2006-10-03 10:58:33 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
With credible, verifiable evidence.
2006-10-03 11:01:18 · answer #1 · answered by Left the building 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't anymore.
But when I was a Jehovah's Witness, I did. I knew that Jehovahs Witnesses claimed to be the only 'true' prophet in the earth today, yet I also knew that most, if not all, of their prophecies had failed. That didn't make sense, but I rationalized it away because I didn't want to accept the obvious truth.
I did it by ignoring the proddings of my conscience telling me that 2 and 2 don't make 3. And I would take strength in the fact that all the other JW;s I knew also rationalized it away, so why should I be any different? And I allowed myself to be persuaded by the arguments of the men defending the failure of their prophecies, because I wanted to believe them.
2006-10-04 08:32:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not rationalize my beliefs They are by faith in the living God
The Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Way, The Truth,and the Life.
Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God.
2006-10-03 18:14:24 · answer #3 · answered by Gwen C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I rationalize because i am honestly willing to re-evalute the beliefs often to make sure they work for me.
I lead a simple spiritual life that relies only on myself. I am happy with it. And, it has let me be at peace with myself and the world i live in. As long as I am happy , and it isn't causeing others harm, i'm fine with it.
thats my rationalization for my aethism.
2006-10-03 18:05:37 · answer #4 · answered by Tom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definition: Rationalize is a verb meaning to take an observed or conjectured behavior and find a model environment in which that behavior is an optimal solution to an optimization problem.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life!
2006-10-03 18:00:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't necessarily feel that I have to. My belief system works for me, but if it doesn't work for others, then that's their business. I'm not obsessively concerned about rationalizing away every little detail of my life, particularly when it comes to intensely personalized matters of faith and belief.
2006-10-03 18:01:10 · answer #6 · answered by solarius 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I let the bible interpet itself.
Ez 18:4 says the soul dies.
Therefore I don't believe Plato who said it is immortal.
Rom 15:5,6 says the mental attitude of Jesus is to glorify His God and Father.
John 3:16 says faith that Jesus is the Son of God
Col 1:15, Rev 3:14 teach that Jesus was created.
I don't believe the trintiy.
Dan 2:44 says that the Kingdom of God is going to crush and destroy all the kingdoms of this earth.
Rev 19 says that Jesus is going to destroy all the armies of this world,
Therefore I got out of the military, and refuse to get involve in governments.
and the list goes on.
2006-10-03 18:14:16 · answer #7 · answered by TeeM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion
2006-10-03 18:00:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religious beliefs?
I see them as a history of G-d, my people, and a continuing role in working for a better world for those to come.
2006-10-03 18:51:49 · answer #9 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No need to rationalize.
Decades of experience with the Living God who makes Himself known in my life in amazing ways, that could only have been Him intervening on my behalf, speak for themselves.
Events and answers to prayer that go way beyond coincidence or the laws of statistical averages.
2006-10-03 18:07:56 · answer #10 · answered by LL 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't rationalize it, the bible says "Don't lean on your own understanding." When GOD told Abraham to leave his country and family, do you think he had it rationalized when he left.
no.
2006-10-03 18:05:10 · answer #11 · answered by JaimeM 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋