The following statement in my opinion is suitable for many people and their beliefs. Do you agree?

Question

"Nobody who has invested much time down
a blind alley likes the messenger who shines
a light at the brick wall up ahead".

If so, explain when you have encountered this type of resilience in ones obstinacy in accepting the truth?
Was it your credo or someone Else's?

Answer 1

I've got my own flashlight, thanks. But agree, for the most part.

Answer 2

I like the statement however feel that when you said resilience it is as if you are trying too hard to make someone see the wall.

i mean we are all resilient to ever form of truth one way or another. Only the other day i told my friend not eat the bread that was expired incase it was bad for him and yet he did even though he knew i was probably rite.

In relation to the truth of god, you have to first know what you believe is the truth and then find what that truth says about approaching others and how.

I have encountered resilience but that is in their hands not mine

hope that helps x

Answer 3

It's all about the fragile ego to those who have one.

You dedicate a large portion of you life and your efforts towards achieving a goal (let's say it's a new cure for cancer or you've been searching for a lost city) and someone comes along (another research scientist or anyone else for that matter) and points out the flaws in your efforts ... well, it's hard to imagine anyone not being a little pissed off ... but instead of being grateful that it's been pointed out that you're heading in the wrong direction ... the easily bruised and fragile ego will despise them ... and more often than not will try to somehow blame them for your misjudgments and wrong turns.

The same goes for those who have spent their life trying to maintain a specific belief system (like they are the 'chosen ones') and the people whom they despise the most are the ones who point out the rather obvious flaws in their belief system.

(I'll be the first to admit that I've got a big ego. But I'll also be the first to admit that it never stops me from learning from those who have a different perspective or better solution.)

Answer 4

Is this your original statement? Pretty good.
You’re close, but I think it’s the light they don’t like, not the messenger. Religious folks, at least christians for the most part, don’t dislike us atheists, they just argue, mostly with civility, that we’re wrong. And although it’s the light they dislike, they can’t see the wall anyway. In fact, they’re perfectly happy down the end of the alley, stationary. In spite of their recognizing and reaping the benefits of our world’s progress, their desire to believe doesn’t change, so they continue to believe in myths invented essentially by cavemen.

Answer 5

People are stubborn, they like their shitty religious dogmas etc. Some people don't even think about religion they just mindlessly follow their parents and sit in a place where they worship this invisible man who controls everything for their entire lives. it's sad and those people are f*cking scary.

Answer 6

I agree. I like that one.
Did you mean 'resilience' or 'resistance' ?
To me, truth is subjective. You believe something, thereby making it true to you.


my credo is "not all dumbs are blonde"

Answer 7

No. Because there is no absolute truth. If there was we would all have the same beliefs. So in the wake of so many theories as to who and what God is, its only natural for us to be more resilient in accepting certain ideas.

Answer 8

Actually it's the opposite. It's something like this.

We invested much time trying to understand the light that we understood that it was not real.

Answer 9

i am agree we dont need to west our valuable time .
we need to do right things which we need .