Would someone with an extremely low IQ, braindamaged or mentally retarded, mentally handicaped or mentally ill and may be unable to understand the story of Christianity and the concepts of forgiveness and the saviour be able to be a Christian. If you don't need understanding then can my cats and fish be saved (be christians). What happens to the people incapable of understanding. What happens to those whol learn the Bible by rota, go to church but do not understand the message behind the words, forgiveness, brotherly love etc.
2007-06-30 11:45:57 · 22 answers · asked by purplepeace59 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
you need a certain level of intelligence to understand any philosophy or religious thought. why single out the Christians? what about Islam that requires you to recite something verbally to be saved?
2007-06-30 11:52:27 · answer #1 · answered by KellyKapowski 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Very clever and interesting point of view. You have obviously been takin the medication and found cod. The bible cleary states that every man who renounces muslimism and becomes near to his own being, shall repent at the seventh turn of the wheel of life. This riddle is a paradox of the tale of the six shephards and the lazy lamb on sunday. You see, anyone can become a saint. It just takes a bit of vitimin c and luck.
2007-07-01 00:15:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be a Christian, or to believe in any supernatural supreme being, means that you do not accept a reality based on the existence of objective human knowledge obtained through the observation and study of real-world empirical data and application of the scientific method. By definition, Christians do not acknowledge the value of, or pursue skills in, critical and rational thought. As such, they generally tend to reject secular and scientific education.
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drjohndee –
You are mixing mutually exclusive epistemologies and what constitutes cognition unless you are talking about hypothetical physical-bio-chemical evolutionary developmental characteristics of the human brain that might provide a real-world explanation for spiritual thought.
Science cannot ask or answer questions about a hypothetical thought process (cognitive deficiency) that interferes with some hypothetical mystical ability of people to find truth in some imaginary concept (e.g., The Word).
2007-06-30 19:04:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's actually an interesting question, and it seems that most people have missed the point.
Can someone perceive the Word if they have impaired cognition? From my own understanding of spirituality I'd be inclined to say no, but I lack the scientific knowledge to back that up.
2007-06-30 20:44:33 · answer #4 · answered by John Dee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apostle Paul was a very intelligent Pharisee of his day. Apostle Peter was a lowly fisherman. The man in the graveyard with a legion of demons was completely mentally
retarded, mentally handicapped and mentally ill. You don't have that many demons without a complete mental breakdown, but God can deal with each man one at a time.
You are worrying about something that is not too difficult for God. Believe the Scripture when it says, "nothing is too difficult for God and nothing is too difficult for those who believe."
2007-06-30 18:57:24 · answer #5 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Obviously not. Studies have shown that persons with higher IQs were less likely to belong to an organized religion. And yes, your fish can be saved but I'm sorry to say your cats can not. Cats hate being baptized and will only resent you and god if you try dunking them under water. Fish on the other hand are fine with it
2007-06-30 19:02:55 · answer #6 · answered by brighty 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
well, you need a certain level of faith/belief. That's not to say that God would harshly judge those who are incapable of mentally grasping the Gospel so as to make an informed acceptance of it. I agree with the saying that "God looks after babies and fools".
2007-06-30 18:54:16 · answer #7 · answered by Simon Peter 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
can your cats and fish have a personal relationship with their God. Are they enlightened species - probably yes and so will know God. Unfortunatley, due to other personal relationships, humans are least likely to have a personal relationship with God and be saved. Doubting Tom is also a male cat so if yours is a boyo you might have trouble converting him.
2007-07-01 04:57:10 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even with and IQ of 40 or 50 you are a Christian no matter
what people tell you and your cats and fish
People tell me all kinds of stuff and who cares
2007-06-30 18:52:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The people you are referring to are Angels
who live on this earth.
At the moment of their death they are no longer disabled, handicapped,spastic, blind,
they are perfect in mind and spiritual body, And all Gods angels go straight to heaven,
On earth they were incapable of sin and God knows that, so home to heaven they go.
2007-06-30 19:00:28 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋