Is it more arrogant to believe that you can cope by yourself and there is no greater thing, or is it more arrogant to believe that you have found the one true faith?
I do have a faith but personally I am not biased as both can seem arrogant from the outside? What do you think?
2007-05-07 01:08:40 · 32 answers · asked by Princess 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Please, only serious answers. No insults.
2007-05-07 01:13:40 · update #1
It is arrogant to imply that anyone else is wrong in what they believe - because nobody knows the truth until they're dead.
2007-05-07 01:14:09 · answer #1 · answered by Nexus6 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
It would seem to be more arrogant to believe that one can cope independently. How can one possibly live independent of any help, divine or otherwise, when one cannot even come into this world independently? We cannot breathe without being dependent upon oxygen. We cannot sustain ourselves without being dependent upon food and water.
On the other hand, to believe that one has found the one true faith may seem arrogant on the surface but a closer examination shows that it is not. To suggest that all faiths are simply different paths to the same place is really suggesting that the Creator has absolutely no standards and does not care what people do. That is both arrogant and unreasonable.
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2007-05-07 01:22:36 · answer #2 · answered by Hannah J Paul 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's arrogant to assume you are right, and the masses at large are wrong- making both equally arrogant. We've all seen the self important uber Christians foisting their beliefs on anyone in earshot. I've also seen some bloody arrogant atheists doing the same thing. Truth is, till we die, we don't KNOW anything. KNOWING implies irrefutable evidence, and since there isn't any either way, nobody KNOWS. It's better to have a personal belief. Hold to that tight as you want, share it with others if you wish, but be respectful, and don't try to force others to your beliefs.
2007-05-07 01:23:30 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess Nikki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think either is arrogant.
If someone knows that a calculator has numbers on it, they're not arrogant to say so. If someone knows that water has oxygen in it, it's not arrogant to think that. It's much the same with faith, or a lack thereof. If you know something to be true, it's not arrogance.
2007-05-07 01:14:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that neither are arrogant. The arrogance comes in when people who believe or don't believe try to force their views on others. Now that is true arrogance.
2007-05-07 05:55:27 · answer #5 · answered by meg3f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Is it more arrogant to believe that you can cope by yourself "
personally,i don't see anything arrogant in believing in oneself and believing that one has the strength to cope with one's own troubles.
there is also no arrogance in thinking that one has found the true faith.
those are subjective matters
arrogance sets in when people try to cram THEIR beliefs down others' throats.goes both ways.because no one has the RIGHT to decide what's best for another and try to force another person into THEIR way of thinking-that's arrogance
what one may consider the best for another,the other might not agree with.then people should back off.
2007-05-07 01:17:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that arrogance is defined by one's actions and attitudes rather than one's beliefs of lack thereof. What you believe (or don't) is less important than how that belief or absence of belief manifests itself in your thoughts and actions toward self and others.
My beliefs require that I value others above self, and that I make it the purpose of this life and the next to serve others and help free them from suffering -- a condition common to all sentient beings and a condition all sentient beings wish to be free of. My beliefs do not require that I try to "convert" anyone to my belief system, that I condemn, criticize or ridicule others who believe differently, or anything else. They merely require that I love all, harm none, and help all that I can. So, this works for me and I feel that it is a very compassionate and humble belief system when put into practice. Does this make me arrogant? I suppose in the eyes of some it might. If it makes them happy to view me this way, then OK! I have at least momentarily reduced their suffering!
What you believe influences your actions. But it is your actions that define who you are.
2007-05-07 01:30:43 · answer #7 · answered by buddhamonkeyboy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think everyone has a belief whether organized or not. It is arrogant to say that someone without an organized belief system doesn't believe in anything. You don't have to join a group to believe something. You can believe in yourself.
2007-05-07 01:18:12 · answer #8 · answered by BMG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believing and serving God should not include arrogance. We are to be humble and broken before the Lord. Brokenness is a hard thing to accept. . .admitting you can not do it all on your own. . .admitting their is One much greater than you are. I have never experienced a time where the Lord touched me and I puffed up in arrogance . . .in fact the presence of the Lord gives such a humble feeling, I can not even describe. The fact that I know my Lord and Savior does not make me arrogant. . .I am simply admitting that their is One much greater than I am. . .and all that I have ever done and accomplished is through Him and his mercy.
2007-05-07 01:13:35 · answer #9 · answered by sparkles9 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is more arrogant to think that we are special to a point of having a god looking after us, that it created a world for us to use and that other beings of this planet are of lesser importance. It is arrogant to believe that we are more special than the neighbour's dog, the flowers in my garden, the chair in your kitchen or the frog in the pond!
2007-05-07 02:00:05 · answer #10 · answered by Stef 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think anyone should be considered 'arrogant' for their beliefs. But people with a faith should not look down on those that do not have one.
2007-05-07 01:13:35 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋