Agree/disagree: If someone genuinely believes that it is right to believe things without reason or evidence, then they are open to every kind of dogma, whim, coercion, or dangerous idea -- that is, they will literally believe anything?
2007-07-02 05:54:32 · 21 answers · asked by ? 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I disagree.
I think you're conflating the meanings of the word reason.
One may believe unreasonably, but no one believes for no reason.
2007-07-02 05:59:01 · answer #1 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Disagree:
That is why there is such a thing as education and the sharing of human experience. There are no two people on earth whose every belief is based on verified evidence and/or pure reason, Further, there is no agreement on what constitutes evidence and there is no universal criteria for truth.
Think of it this way. No one is completely deluded, including yourself.
One may argue an idea or concept; but belief is a logical position one takes toward a concept, whether it be a scientific theory or the concept of God.
Belief is simply: Any idea or concept which one is willing to act upon.
Example: You may believe that you can drive 90 mph in a 40 mph zone with no consequences. This is not a very reasonable belief. However, it does not mean that you have opened yourself up to political dogma, whims of fancy, terrorist coercion, or asking dangerously emotional questions.
2007-07-02 06:44:37 · answer #2 · answered by Tommy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone genuinely believes that it is right to believe anything without reason or evidence, then they are open to every kind of dogma, whim, coercion, or dangerous idea.
Crazy Miranda
lives on propaganda she believes anything she reads
it could be one side or the other
Free Press or Time Life covers
she follows newsprint anywhere it leads
but still she can't seem to read and nobody
knows nobody knows what she needs it could be love
All the pretty ladies textbooks
tell her how to have the "next look"
The Bible tells her stay as plain as you are
she wants all the pretty boys beside her
to write some pretty words to guide her
to tell her they love her body as well as her mind
she wants some kind of sign--a sign of love
oh never mind--she's not your kind.
2007-07-02 06:03:05 · answer #3 · answered by hairypotto 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Agree
2007-07-02 06:18:46 · answer #4 · answered by Champion of Knowledge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disagree
2007-07-02 05:58:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Disagree. There is always a reason why we believe what we believe. Sometimes that reason is the result of an "inner knowing" or "inner witness" and cannot be seen in the physical realm.
2007-07-02 06:11:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I do not literally believe anything. (Nor do you).
I believe in God because he has shown himself to me through the Holy Ghost. Therefore I believe in God. He has shown me the Bible is true . I believe the Bible.
I am probably a lot like you other than I am a believer and you are not...at least not yet.
2007-07-02 06:09:02 · answer #7 · answered by Ruth 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you define "reason" or "evidence". I'm a skeptic and a cynic, but even I found reason and evidence enough for a belief in God and His son Jesus. Of course, I looked for myself. God supplied enough of what I needed. Unless you have a background you can't explain the events that happen to atoms to create a nuclear explosion, but you see the consequences of it's affects. In the same way I can't explain all God is and does, but I can easily see the evidence of His prescence. Open your eyes and you will too.
2007-07-02 05:59:54 · answer #8 · answered by Scott B 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well if they genuinely believe that they should believe anything without evidence or reason, technically they will believe anything you tell them - even if it's a contradiction to what they already know.
But that would be the worst kind of open-mindedness...
2007-07-02 05:58:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I agree to an extent, but what is evidence to one may seem like a coincidence to another. Everyone has their own "evidence" for their beliefs, even if they are self created. Everything is a matter of perception. And people want something to believe in, so they perceive different things differently to suit what feels most comfortable to them.
2007-07-02 06:00:53 · answer #10 · answered by Amber 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I agree, that's right, and it makes them easy marks for con-artists too. Con-artists also use tricks and false reasoning, and they challenge people to prove something is NOT true. Isn't religion just like that? They follow the same method of the con-men: rope people in with greed by offering some fantastic reward (Eternal Life) which never materializes, in exchange for something real you are giving away to the con-man for nothing (donations, your time, your political support, your unwavering "faith" which is unnatural for an animal who is supposed to be as adaptable and flexible to circumstances as man).
It's a bad trade!
2007-07-02 05:59:23 · answer #11 · answered by PIERRE S 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋