2006-12-09 13:09:54 · 7 answers · asked by Mudcat 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Of course it does. Any time one becomes convinced of the truth of certain beliefs, they begin to exclude people who don't share them, on some level. They separate themselves, believing they know somthing others don't, and that it makes them special. Religious faith absolutely fosters a sense of belonging (to those who believe the same) and separitism (from those who don't). You can dress up your faith with words like 'brotherly love' and 'peace and harmony' all you like; it's still arrogant to presume others are wrong if they don't subscribe to the same doctrine.
Processdude has good point. Faith does not have to be religious in nature. I'll concede his point, on a very narrow interpretation of the term--only if one's faith does not lead one to believe in one's own righteousness above others does arrogance not come into being.
2006-12-09 13:25:51 · answer #1 · answered by functionary01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it would! A true faith could not exist beneath such a cloak. Only a false sense of faith could survive and prosper beneath such a veil. Yes it would feed a false ego to great proportion, to the heights of haughtiness.
Larry T
2006-12-09 21:23:30 · answer #2 · answered by Larry T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all faith is founded on "mythological dogma." You have a naive conception of faith -- namely, that faith is the assent to a set of more or less indemonstrable propositions. A more nuanced definition of faith is suggested by most contemporary theologians. The one I favor is this: faith is the orientation of the whole person to that which he or she believes to be worthy of ultimate commitment. Thus there can be many types of faith: if one happens to believe (foolishly, IMHO) that a particular set of ancient mythological elements and premodern metaphysics are worthy of ultimate commitment, then that will be one's faith. If one believes that the tenets of Marx or Lenin are worthy of ultimate commitment (also foolishly, IMHO), then that will be one's faith. If one believes that the tenets of reductionistic materialism are worthy of ultimate commitment (very, very foolishly), then that will be one's faith.
My faith is my giving of ultimate commitment to that creative good operative in the universe by which human values grow.
2006-12-09 21:24:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From reading your question, it would seem arrogance is propagated under many cloaks.
2006-12-09 22:07:16 · answer #4 · answered by neptune 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some cases. The Pharisee's in the bible might be construed as such.
2006-12-09 21:12:34 · answer #5 · answered by drivn2excelchery 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not ideally.
2006-12-09 21:12:29 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not if its done right
2006-12-09 21:12:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋