Reality bites?

Question

People posting on this site frequently claim religious people are narrow minded, illogical, delusional, people that have no grasp of reality. The basis for this argument is usually along the lines of sarcastic remarks about tooth fairies, Santa Claus and other various insults.

The term reality, in its broadest meaning, incorporates all things, whether or not it is apparent or comprehensible. Reality in this sense includes physical and or spiritual beings. On the other hand, existence is often restricted to physical being and customarily compared with nature.

In understanding this, it makes more sense to say these people are narrow minded people that demonstrate their arrogance, or merely a lack of ability, to grasp things that are not apparent or comprehensible, but still within the very confines of our reality. Continuing along the same principles, these people demonstrate a level of perception limited to what is directly in front of them; unwillingness to accept anything that is not directly perceived is a completely illogical approach to understanding a reality that is not bound by the evident. Thus these people are in a completely delusional state, believing what exists is only something that can be seen, and something that is not seen cannot exist, falling extremely short of what our reality evidently is.

Denying the possibility of a power, that is not directly apparent or comprehensible and quite possibly greater then oneself, absolves these people of possibly having to conform to a certain set of doctrine. Does this then explain why so many of these people focus their attention on things such as evolution in order to understand their existence, and can only limit it to what is directly tangible? And understanding only that which is tangible, in a reality that encompasses both the tangible and the non-tangible, a limited understanding?

Answer 1

No, I believe by implying that the denomination that chooses not to believe in a Higher Power is of a limited understanding is a little harsh. I think that there needs to be an allowence for differences in temper and upbringing. People are the way they are for different reasons and I think it is unfair to suggest that they might be of "limited understanding". Its not our place to judge (even if it is for the reason of trying to understand them) but to allow them to believe and live as they will and wish them the very best in whatever is decided. The same could be said for people who do believe (such as myself) but rather than a limited understanding perhaps a limited tolerance for hardships that come your way and therefore we need a crutch? But that would be incorrect in my reasons for believing. You can't catagorize people like that. Celebrate the differences in each other it is after all what makes this world that He created so beautiful does it not?

Answer 2

it particularly relies upon on attitude. In our guy-made actuality the place money does certainly rule then definite, actuality is a b*tch - those devoid of it don't get some distance whilst those with a number of of it could do what they desire, and so forth. even with the indisputable fact that, in terms of the Universe - taking guy's concepts out of the equation - then actuality is neither good nor undesirable. It purely is. The Universe, and actuality common, does not realize good or evil. It in elementary terms bargains with possibility - if some thing has achievable of occurring then there's a raffle it ought to. we would call it success/karma/destiny or regardless of yet there are no particularly good or evil intentions in the back of the result from actuality's standpoint, because of the fact it does not have one. It purely is. Our contemporary actuality is in elementary terms a b*tch because of the fact guy has desperate to make the guidelines that have made it so...

Answer 3

In terms of modern life, doesn't the peoples attitudes that you're complaining about make sense? Is it really their fault that they're interested in practicality, since no amount of religious or philosophical interest will put food on the table or keep them from becoming homeless? In a way they're less hypocritical and more honest than others, because they acknowledge the scientific facts which yield results in life, as opposed to someone who spends their life working for money and material gain yet hypocritically professes religious doctrine. I don't think the root of the problem is with the 'realists' but with the modern way of life as a whole.

Answer 4

So you do believe in the easter bunny and santa and tooth fairies - they all seem to be by your own definitions, spiritual beings as well as being intangible - its not like your definition of real includes all things that aren't real. Great stuff... OK so you believe in ghosts, aliens, demons - gods from dead religions like the norse pantheon, buddha, shive, the cosmic egg, ancient chinese ancestor spirits... and so on and so on.

I think all of humankind would be better of if they focused on what you call 'directly tangible' and which I call 'not made up and imaginary'.

Answer 5

thats a very long and impressive speech but i hardly think anyone bothers to read it
let me put in in a short version:u dont like christians and any other religious people.
ok!
its ur right,but just so u know,this site is all about things talked of over and over again and every day i answer there is someone asking this...
how can theese people be just so stupid tp believe in supranatural?
i dont know the answer
its something supranatural

Answer 6

If your .. whatever you're trying to argue for .. is neither tangible nor comprehensible, what possible basis do you have to assert that it exists?

Answer 7

No I believe we evolved because there are bodies of mankind throughout the layers of earth that prove it.....I'm not saying that there isn't the possibility of a god but that I simply do not believe that is how we became to be.....why is it so hard for Christians to believe that we did evolve?When we have proof that it happened.

Answer 8

Sorry, I got up to the part where you insist "spiritual beings" are part of reality.....bwah hah hah !