about what you believe about religion/spirituality? If so, why do you try to make others believe the same way you do, or disrespect them when they don't?
2007-09-06 06:36:41 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, it's very possible I'm wrong. I've been wrong before. I WAS a Christian, and it was the darkest, most miserable and lonely time of my life.
I think the solution is to stop worry about what is wrong for others, and worry about what is right for you. I think, by your post, you agree. We don't all need to follow the same path, there is no best path or right path, there's just the best path for me.
2007-09-06 06:47:15 · answer #1 · answered by lisa w 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If personal convictions are at all possible (if they are not merely social contracts), it seems to me that the most fundamental of those deal with the nature of existence, and the relationship between the self and existence. I doubt that they could be revoked without denying the persistence of self. In that case one would find oneself converted, with a possible reconstructed self, which feels it is a regeneration of the former self. But how can this be known? And how can we talk about being convertible? Or of being inconvertible but knowing that there are possible worlds which we cannot conceive? I think that the answer "I cannot be wrong because the church is right" is extremely concise, and actually makes a lot of sense. The question is though, how do you as a fallible person know for sure which church is the church? I personally would sooner follow the church of Google than the church of Rome... but I do understand that my personal preconceptions are tied in to this.
As to why I talk and mock, it fosters my insight I hope. I prod to wake people up, not to hurt them. Yes, I do hope to find more elegant tools than a sledgehammer for that someday, but until than I'll just hammer... really carefully!
2007-09-06 14:04:45 · answer #2 · answered by Ray Patterson - The dude abides 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly. I am an atheist, and I could be wrong.
But given humans' vastly improved understanding of the universe, I don't think I'm wrong. And I support Voltaire when he says "I may not believe what you do, but I'll die to support your freedom to believe it," or something to that effect.
I don't so much want to convert everyone to my point of view, so much as knock a bit of sense into the fundamentalist groups who deny scientific facts, raise their kids in a bigoted household, or create laws that unfairly support their religious doctrine. I also think that critical reasoning is an important skill to have these days, not just to avoid snake oil salesmen and pseudoscience, but to survive in a universe that is hostile to human existence.
2007-09-06 13:42:33 · answer #3 · answered by Dalarus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe in spirituality,but not religion.When someone says you are going to h*ll, I realize how right I am.When I am asked about religion I reply that I am a moral person with integrity.If a person is curious They will ask.I also agree with slaveof12gods.
2007-09-06 13:49:49 · answer #4 · answered by stones 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I take it that you are referring to fundamentalists that seek out all of the 'lost'. Well it is a shame that they do that. But just remember that not all religions try to convert. One of my morals is to never force my religion on others. Why ? because people like me know that faith is a personal journey and it can't be taken by others for you. That is one of the best traits of most pagan faiths most like the solitary path instead of being a group of sheep.
2007-09-06 13:43:14 · answer #5 · answered by bluesagedragon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of the people who try to preach...hide their own insecurities. They only read few verses from Bible and get excited. Rather than applying the principles of Bible to their lives, they go out and try to preach with the little knowledge they have.
What ticks me off is that without learning about other religions, they tend to pretend that they know the Truth.
Ignorant fools!
2007-09-06 13:42:56 · answer #6 · answered by soniakidman 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My religious beliefs are based on the bible in word or principle. Quite naturally I would defend my beliefs and consider them true on that basis. When I say bible, I mean any translation based on the earliest available manuscripts. Any belief reputed as Christian, and not based on the bible would not meet my approval, but as far as disrespecting the person, I don't think so. Motive has a lot to do with it also. Why is the person teaching a lie, what do they have to gain by it? Or is it just pure ignorance.
2007-09-06 13:45:35 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Anything is possible, but I would estimate the likelihood of Christianity being true to be no higher than the likelihood of the lamp genie existing and certainly far less than the likelihood that George Bush is actually BigFoot.
2007-09-06 13:42:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not possible I'm wrong; I'm agnostic. I have no problem with other people's beliefs until they try to shove them down my throat, or worse. I'll find out the truth when I'm dead, and I don't need any assistance to get there.
2007-09-06 13:51:18 · answer #9 · answered by Maebnus 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No actually it's not possible that I am wrong. As Christians we know God is real and that He sent Jesus to die for our sins. From your viewpoint, you will of course feel differently. Which is why Christians are always telling people about Jesus.
Isn't it *at all* possible that you might be wrong, seeing how millions of people believe in God and only a minority don't (out of all the people who have heard about Him)? If so, why do you continue to deny the possibility, instead of trying to open your heart to Him?
2007-09-06 13:45:56 · answer #10 · answered by kaz716 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋