When I was attending church, my preacher said to me once, "None of us are promised the next breath".
That is both succinct and true.
2007-07-31 06:40:27 · 21 answers · asked by Deke 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
very few.....
2007-07-31 06:42:54 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Probably. I'm an old fart, and my Dad was a minister. There's a lot of things that are just about living. Some of the things in the Bible are actually pretty beneficial, particularly in Proverbs. And Paul's Love Chapter (1 Corinthians 13) is a great poem.
Still, just because wisdom leaks out of someone who's accumulated some life experience doesn't mean that their world view is any more valid than the next person's.
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2007-07-31 06:44:33 · answer #2 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I have never received valuable words of wisdom from someone of faith, if we were talking in a "religious" context.
Outside, of religion, when I speak with people, I may have received valuable words of wisdom, but I also would not know whether that person was someone of faith or not...
2007-07-31 06:46:15 · answer #3 · answered by Sapere Aude 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Rarely ever have I received words of wisdom from those of the Christian faith that haven't sounded like either idle optimism or the same, impractical adages I have heard since kindergarten. I have received words of wisdom from those of the Buddhist faith, but we, as a nation, are largely lacking in any profundity.
2007-07-31 06:46:17 · answer #4 · answered by Heidi S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes.
I'd recommend anyone to chew over some of C S Lewis' essays and talks.
Even if you end up disagreeing, you'll have had a very decent mental workout establishing why.
"The Abolition of Man", perhaps, or "The Funeral of a Great Myth."
2007-07-31 06:51:29 · answer #5 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sure, i like the ways of religion better than athieism, I just dont belive in them. People of faith have a lot of uplifting things to say.
2007-07-31 06:44:16 · answer #6 · answered by Smiley 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Sure I have. Thing is, Ive also received valuable advice from people that were not faithful as well...
2007-07-31 06:44:18 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Gotta love the "love all human beings" coverage that gets thrown down the drain.... I even have gained lots of emails from Christians bashing me and any comments i'm going to have. i visit in specific situations respond yet in many cases I merely delete them. I even have sent a pair messages, yet they have been real questions asked in a consultant way. no longer in basic terms senseless rambling approximately how stupid they're.
2016-10-19 08:15:53 · answer #8 · answered by roca 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One said that 2 + 2 = 4.
It turned out to be true. A rare case, I might add.
2007-07-31 06:43:32 · answer #9 · answered by James 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes I have, but few and far between. Most Xians would rather condemn me to hell instead of helping a fellow humanoid brother. The most sound words of wisdom I've ever received came from Atheists.
2007-07-31 06:43:03 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Yeah this is succinct and true. If people are religious it doesn't mean they are stupid.
2007-07-31 06:44:15 · answer #11 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋