I once had a work colleague who tried to convince me that I should embrace spirituality rather than atheism.
When I told him there was no evidence to support what he was pushing on me, he responded by telling me about a "course" he'd done in spirituality.
He said that it had to be true, because the guy running the course had spent his whole life studying spirituality.
When I asked him if that made all the priests, Rabbis, witch doctors, etc. true as well, he didn't understand where I was coming from.
It seemed to me, that because he wanted to believe in spirituality (by this, I'm talking believing in ghosts, angels, reincarnation and truckloads of other out there stuff), he chose anything he grab hold of it to validate his beliefs, whether logical or not.
Isn't this really what all religious people do?
Why are they so adamant that illogical ideas are true?
2007-07-20 01:27:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What one mind finds illogical, another finds as Truth.
Conversely, Truth to one is found illogical by the other.
Not all minds/hearts think/feel as others do...whether they be religious or atheistic.
With love (for fellow man), a multitude of opposing values are counter-balanced.
2007-07-20 01:37:19 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs.M 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
interesting question.. really!.
i think it all depends on whether a person believes there is something called 'Truth' (Absolute truth) at all or whether all is relative, and what is Truth to one person, is 'illogical', irrelevant or complete rubbish to another :).. Something like 'everybody can find their own truth'...
If we accept that there is such ting as Truth - maybe it is worth spending all our lives searching for it - and some people think that after 5 or 10 or 20 years they surely should have discovered it - while they could as well have been digging in a completely wrong direction )) For some it doesnt take years - and a passionate speech of a priest can light a fire in person's heart, and a conviction that - Yes! Hurray - THIS is Truth! Finally!..
Because - people long for the Truth, they Want to have something Real - that won't vanish, or change shape, something stable.. Something to fix their eyes on and use as an anchor in their lives.. And we tend to hold to our dreams, to such strong desires.. Your work colleague did - and this 'holding on to wanting to know the truth' maybe was mistaken for 'incapability to accept that he might be wrong'.. I do not know.. Not Everything is about Logics.. And human beings certainly are not...
And - yes, I agree with you that this is pretty often - people grabbing facts that support what they want to believe in and leaving out the opposite facts.. Especially in religious circles..
Well, what we Think True or try to convince others that it is does not Make it True - as you stated.. But - let people search for the Real thing - both with their logical minds and with their passionate (and often mistaked - who doubts?) hearts
:)
2007-07-20 01:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by mwade 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
faith isn't illogical. its just not proven
many theories aren't proven and people believe in them. even in the scientific community some things can't be proven but many still believe them and feel the proff is just not found as of yet.
there are even people who write about faith from a scientic prospective- typically they write about possesion and reincarnation. they feel that they have enough evidence for their theory to be considered truth. we consider evolution to be true even though their are holes in the theory- because there aren't many holes and they are same ones.
faith is accepting that you don't always get all the answers or all the proff.
2007-07-20 02:03:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it more illogical to embrace something that enriches one's life and offers a sense of fulfillment or to deny something that does so because many others cannot prove its validity? Aren't we supposed to follow what our instincts tell us?
I am not suggesting everyone convert to a faith, but rather that many who have have done so because it does work for them, that doing so offers solace and purpose in their lives. If that's "wrong", I don't want to be "right".
2007-07-20 01:38:58 · answer #4 · answered by randyken 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It may look that way, but one can see if the "religion" that is being followed has truth in it. Whether it has a little, none, or can't be disproved. What I like about the Bible is it's accuracy in history and science. So far it is correct, so I choose to believe what it says about spiritual matters.
2007-07-20 01:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by RB 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Illogical thinking (based on faith) has for many its own logic!
So.... you will have a hard time getting your point across.
You are that small minority of thinking individuals that are the only hope for a better society.
Thank you!
2007-07-20 03:28:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I picked up your point in all that...
I agree, blind faith doesn't provide much comfort in terms of supporting evidence. But I disagree with your assertion that most people base their beliefs on blind faith. Most have plenty of evidence to support their personal beliefs.
2007-07-20 01:31:33 · answer #7 · answered by Open Heart Searchery 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why are you so incapable of respecting and accepting others' beliefs? You want others to accept your beliefs, even though you cannot prove anything.
Why are you so adamant about this? Why can't you let it go?
Go on with your life and let it be.
You're spinning wheels. You won't change anyone.
2007-07-20 01:37:10 · answer #8 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Its called Faith
2007-07-20 01:32:57 · answer #9 · answered by julie g 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's indoctrination, brainwashing and fear that feeds the fires of religion.
2007-07-20 01:31:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋