or is saying i dont know maybe the only real truth there is?
any thoughts-smile and enjoy the day
2007-12-11 16:01:25 · 18 answers · asked by lazaruslong138 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Laz, I enjoy your answers. You are always thoughtful, respectful, and kind. Thank you for asking this question.
To many humans, saying "I don't know" IS scary (just my opinion).
Asking questions is important, it is how we learn. Looking at all possible answers, and considering viewpoints other than our own, is also important. It is how we form educated opinions.
The truth about god and religion is that none of us will or can really know here in this life, with the limited senses we have. (again, just my opinion) But I sure wouldn't want a god who excludes others for calling god the wrong name, or facing the wrong way to pray, or being born in the wrong society.
2007-12-11 16:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by kyeri y 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Saying I don't know often implies that one is unwilling to take the time to consider the answer. If the question requires some expertise and I don't have it, I am not ashamed to admit that I don't have the information that the person is searching for, but if the question requires an opinion, I would like to think that I have enough respect for the person who wants mine, to consider the question and offer one. I used to tell my children that I don't know was a conversational fart. It really did help to convince them that it shouldn't be the first thing out of their mouths when they were asked a question, and that they should stop and consider what they were being asked. Saying I don't know all the time just reduces the quality of a response until eventually, nobody really wants one, or feels that the person who gives that automatic reply helpful or useful!
2007-12-12 06:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by MUDD 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No one on this earth can be expected to know everything so being able to say "I don't know" is a realistic response. The problem arises when this response is a dodge to avoid an answer. There is no problem if someone says he or she doesn't know, but at least offers to find out. I get rather irritated when people say "I don't know" with the implied responce, "Don't bother me, because I don't want to find out". There is a difference, as you can see.
For Christians, there are many things we can absolutely know for certain. That was one of the reasons Luke wrote his gospel--read the first four verses! I pray we will read the Bible and be able to communicate it well but live it even better.
2007-12-12 00:23:12 · answer #3 · answered by Brother Jonathan 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not at all afraid to admit when I don't know something. That's how I keep learning new things. There is no shame or fear in not knowing something. However, pretending to know about things you don't really know about is pretty scary. You will SO end up making an a$$ of yourself in the end.
2007-12-12 00:05:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm not afraid to say 'i don't know'...the older i get, the more i realize that my own knowledge is quite limited...for some, i suppose that not knowing IS the only truth in their existence...too often, though, they project their uncertainty onto me, thinking that because they don't know, there's no way i could possibly know, either-i refuse to be limited by that sort of thinking! there are things i cannot empirically or scientifically 'prove', but i know them nonetheless
2007-12-12 04:40:41 · answer #5 · answered by spike missing debra m 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are things I know and there are things I don't know. I'm not scared to admit to either. We can know some truths, so I don't know is not the only truth.
2007-12-12 00:05:58 · answer #6 · answered by klm78_2001 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.
Benjamin Disraeli, Sybil, 1845
British politician (1804 - 1881)
2007-12-12 00:12:59 · answer #7 · answered by clowny clown clown 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sayiing I don't know can be really annoying. As in: Person 1"is something wrong?" Person 2 "yeah....well....I don't know." it can be scary. Some things like the above you DO know.
2007-12-12 00:04:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When we come to a time in our life when we admit that we don't "know" and yet we perserve with FAITH without concrete evidence....then that just shows that we are indeed worthy of being called Christians and pleasing to God.
2007-12-12 00:05:06 · answer #9 · answered by Gottaloveher 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know is my typical response.
for how can one ever really know....
im with it being the only real truth.
2007-12-12 00:04:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋