Christians..?

Question

Do you think you spend your life rationalising your beliefs vs the reality of the affect they have on the world?

How can this be healthy for your mental state?

In substance users for example, rationalising causes extreme mental health problems.

Answer 1

I am only one person who has chosen Christianity as my faith. I know I'm still going to fail and sin but I also know I will be forgiven and I live with that peace of mind.

Answer 2

This is clearly a non-seqitur argument.

non sequitur :
An inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence.
A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it.
http://www.answers.com/topic/non-sequitur

Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of living The Twelve Step Program, millions of substance abusers have been helped, beginning with Alcoholics Anonymous in the 1930's.

That is a rebutting defeater to your erroneous premesis.

And finally, rationalism is a heresy and at odds with true Christianity, which is not the same thing as rationalizing, a defense mechanism that lists excuses for bad behavior.

Answer 3

On the contrary being currently in the field, I have read that most studies done on Moral development actually propose that moral development "depends to some extent on cognitive development. For instance, children who are intellectually gifted are, on average, more likely than their peers to think about moral issues and to work hard to address injustices in the local community or the world at large"(L.K, silverman, 1994). Yet cognitive development does not guarentee moral dvelopment. It is quite possible to think abstractly about academic subject matter and yet reason in a self centered "preconventional" manner(Kohlberg,1976;L.K. Silverman, 1994). "In other words, cognitive development is a neccesary but insuficient condition for moral development". (McDeviitt and Ormrod 2004).

Answer 4

And your rationalization for not believing is...? You just take for granted there is no reasoning, no logic in christian thinking. In case you really are concerned about your question, I would recommend a small, inexpensive book, called 'Mere Christianity' by CS Lewis - a Christian philosopher of the 20th century. He offers quite a number of logical arguments.
You see, a lot of people think like this: 'If I can give logical arguments for what I believe, then I have showm my belief to be quite reasonable. But if you can give logical arguments for what you believe and what I reject, then you are just rationalizing your foolishness'. If your thinking is like that, then don't bother with the book I recommend, you would be wasting your time and your few dollars. Otherwise, I think you could find it quite interesting.

Answer 5

In an abstract world all is rationalized.Look how different the world was 200 years ago,2000 years ago,200,000 years ago-same world different times. A christian veiw is a veiw but not the veiw. Could say that for any religion. I'm not christian but you might call me a taoist-yet another veiw.

Answer 6

i dont undeerstand

wjat do tou mean thow my belifs affect the world umm i help train companies by catich the train to york and back once a year

i wear out the road walking to meeting couple of sundays a month????

i dont get it

Answer 7

tast and see that the lord is good.love him with all u r mind and
strength.u'll find jesus is so near to u
he knows very well about one's heart and behaviour he will turn
everything good.he is the way,truth and life.not only for the
christians. but for everyone in the world.

Answer 8

Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;