust someone is to see if they are easily persuaded to not do what you trust them to do.
2006-09-13 22:52:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First impressions are lasting impressions and are usually pretty close to their character. If it doesn't feel right, for example lending money to someone, then there's usually a reason you may feel hesitation. If I decided to trust to trust God, how could I go wrong?
2006-09-13 23:01:59 · answer #7 · answered by Rollover Mikey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First and most important: Whether or not they call themselves a Christian in front of everyone.
Secondly: Whether or not they obey the finer cultural norms of mainstream Western Christianity, especially those which are not at all mentioned in the Bible.
2006-09-13 22:49:43 · answer #8 · answered by A Box of Signs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How does he/she handle the truth. Does he want to avoid it or accept it.
I used to be way too accepting of people and their views without questioning what they say before agreeing.
Live and learn. I would rather challenge a person'sa beliefs to find out if there is any substance to WHAT they believe. If so, time well spent. If no substance. perhaps I can help them see they need to look deeper and evaluate their views. AGAIN< TIME WELL SPENT. Win, Win!!!!!
2006-09-13 22:54:28 · answer #9 · answered by smc 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First i make a list and put categories like male, bald, christians and shoe size. Then i proceed to marking off christians first, next i will mark off the male half of the species, also, i will mark off everyone who is bald, because they're just bitter people. And lastly, everyone with shoe size 10 will be marked off. I will then proceed to trust everyone who does not fall in the categories i marked off.
2006-09-13 23:00:31 · answer #10 · answered by ionman 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would try to find out if the person is truthful. Start a conversation and ask questions, preferably questions you know the answer for or could easily confirm it otherwise.
2006-09-13 22:51:54 · answer #11 · answered by fresch2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋