I am spending my 5 points to clarify a question posted by "Just Me" as I think he has trouble stating objective questions.
So basically if you were in a pinch and someone "swore to help you" would religious beliefs have any factor in trusting that word.
Please state your religious belief and your answer.
2007-05-27 05:20:38 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Atheist.
My best friend is an evangelical preacher and I trust him implicitly. He has never lied to me that I know of and has always been there for me. I have no reason not to extend that to other people of faith if I know them. If you are talking about strangers then, if i'm in an emergency then I am not going to bother asking someone their religion. Not to mention the fact that like every other group in the world, there are good ones and bad ones. I like to believe in the decency of humanity, not philosophy, so I'll take my chances.
2007-05-27 05:23:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I am a Christian.
As to whether I would trust an Atheist's word, the honest answer is - it would depend on the person. Being an Atheist or Christian for that matter, does not, in and of itself, make someone trustworthy. I tend to give the benefit of the doubt that someone is honest, until they give me reason to believe it's not so.
Still, it does beg the question of what reasons an Atheist would have for being honest, since amorality provides none.
The fact that there is a moral requirement to be honest in important matters does not, however, guarantee a Christian will do so.
For the record, you do not get forgiven by God just for asking. Prayer and Christianity are not "get out of sin free" passes. God demands repentance, which can include, among other things, honest regret for the trespass, an honest attempt at recompense and/or reconciliation for the trespass, and real effort to prevent further trespasses. God understands we are human, and therefore fallible, and He is willing to forgive this, but he is NOT interested in lip service.
2007-05-27 05:36:54 · answer #2 · answered by LT Dan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I'm The Confirmed Atheist, and I'm an Atheist. I don't believe a person's religion is any indication of their credibility or reliability. I think it's the content of their character that makes them trustworthy or not. If I was in a pinch, I'd always rely on the person who's proven that they do what they say they will do consistently. Religious belief plays no part in this. Although many may claim the contrary, we are all aware of people who claim a religious faith, preach certain beliefs and values, and then get caught in Colorado with gay hookers. It isn't the religion, it's the person.
2007-05-27 05:32:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, religious beliefs wouldn't enter into who I trusted. People are trustworthy or they are not. I am a Christian and would trust the word of an Atheist, Muslim, Buddhist etc.
2007-05-27 05:25:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If I were "in a pinch" and someone "swore to help", I really wouldn't much care about their religious beliefs. An oath sworn by a Christian is no more reliable than one sworn by an Atheist.
2007-05-27 05:25:34 · answer #5 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
IT would depend on the person. If he had a history of backing out (like my sister, for instance), I wouldn't ask them to keep a promise that they obviously didn't want to keep.
If I need help with something, I ask those who are there for me on a regular bases, people that I have learned that can be counted on, religion doesn't enter into who those people are. Some are Christian, some are not.
Oh, I have no religious beliefs.
2007-05-27 08:11:31 · answer #6 · answered by shakalahar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope that anyone, regardless of their belief system, would help another if needed. I would have no reason or inclination to ask someone what their religious or secular beliefs are before I offered help of any kind. I hope they would do the same for me. I trust others until they give me reason not to do so.
2007-05-27 05:29:53 · answer #7 · answered by rico3151 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm pagan, so this question isn't specifically towards me, but I would trust their word (both Christian and Atheists). It wouldn't come into play. Atleast I would trust it assuming I trust the person, but that would be based on my knowledge of the person, not their religion.
2007-05-27 08:54:30 · answer #8 · answered by Caity S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm an atheist, and it depends on the Christian.
There are Christians that I would trust, there are Christians that I would die for, and there are Christians that I just try to avoid. It depends on the individual, and not their religious preference.
2007-05-27 05:27:07 · answer #9 · answered by Dylan H 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the person not Religion. That question is an eqivalent to trusting a person of another ethnicity, or trusting a person with a different sexuality. Those are only a few aspects of a person. It is quite ignorant to judge a question based on that.
2007-05-27 05:25:10 · answer #10 · answered by Nanashi 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋