Then isn't there a good possibility that our own beliefs may be wrong?
If you call yourself a believer of anything, you should be accepting the fact that you may be wrong. Because if you knew for sure you were right, calling yourself a believer would be pointless.
2007-09-05 16:52:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not specifically talking about Agnosticism. I believe in many things, but acknowledge that they may not be true. Afterall, they are beliefs....
2007-09-05 17:01:01 · update #1
Soul Sharper....to have faith is to "believe" in a god
2007-09-05 17:06:55 · update #2
dagiffy, this is not my "belief". Its more like logic....
2007-09-05 17:10:15 · update #3
Common sense... if you knew the truth, what would be the point in believing anymore? you know it, so you don't have to believe...i guess you would be worshipping then?
2007-09-05 17:14:09 · update #4
Absolutely. No one can have proof that their religious beliefs are the "truth". It is indeed what we choose to believe and we could very well be wrong. To not admit that is ludicrous.
2007-09-05 17:01:00 · answer #1 · answered by Sun: supporting gay rights 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"If you call yourself a believer of anything, you should be accepting the fact that you may be wrong. Because if you knew for sure you were right, calling yourself a believer would be pointless."---
so is this YOUR belief? If it is, do you accept the fact that this belief of yours about beliefs may be wrong? In other words, maybe people shouldn't be accepting that they may be wrong.
Unless, that is, your particular belief about peoples' beliefs isn't what you really believe. Because if it IS what you believe, then you have to be accepting that your whole premise may be wrong and, if so, then people really can think that what they believe is really true.
edit---so do you believe this logic? If you do, you have to be accepting that your belief may be wrong. If you don't believe this logic, why do you state it?
2007-09-06 00:01:14 · answer #2 · answered by dagiffy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beliefs are what we believe to be true, but the question then becomes how can we know that our beliefs are true?
1Corinthians 12: 3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
What this means is that we must rely on the Holy Ghost to help us use our faith in gaining spiritual knowledge. I am afraid there isn't much presence of the Holy Ghost in this forum, but it is through the Holy Ghost that the truthfulness of spiritual matters can be made known to us. Once we receive this kind of spiritual knowledge from the Holy Ghost, we no longer have faith in that thing, but we have a knowledge and can move on to the next issue that we only have faith in and work on gaining knowledge of that thing too. And so on. We can have spiritual knowledge.
But you are right, we need to be cautious that we are not married to our own ideas - they may be wrong.
2007-09-06 00:20:41 · answer #3 · answered by rndyh77 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "belief" is by definition what is "believed" to be true.
Is there a good possibility? Perhaps. Is there a possibility? Perhaps.
The main thing is growth of faith (ie, spiritual growth). The stronger the faith, the less uncertainty.
And, I have to disagree with your statement that it would be pointless to be a "believer" and have a rock solid faith.
2007-09-06 00:09:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Belief and Faith are two different things. I believe that the world is round, because it is a known fact. Do I have to have faith for it to be round? No.
2007-09-05 23:59:19 · answer #5 · answered by Soul Shaper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To Soul shaper ... actually you do need to have faith that the earth is round unless you have seen it to be that way firsthand by travelling around the circle of the globe - you have faith in those who have done so and reported it as such. We all have faith in something - lots of things actually.
2007-09-06 00:01:36 · answer #6 · answered by sharky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beliefs are what make me go on. Being wrong or right is secondary. If I didn't believe in something, what would be my motivation?
2007-09-06 00:08:59 · answer #7 · answered by pegs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion is what we believe about God, Spirituality is Knowledge of God.
Welcome to reality!
2007-09-06 00:01:38 · answer #8 · answered by Champion of Knowledge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good point.
Welcome to Agnosticism.
2007-09-05 23:56:11 · answer #9 · answered by Buying is Voting 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
depends if your beliefs are based in objectivity or subjectivity. proof tends to roll off subjective ones like water off a duck's back
2007-09-05 23:57:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋