There is something inherently wrong with a person's psyche if they have to believe in a god in order to be at peace with their neighbor or in order to be a person of good character.
2007-12-26 07:31:48 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
"Inherently wrong" can have so many factors. Some people carry it in their genes. Some people become this way from society. Inheriting this through genetics can still be the fault of society though. This could have been implanted into the parents genes from society.
Therefore carried on, and so fourth. However, they shouldn't have to think about what will happen to them if they are not at peace with their neighbor. Instead, they should be thinking of the neighbors feelings and not the what ifs. For example: What if I go kill that guy for giving me a dirty look? Better not. I'll go to hell. Instead of thinking about why he did it, and what you may have done to cause it.
It's a hard and interesting question. I wish more people could read, and fully appreciate it.
2007-12-26 15:59:54 · answer #1 · answered by Pink Panther 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You have way too many emphatic points here . . . You can't establish the fact that there is something inherently wrong with a person's psyche . . . NOT just for those reasons stated . . . And you can't have that many reasons either . . . Believing in God may not have anything to do with having peace with their neighbor . . . Thus, none of that would even make any sense to a person of "GOOD CHARACTER" or just an outright worthless imbecile . . . You need to cut out all of those restrictions in placing a point-of-view into the many, many possible emphatic particulars . . .
2007-12-26 15:40:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We do not need to believe in God to be at peace with our neighbor or to be a person of good character. The statement stems from a false premise.
However, if we have never accepted God's free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ, judgment is sure going to suck.
2007-12-26 15:41:13 · answer #3 · answered by Caveman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you HAVE to believe in God in order to be a good person? Well, I'd say that's a little scary. I would hope most people, religious or atheist, simply want to be basically good and kind.
A person who doesn't have religion doesn't make a person bad, just as a bad person cannot be made good simply by believing.
2007-12-26 15:40:12 · answer #4 · answered by J B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there's anything wrong with people believing in a god to bring them at peace with themselves or anyone else. Believing in a god helps people get through life and gives them hope that when their time here on earth ends they'll move on to a better life. I know several people who are a lot less stressed because they turn to the god they believe in and they seem to get through life a little bit easier. Hey, if that's your thing, then great! Believe in it. If it's not, then it's not.
Again, I don't think there's anything wrong with it.
2007-12-26 15:37:31 · answer #5 · answered by blacksails86 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is nothing wrong with the psyche of that person...as many many humans before us invented religions and gods to explain their environments, feelings and to fight their fears.
But it is true that you don't need to believe in any God, or follow any religion's rules in order to be moral and feel good.
The opposite is true: if you are strong enough to build your own values and principles and live according to them, you don't need a god or a religion to tell you how to behave or how to feel.
That's just related to Erikson's moral theory. According to his investigations, not all people reach the last stage of moral development.
Because of that, many live needing rules and impositions taht comes from outside and not from the inside.
You may reach to the same conclusion or why you don't have to kill, or steal or cheat, but without religion. And because your principle comes from whithin yourself, is stronger than the one that comes from outside: from religion, or culture.
2007-12-26 18:24:44 · answer #6 · answered by SilviaTic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i disagree with the "inherently" part; i think it may just be something is momentarily wrong with such a person's psyche.
so much can change inside and outside of a person each day, and little is ever completely resolved for the rest of a person's life.
2007-12-26 15:38:24 · answer #7 · answered by Joseph G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One problem. Its wrong! You should say that "There is something inherently wrong with a person that can not see the obvious and thus denies that there is a God."
2007-12-26 15:37:21 · answer #8 · answered by Carl W 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i agree with it.
the fear of God shouldn't be the only reason that one is on the straight and narrow. I'm a good person because i like to make my life and the lives of others as pleasant as possible. Doing good solely out of fear of what happens in the next life kinda makes this life a big waste of time.
2007-12-26 15:36:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"wrong with a person's psyche" is a little harsh, but I agree with the sentiment. I think it's definitely not a mark of the greatest emotional health.
2007-12-26 15:36:10 · answer #10 · answered by george3 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋