Are Christians credible sources of information on Mediums, Demons, and Spirits?

Question

Based on my questions on Yahoo Answers, apparently all I get is that anything non-Christian is bad.

With that as a Conclusion regardless of the facts and premises involved, how credible is anything a Christian says?

Is anyone regardless of religious belief credible on anything said if it is based on a preconcieved notion and not based on facts?

Should we as a human being examine our pre-concieved notions, and re-evaluate our beliefs, if only to make the belief stronger?

Answer 1

Jim - noted you don't take e-mail anymore. People getting to you? That's a sad thing for what is supposedly to be a sharing of opinion. So now I move from philosopher to practical...
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Most North American christians have beliefs about mediums, demons and spirits largely due to the Bible. Typically they are considered bad as they represent satanic forces.

I myself have never met a spirit (except for God of course), which did not ultimately have removal of my well being as its agenda. When these spirits come around, fear is what they are trying to push onto me.

I've dug deeper into these experiences, and every time I come out with the overall sense that the spirit had bad intentions - intent to harm.

So while I cannot say that all spirits, mediums and demons are evil (a loaded word, I know), my experience is that those I've encountered do not have my well being as their objective. This happens to line up with the Christian belief.

I constantly re-evaluate my beliefs. It is through questioning that my belief is strengthened - it is exercised.

Having said all that - LOTR is my favorite all time book. (and movie)... maybe I'm opening myself up to spirits.

Answer 2

Examining preconceived notions and re-evaluating beliefs would certainly not result in a positive result for those who believe in a deity. Frankly, it would be synonymous with taking a pacifier from a baby. Have a great day!

Answer 3

As my dad would say "you have to take the bad with the good". If you don't want anything to interfere with your belief system, don't seek answers to any questions. If you truly want answers, you have to check your preconceived notions at the door and open your mind that you may just be entirely wrong.

And that's the general "you" used above.

Answer 4

There's a wonderful discussion of belief in the movie Dogma. It argues that we should have ideas rather than beliefs because ideas are a starting point and can be modified and beliefs are a fixed dead end.

Answer 5

Question everything. I think it is key to living the best life you possibly can. We may be 'wired' with preconceived notions but I think self evaluation is so important when it comes down to living life.

Answer 6

But weren't they clever buggers? (whoever set it up).

I mean, making everything non-christian evil (or at the very least not good) was a stroke of BRILLIANCE. If I ever design a religion I'm taking so much tips from them.

Just the other night a christian said she was losing faith, and know what they told her: Close yourself off to outside influences! That's right. Just ignore it.

Answer 7

You're right. I'd say they aren't credible sources because all they ever say is that anything nonChristian is bad even if they know virtually nothing about the subject other than the bible says so.

Answer 8

Basically no. Christian's can only speak from their mythos. I doubt anyone has done a real indepth study of these things that did not totally disprove it/them.

Answer 9

My motto is to challenge the assumptions.

Clearly, an incredible argument is just that - incredible.

Answer 10

you are absolutely right - I think most christians fear this because they are aware of the contradictions in their religion, and because many of them have chosen that religion so that they don't have to think about things, they can just let someone else tell them what's right and wrong....