How can they DENY thier OWN experiences?
Carrying the torch for my BROTHER.
2006-09-28 09:41:39 · 9 answers · asked by zenbuddhamaster 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Faith (wishful, magical thinking) is a substitute for evidence... and serves as the basis for 'belief'... the internalized certainty that one's own ideations map to reality.
'Belief' is a substitute for knowledge... i.e., false knowledge, sustained by wishful, magical thinking.
faith + belief = willful ignorance and self-delusion
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"When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called Religion." ~ Robert M. Pirsig
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"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance... it is the illusion of knowledge." ~ Daniel Boorstin
2006-09-28 09:44:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. Ezekiel 18:21 (KJV)
God wants us to turn to Him and turn away from sin. Are you ready to do that? If you are, then say this prayer:
God, I know I have not lived my life for You up until now. I know I need You in my life now; I want You in my life now. I know the sacrifice Your Son Jesus Christ made for me on the cross. I repent and ask for forgiveness of my sins and ask that you Come into my life now, Lord. I will follow You all the days of my life. Those days are in Your hands. I ask this in Jesus' precious and holy name. Amen.
If you have sincerely said that prayer, you have been given the gift of Eternal Life in Heaven. Please find a Bible believing, Christ centered Church in your area and start attending. You will find it very rewarding spiritually.
2006-09-28 10:17:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
" I am The Way, The Truth, and The Life; no man can come to the Father except through me". -- Jesus Christ
" I am the resurrection and the life; he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live ; and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die". - Jesus (Jn. 11:25)
" Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved". (Acts 4:12)
2006-09-28 09:48:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Persistence in itself is not a virtue - consider war, strife, or even idiocy. Thousands, nay, tens of thousands of years have we experienced them.
2006-09-28 09:51:06 · answer #4 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You were right the first time.
2006-09-28 09:47:18 · answer #5 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Going by your name, I probably agree with you, but I just can't quite make out your question!
2006-09-28 09:48:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It can be both, or neither, depending on the individual.
2006-09-28 09:44:59 · answer #7 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BUDDHA IS A PIECE OF STONE....WE BELIEVE IN THE TRUE LORD JESUS HERE..
2006-09-28 09:44:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Good point, they can't.
2006-09-28 09:43:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋