The belief in a god that is intimately involved in your life, and always watches out for you, or the belief in a god that does neither? What about the belief in no god? More or less perspicacious? Actually, who here actually knows the meaning of perspicacious?
2006-10-01 12:16:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Definitions of perspicacious:
adjective: acutely insightful and wise
adjective: mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
2006-10-01 12:22:56 · update #1
This made me laugh. I had this goal as a kid to always use impressive words, and so I would read them, use them, and all my friends would have to ask what I meant.
2006-10-04 10:12:59 · answer #1 · answered by reverenceofme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what it means, but I've always believed the purpose of communications is to communicate and there are more useful adjectives available for conversation with the religious when half of evangelical adults have never attended college, i.e.:
"Which belief is more sensible? The belief in a god that is intimately involved in your life, and always watches out for you, or the belief in a god that does neither? What about the belief in no god? More or less sensible?"
In 23 years in a University setting, I have never heard "perspicacious" used in a sentence. In fact I've only heard "shrewd" used in mockery.
2006-10-01 12:27:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deep intellectual discernment. As in having it... And the belief is that the Holy Spirit assists in perspicaciousness of the Bible.
2006-10-01 12:25:36 · answer #3 · answered by reformed 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God doesn't exist. That's the most perspicacious position.
2006-10-01 12:17:59 · answer #4 · answered by nondescript 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give thanks; but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures. Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, that their bodies might be dishonored among them. For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever.
2006-10-01 12:22:38 · answer #5 · answered by brian_in_christ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Belief and perspicacity are mutually exclusive... belief is stupid and irrelevant. What is, IS... whether you believe it or not.
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
Where does insight and understanding fit in with that?
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2006-10-01 12:40:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say none of those options are particularly perspicacious.
2006-10-01 12:19:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2016-03-27 01:17:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
....the meaning of perspicacious....... perspicacious .......penetratingly discerning, perceptive, or astute,...... to believe in something is to ones own mind to be satisfied.....
2006-10-01 12:47:47 · answer #9 · answered by mark22059 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about the belief that God doesn't exist?
2006-10-01 12:19:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋