They say "Seeing is believing" but the true question is: What do you believe you've seen?

Question

do you agree? what are your thoughts?

Answer 1

I think a more accurate statement would be- Seeing, touching, smelling, tasting, and hearing is knowing. It is as you perceive it. Most people who believe in god have never seen "him". Although they believe that everything around them is born of God, therefore, seeing god is not impossible. We assign meaning only after we have perceived, or conceived of a thing. The irony of the statement is that conception requires perception in some form or another. Belief is a symptom of ignorance, and the intangible nature of pure thought.

Answer 2

I agree, to an extent. I think it's safe to say that unless a person is utterly bound and determined to believe a particular thing, if the evidence in the situation is clear enough they will be persuaded. For example, it doesn't take much convincing to get a person to believe that smoking is unhealthy because the evidence of that is so overwhelming. Whether they adjust their behavior in light of this information or not, they would have a hard time denying that it is true.

Other truths, however, can be unclear enough to allow people to interpret their experiences as evidence of the truth of their own belief, even if it isn't.

I did a paper for a philosophy class once, comparing Buddhist mysticism to Christian mysticism. The experiences that Buddhist and Christian mystics describe are pretty much identical, but the Buddhists consider this experience evidence that their worldview is correct, and Christians consider the experience evidence that their worldview is correct. They can't both be right, but in the absence of unequivocally clear evidence, they will interpret their experiences as they wish to.

Answer 3

I would have to say I don't agree with you. Here is why: I've caused people to be victims of "what do u believe u have seen." Case 1 (a strange hybrid, whereas he'd attempt to rip out the throat of others I was never told about the dog; I happened upon him. When the dog took my hand in his mouth and held it there fore five minutes I saw his owner standing in the barn shaking his head, after which he threw up his hands in dispair and simply unchained him...Case 2 (I literally disarmed a strange knife wielding truck driver by telling the (subconsciously on the verge of consciously planned - something told me if I saw what was in his eyes I would be able to or not be able to) story of Sammy Sperm and Ova Ovum. It worked. To make a long story short my friend told the tale, of course, no one believed her; I would've been skeptical myself,got angry with me for making her a laughing stock; it would've better had she kept still. Case 3 got into a fight at tech college; literally caused a lot of damage, of course I wanted to keep it hidden. Yet, unbeknown to me I had an audience, whom spread it around; A plan was made to set me up in a fight; I walked away. It would've been better for him to keep still. As for the seeing is believing I have never been a victim of such a thing, yet the stories I've been told; seeing is believing turned out to be things were not always what they seemed.

Answer 4

If you believe in something, sooner or later you will see it. However, that does not mean that what has been seen is the reality. Mind can project anything. Belief is of the mind and the mind can prove your belief to you by showing you what you believe.

Answer 5

I would word it this way.
I won't see it until I believe it.

My thoughts are that it is a bit of both.....seeing and believing and believe then seeing.

I struggle with the fact that my first half of life that I saw what I thought I was suppose to see. Now, older and wiser I see more of what is really there.

Answer 6

Belief is completely bounded by perception - regardless of what we see.

Visuals aside, blind men can believe a great deal without ever seeing a thing.

Answer 7

I believe I've seen your brain in a jar... just kidding.

Answer 8

U don't really have to "see" something to believe it. I've nevr "seen" love but I believe that my parents love me, my bf love me. I can see their love from their actions. "seeing" her doesn't mean seeing with ur eyes. It mean seeing with ur inner eyes, your heart.

Answer 9

WHAT YOU BELIEVED YOU SAW. can any of us believe for you?