Some people around here seem to think that only "people of faith" can have deep thoughts...I beg to differ. What do you think?
2007-09-27 05:36:32 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hypocrisy is bad enough but the sheer level of conceit would make Gene Simmons blush. "Some people" tend to allow science fiction get in the way of judgment. I would challenge "some people" to demonstrate how they can objectively measure "thoughts."
2007-09-27 05:49:14 · answer #1 · answered by Rckets 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you and would also say that if anything, the opposite is true. People of faith seem a bit restricted to conventional herd mentality in many respects. Faith can be like a wall to the imagination.
2007-09-27 20:08:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,....Faith has nothing to do with how great of a "deep thinker" one is or can be...these "some people" are the ones who have the limited intelligence..(which i have run into many times..) too bad...you know..."christians are the only smart ones in the world?" (bull)...this is just an "inferiority complex" that's all...or some kind of power play, which is wrong...and their stupidity is only matched by their stupidity....(sorry) but, morons is morons...and i don't care who they are...lol....
2007-09-27 12:47:42 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. "Diamond" 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that faith has nothing to do with the ability of having or experiencing "deep thought"
Some people are extremely ignorant around here as well. Just a fact that we have to accept i think.
Blessings
)o(
2007-09-27 12:43:26 · answer #4 · answered by trinity 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When I really gained the ability to have what I consider deep thoughts, around the time when my age hit double digits, I found that faith was a roadblock in my thinking, so I discarded it.
2007-09-27 12:44:42 · answer #5 · answered by Subconsciousless 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think that coal miners have deep thoughts. LOL!
Deep thoughts is subjective. Wish you gave more detail.
I am not so sure that a "deep thinker" is related directly to religion or the lack thereof.
Maybe deep thoughts is related to suffrage, crucial or traumatic events, and changes in life. This in turn spurs us out of our moronic stupor of everyday life.
2007-09-27 12:48:31 · answer #6 · answered by Randy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a direct, unmistakable inverse correlation between depth of thought and amount of faith. And at one end of the scale, where 'faith' reaches it's maximum, depth of thought is at absolute zero.
2007-09-27 12:45:24 · answer #7 · answered by Milepost 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bettie deep thought for me is ...
fries or potatoes with dinner lol
naa in all seriousness....
pondering things is a human trait , no matter beliefs or lack of
and it is only right that we do
so many amazing things to think about ...
it is a waste of a human brain if we didnt
2007-09-27 12:49:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think belief and knowledge are almost always at odds. the more you learn and the more open your mind is, the more you realize how little you actually understand, and how much more there is out there to study.
i have actually had people (we can call them fundies) that have, when i have discussed comparative religion with them, indicated that they "did not feel the need to study falsehoods, since they already knew the truth"....therefore, it would seem, the more sure one is that they already possess the truth, the less willing they are to look for it.
2007-09-27 12:42:48 · answer #9 · answered by Free Radical 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Thoughts are the surface. You must let go and dive under the surface to experience the depth.
2007-09-27 12:43:59 · answer #10 · answered by Premaholic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋