fundamental views of life?
2006-10-26 13:52:58 · 21 answers · asked by Matthew R 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Absolutely. Consider the answers given for the most part so far. Basically each person has said that their fundamental belief is not in truth but in what they want to believe. That makes their dogma their god. The aitheists said that they would not change even if God could be proved. So what makes their position different from the religious person who says his/her belief system is their god? The atheist mocks religious people as being unthinking, then state that they also prefer to remain unthinking.
Thus, if a person is true to reason, then if something proved what one believed was wrong and could establish that another belief system or God was correct, it would take a fool to say - "nope, I don't care one way or the other. I want what I want, I want to feel comfortable with my past and my insulated bubble. I'll wait for eternity to see whether or not I was right."
I will search for truth until my dying breath. So far that search for truth has led me through several philosphies of life to the reality of Jesus Christ. I will not bore you with the proofs of the reality of Jesus Christ and the biblical God, but so far what I have found to be true both intellectually, existentially, and experientially has easily met each challenge with ease. Karl Barth said the finding of the body of Jesus would not affect his faith at all. Sounds like most of the commentators on your question. Never-the-less, if someone found the body of Jesus Christ, you had better bet your life I would reject what I now know is true.
2006-10-26 15:22:32 · answer #1 · answered by C Gardner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I believe in God. Of course the only way I can know conclusively whether there is a God will be after death, when it's a moot point. If there is a God, great! Hi God, I'm home! If there isn't, oh well I had a beautiful lie that gave order to my life, now I'll just go to sleep.
No one could sufficiently convince me that there isn't a God. There is more proof of his existence than his non-existence. However, hypothetically even if there were not a God and I were able to make this discovery during life, I would still have a conscience, morals, a strong sense of righteousness so I would still live my life the way that I have (being a good person, not hurting people etc.) I don't just answer to God, I answer to myself. I couldn't look at myself in the mirror if I were cruel to others, did things I knew to be wrong etc. That's just me. Life would still have meaning. It's a beautiful world with so much to do and discover. I would make the most of this life. I would be creative & leave something behind. It would be sad not to have a God or Heaven at the end of my days but I don't just live for the afterlife. I live for now and try to have the best life I can. That would not change.
Interesting question though!!
2006-10-26 21:24:31 · answer #2 · answered by amp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good luck with a sensible answer on this one: to even contemplate the remotest possibility that a god does not exist completely negates any person's faith system. You either believe wholeheartedly with no thought of what ifs, or you are like me, an athiest. I guess you could be agnostic - but that is just edging your bets - you don't want to put in the hours but quite like the reward if there is one.
In reverse (and in my case) if there did turn out to be a god i would probably not change my life's fundementals as i do not think anyone should worship, in the true sense of the word, another being in the same way that I have no need of celebrities to brighten my life.
2006-10-26 20:59:36 · answer #3 · answered by Mike T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the answer to this question depends on the individual...I was raised southern Baptist, Became Episcopalian, and then converted to The Baha'i' Faith. It all changed me..We constantly evolve. The problem that we encounter comes when our core beleifs are questioned and how dedicated we are to that cause...Ben Franklin said, "Everything in moderation." I think that this is good advice, fanaticism causes many problems in this world. It is a ground-hsking thing to find out one day that everything that we believe in is not real. I choose to accept any path that feels right, ignoring those that cause me stress or worry. Guilt is a bad thing, and most religions dish out a lot of it. Don't let the news hit you too hard, there's always another school of thought around the bin, things to be dicovered, belief systems challenged. Live your life fully, enjoy what you have, One way or another, it will all work itself out...Just some thoughts to keep you from going down the self-doubt road that I've been down. Good Luck. Be Happy.
2006-10-27 06:58:15 · answer #4 · answered by rudegurl87 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The beliefs about God is a part of my beliefs about life. Any human being operates with a world-view, and the belief of God is a part of the world-view. Nobody has the same world-view as another person though.
2006-10-26 21:45:14 · answer #5 · answered by John 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've often thought of that, you know. And it's not that my faith in God has diminished (even if my faith in Church has, that is, my faith in Men). But yes, as the free thinker I want to be, I've often thought of: okay, what if the jews are right, what if one of the numerous protestant religions are right. By the way, I'm a catholic.
So what if Mary was not a virgin? Does that mean that Jesus didn't exist? He wasn't God's Son? He wasn't God at all?
Eventually I get to the point: What if the Budhists are right? The Hindus? The Muslims?
Then I just get horrified: THE MOONIES?!!!!
Then I just shrug it off and think: Well, I believe in God. What else do I need? Oh, yeah, a life... And I go on with my business, 'cause God hates an idle man, well no, He doesn't hate, He... uhm... I just go on.
2006-10-26 21:13:44 · answer #6 · answered by Manuel L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. God isnone of my business--I don't know him...or whether its a being, whether its a chemical or physical process, or whether its a benevolent father figure being that created the universe. Even if I knew he existed as a good being (say, such as in the bible), that will give me a place in heaven, etc, etc, I don't know him. So I would continue acting the way I always have--if I die and he turns out to be a good friend, I'll be a good friend to him back---and I will implement my good values I used when alive...all I know is what has happened when I am alive...so, since I have made my conclusions on how to behave on Earth based on whats just... it would not matter whether a God existed. I would keep on being me.
after all, God could exist, but he could be indifferent...the religious **** still makes no sense...maybe God was an alien? just because he exists...doesn't mean anything.
2006-10-26 21:01:15 · answer #7 · answered by jack d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. My beliefs about God have changed more than once in the past, but it didn't change my fundamental views.
2006-10-26 20:59:40 · answer #8 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm to be honest I have a strange belief, while I do believe in God, I don't necessary believe in the Bible, for the simple fact that there is so much inconsistencies in it.
But not if God did not exists then that will not change how I live my life.
That would not change me from trying to be a good person.
2006-10-27 01:16:19 · answer #9 · answered by Engel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised a Catholic, but I learned somethings about Catholicism that have turned me off. I no longer believe in it as strongly as I used to believe. However, I don't want to enter into another belief system. I'm happy where I am at this stage in my life. I still have a conscience and try to live a moral life.
2006-10-27 01:19:02 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋