I believe in God. I have no idea that the bible is the written word of God or not. Its a lovely story (in parts anyway) but nobody really knows the truth, its simply not possible to unless you have died, and come back again...(im just gonna get inundated with these people now arnt i!!!) So whats it all about?? Just who is qualified to say anybody is wrong? and how??
2006-10-27 20:34:54 · 34 answers · asked by Bobbie 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
no ones opinion can be wrong because its what that person thinks, if someone disagrees with you it doesnt mean your wrong or they are wrong.
2006-10-27 20:36:58 · answer #1 · answered by dec g 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove them. This is, of course, a mistake. If I were to suggest that between the Earth and Mars there is a china teapot revolving about the sun in an elliptical orbit, nobody would be able to disprove my assertion provided I were careful to add that the teapot is too small to be revealed even by our most powerful telescopes. But if I were to go on to say that, since my assertion cannot be disproved, it is intolerable presumption on the part of human reason to doubt it, I should rightly be thought to be talking nonsense. If, however, the existence of such a teapot were affirmed in ancient books, taught as the sacred truth every Sunday, and instilled into the minds of children at school, hesitation to believe in its existence would become a mark of eccentricity and entitle the doubter to the attentions of the psychiatrist in an enlightened age or of the Inquisitor in an earlier time.
If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it's still a foolish thing.
BERTRAND RUSSELL
Whilst religions, in an attempt to survive, continue to try to persuade/force me to believe their version of the fairy story, by threatening me with eternal hell if I don't, or by knocking on my door and talking to me until I have no recourse but to close the door on them, or by blowing up a bus in my High Street, or by marching into my country in an act of war, I feel I have the right to tell you that you are deluded. If you believed that the world was square and said I would die if I walked off the end, or that the royal family were aliens, or it was right to have sex with 10 year olds would I not have the right to tell you, you were wrong? Frankly it wouldn't matter if you felt I had the right to tell you or not. I would still tell you!
KEVIN A
2006-10-27 21:56:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you believe that sticking your fingers in a plug point will do you no harm, am I right to tell you that you are wrong?
If you decide it is right to drive the wrong way up a motorway, should I keep quiet?
If you think swallowing 30 paracetamol tablets is the best way to get a good nights sleep, should I just let you get on with it?
If I smell gas around your house, should I warn you or is it none of my business?
If you think that hydrochloric acid will give you a lovely hair wash, should I shatter your illusions?
Supposing you had a new baby, and you decided to buy a pet snake to keep it company. A harmless one, or so you believe. Supposing I knew it was highly poisonous. Should i leave your beliefs intact or speak up?
Sometimes you have to tell saomeone that what they believe is wrong. You could just be saving their lives.
2006-10-28 02:22:12 · answer #3 · answered by waycyber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has their own opinion of everything. You may feel that some opinions are good and some are bad. But they are all opinions at the end of the day. Subjects such as religion and politics are very "personal" and as such generate a huge amount of debate as to who is right and who is wrong. Ultimately we are who we are and most people will accept that as the norm. There are of course the religious zealots and politically correct/incorrect people who feel it is actually their RIGHT to tell you that YOU are WRONG! All part of the human psyche unfortunately and it won't be going away any time soon. Just believe what you believe and leave these people to their rantings. Your quality of life will not be diminished by their boring natter I can assure you! PEACE :-)
2006-10-27 21:08:10 · answer #4 · answered by Warlock Fiend 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth is in the eye of the beholder. If you look up at the sky and GENUINELY see it as green (theres probably something wrong with your eyes) But to say the sky is not blue would then be true, to you, wouldn't it?
As an athiest I think I know what your getting at and I agree, NOONE has the right to tell you not to believe in god if you so chose, but when non believers are told that WE are wrong for what we believe (or don't), it's the same thing in reverse isn't it?
2006-10-28 07:57:15 · answer #5 · answered by softy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The devil believes there is A God, but that kind of belief is not A Saving faith, IF you BE-LIVE in Him then you will love Him enough to keep HIs commandments [not suggestions] your understanding MUST BE baised on A "Thus Saith The Lord" taken NOT out of context, some folks make A paper god, they take parts of the bible they like ignore the rest just so they can have the god [notice i used a little g in god] to worship, trouble that is a false god, not The God of the Bible, hay speaking of the bible, free bible lessons www.itiswritten.com God bless you, visit A Seventh Day Adventist Church in your area on Saturday [Sabbath] EMAIL not messanger me also wgr88@yahoo.com
2006-10-27 20:47:14 · answer #6 · answered by wgr88 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very good question. The problem is that people in general get very strong opinions about things that are important to them, and lose sight of the fact that opinions or beliefs don't have to be "right" or "wrong" to be valid in the eyes of the beholder.
The world would be a much better place if people learned to respect others opinions and/or beliefs. The key word is respect and has nothing to do with agreeing or not.
2006-10-27 20:44:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can say you're wrong. Depending on how they say it, it may be rude but they are entitled to their opinion. You don't have to listen. I don't ask for opinions unless I'm ready to hear them and I keep my email private so I don't get unsolicited opinions. I know believers will say it is fact and not opinion but I don't think belief is necessarily fact and it is an opinion to say that their belief is better than mine. Just take any criticism for what it's worth. If it hits on a valid point, examine your beliefs. If it's just "I'm right, you're wrong", ignore it and move on.
Some actions a person may take fall into a different category. Laws must be followed. Other social norms have major consequences if they are violated. In these cases, "wrong" has already been agreed on. It is very difficult when different groups have different religions, laws and culture. What is forbidden one place may be required elsewhere. It's virtually impossible to be entirely "culture neutral". When you see things that you see as "wrong" and "illegal", it's just human nature to want to fix them.
2006-10-27 20:43:00 · answer #8 · answered by Kuji 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are right - you can believe what you like as long as it does not deny others their beliefs too.
Belief is about having faith in something even if you do not have any supporting evidence for that thing being so. If there is supporting evidence - real facts - then belief starts to falter. If you told me that you thought the earth was flat or that it was only six thousand years old (for example) - then I would be quite within my rights to say that your belief was wrong (although you are still free to hold those beliefs).
2006-10-28 10:06:26 · answer #9 · answered by SteveNaive 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. What you would agree with might not be what I would agree with. We are all led to believe that the Bible is fact, but who knows. It could well be something like a bedtime story book that you would read to a child going to bed. I certainly do not believe that all is fact in the Bible and I am a Christian or supposed to be anyhow.
2006-10-28 01:02:09 · answer #10 · answered by Mags 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What you want to anchor yourself to is entirely up to. What you want to keep alive simply because you think it, is up to you.
There is no right or wrong simply true or false.
You have to decide.
The problem starts when the person who believes in something, keeps it alive by thinking its true and doesn't realise its only there because they think its so.
If you find the vague history of a group of people a 'nice story' why not read about Atlantis or something.
2006-10-27 21:39:28 · answer #11 · answered by sotu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋