2006-10-14 09:50:03 · 14 answers · asked by ? 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If I'm getting this right, then I disagree. Things are as they are. No matter what you believe in. If there is no god, no matter how hard you believe, all you can do is convince yourself of a lie. And also, if there IS a god, no matter how much you believe there isn't will not make the trick.
2006-10-14 09:54:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I agree strongly that Believing will make everything so. It says in the Holy Bible if you have the faith the size of a mustard seed you can tell a mountain to go from here to there.
2006-10-14 16:53:29 · answer #2 · answered by marcyfiorica 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoever thinks the Bible says that hasn't read their Bible correctly.
In other words I definitely disagree. This belief is having faith in faith instead of faith in God. When Jesus said 'if you believe' - He meant believing in a sovereign God - believing what God said He would do.
Even from the psychological self-help point of view it doesn't work. Because according to that you are not called on to believe in the intensity of your belief, but to have a realistic belief in yourself. Let's say I decide if I believe hard enough, I can fly - no matter how hard I believe, I will not fly! not from the Biblical perspective, and not from the psychological self-help perspective.
From the Biblical or Christian perspective, it won't work, because God never said I would fly, so I am not believing in Him when I believe I will fly, just in a desire of my own.
From the psychological self-help perspective it doesn't work either, because I wasn't made to be able to fly - it is not a human characteristic. so believing in myself to the point that I can fly is a false belief.
So, from whatever point of view, 'Believing will make it so' is a lot of baloney. Sorry.
2006-10-14 18:13:05 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Believe there is no such thing as gravity and take a stroll off the Empire State Building.
Belief without evidence is a dangerous thing.
2006-10-14 16:53:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Strongly disagree. Believing that the moon is made of cheese does not mean that the moon is made of cheese.
2006-10-14 16:59:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
agree
2006-10-14 16:52:26 · answer #6 · answered by Webballs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
agree
2006-10-14 16:52:19 · answer #7 · answered by tebuny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe in self-fullfillinh prophecies...like if you believe in YOURSELF then you can do almost anything...but not in higher powers...but thats just me..im sure you'll get a million people quoting the bible, but no real reason why they do so...
2006-10-14 16:53:06 · answer #8 · answered by thatgirluknow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, self deception is the basis of religion.
2006-10-14 16:54:03 · answer #9 · answered by October 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
believing with faith yeah,just believing can make you insane, example, someone convinces themselves that they are a big bunny and believe it.......it don't make them a big bunny but they believe it so it so for them, to others they are insane.
2006-10-14 16:54:44 · answer #10 · answered by fenian1916 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋