Loss of faith - are people fickle or Gods authority insubstantial and irrational?
Q. Some have great faith, others disillusioned. Faith in God is purely a personal interaction, why the disparity between the haves and the have nots? Angry atheists and blind faith religious fanatics. Reason abridges both. Is faith and belief purely a personal matter difficult to discuss or communicate with others? God is absent because people are fickle, a strong will and steadfast disciplined mind finds God it seems, fickle finds their 'God' as changeable as themselves - understanding and faith are beautiful virtues, I think.
Asked by Blue Rock - Sun Oct 4 04:02:57 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Faith in a God is a human characteristic. No other animal believes in a God. Belief in God leads to religion and religion tends to incorporate a moral code based upon folklore. Christianity has taken on board both the folklore of the Jewish people modified by exposure to European tribes. That includes a lot of taboos about wealth and sex. Western society is built on wealth and more recently promiscuous sex has become our chief means of entertainment. Our residual Christian culture means that there are a lot of people walking around with a huge guilt complex which manifests itself in a hatred of religion. People don't want to discuss religion - except to slag it off - because it makes them feel guilty. If someone wants to live a… [cont.]
Answered by old know all - Sun Oct 4 04:16:45 2009
Q. Some have great faith, others disillusioned. Faith in God is purely a personal interaction, why the disparity between the haves and the have nots? Angry atheists and blind faith religious fanatics. Reason abridges both. Is faith and belief purely a personal matter difficult to discuss or communicate with others? God is absent because people are fickle, a strong will and steadfast disciplined mind finds God it seems, fickle finds their 'God' as changeable as themselves - understanding and faith are beautiful virtues, I think.
Asked by Blue Rock - Sun Oct 4 04:02:57 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Faith in a God is a human characteristic. No other animal believes in a God. Belief in God leads to religion and religion tends to incorporate a moral code based upon folklore. Christianity has taken on board both the folklore of the Jewish people modified by exposure to European tribes. That includes a lot of taboos about wealth and sex. Western society is built on wealth and more recently promiscuous sex has become our chief means of entertainment. Our residual Christian culture means that there are a lot of people walking around with a huge guilt complex which manifests itself in a hatred of religion. People don't want to discuss religion - except to slag it off - because it makes them feel guilty. If someone wants to live a… [cont.]
Answered by old know all - Sun Oct 4 04:16:45 2009
Can faith result in something happening that is physically impossible or which violates the laws of chance?
Q. What is the scope for miracles of faith? Can prayer cause a chicken's feathers to change color? Can it help a basketball win a game?, an army a battle? Can faith heal? Can it help you win at roulette? What are the limits of the power of faith and why? Please do not cite the alleged miracles of Jesus, or Moses, or anyone else, if you can not reproduce them now.
Asked by Fred Bauder - Fri Jan 15 20:33:07 2010 - - 22 Answers - 0 Comments
A. nope not a chance
Answered by the_ambusher - Fri Jan 15 20:36:11 2010
Q. What is the scope for miracles of faith? Can prayer cause a chicken's feathers to change color? Can it help a basketball win a game?, an army a battle? Can faith heal? Can it help you win at roulette? What are the limits of the power of faith and why? Please do not cite the alleged miracles of Jesus, or Moses, or anyone else, if you can not reproduce them now.
Asked by Fred Bauder - Fri Jan 15 20:33:07 2010 - - 22 Answers - 0 Comments
A. nope not a chance
Answered by the_ambusher - Fri Jan 15 20:36:11 2010
Can having faith all the time help a guy get a girlfriend or start dating?
Q. If I try to have Faith everyday from now on, will I more likely get a girlfriend than not having Faith?
Asked by introvertedguy06 - Wed Sep 3 03:24:55 2008 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Faith... Faith in yourself, like confidence? That stuff should do the trick. But if you are talking about religion I believe you may be turned in the wrong direction. Now, Im not a christian so forgive me if I do not know everything about this, but I am pretty sure that the church does not use God's power as a dating service. I think the best way to find one is to quit looking, i know its cliche but it usually works... you put so much effort into trying to make girls fit into a mold that you have made and it never works out. wait for someone who really does enjoy the things that you do or really does embody your ideal girlfriend. Good Luck.
Answered by unbeatable banzuke - Wed Sep 10 13:34:59 2008
Q. If I try to have Faith everyday from now on, will I more likely get a girlfriend than not having Faith?
Asked by introvertedguy06 - Wed Sep 3 03:24:55 2008 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Faith... Faith in yourself, like confidence? That stuff should do the trick. But if you are talking about religion I believe you may be turned in the wrong direction. Now, Im not a christian so forgive me if I do not know everything about this, but I am pretty sure that the church does not use God's power as a dating service. I think the best way to find one is to quit looking, i know its cliche but it usually works... you put so much effort into trying to make girls fit into a mold that you have made and it never works out. wait for someone who really does enjoy the things that you do or really does embody your ideal girlfriend. Good Luck.
Answered by unbeatable banzuke - Wed Sep 10 13:34:59 2008
Christians, is the faith others have in their belief systems their strength or their weakness?
Q. If their faith in their belief system is keeping them from believing in yours, is that a strength or a weakness on their part? Why, or why not?
Asked by lifewhispers1 - Wed Dec 16 13:10:49 2009 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I'm not religious, but this is a fascinating question. From my perspective, I think it can be asked equally of Christians, too: is their faith a strength that helps them to do good in the world (give charity, give succor to the needy, act honestly in their dealings, etc.), or is it a weakness that keeps them from doing good (condemning others, compromising this world in favor of the next, denying scientific advances that could help humankind if fully explored, imposing problematic mores on the population generally, justifying war)? It's genuinely hard to say. Of course, for people who are religious, there is also the added and important layer of belief, which complicates this further. Presumably a believer in one religion at some level "ge [cont.]
Answered by SK - Wed Dec 16 13:24:12 2009
Q. If their faith in their belief system is keeping them from believing in yours, is that a strength or a weakness on their part? Why, or why not?
Asked by lifewhispers1 - Wed Dec 16 13:10:49 2009 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I'm not religious, but this is a fascinating question. From my perspective, I think it can be asked equally of Christians, too: is their faith a strength that helps them to do good in the world (give charity, give succor to the needy, act honestly in their dealings, etc.), or is it a weakness that keeps them from doing good (condemning others, compromising this world in favor of the next, denying scientific advances that could help humankind if fully explored, imposing problematic mores on the population generally, justifying war)? It's genuinely hard to say. Of course, for people who are religious, there is also the added and important layer of belief, which complicates this further. Presumably a believer in one religion at some level "ge [cont.]
Answered by SK - Wed Dec 16 13:24:12 2009
Since faith can work wonders, what kind of miracles can reasonably be expected?
Q. Let us suppose a person has faith, and lives in the modern, real world; what sorts of things can faith help with? For example, it is doubtful that the 2010 winner of American Idol will be a person with no faith, if not in God, at least in themselves. Can faith help your health? The health of others? Can it help you get a job? Learn a trade? Find love? What are the consequences of no faith; or worse yet, its opposite. What is the opposite of faith?
Asked by Fred Bauder - Thu Jan 14 18:24:51 2010 - - 9 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Well, I can tell you faith saved my life. I was going to commit suicide before I found a book on having a personal relationship with God. I didn't want to live anymore. My father was on drugs and he drank alot. I went through hell. All I wanted was for him to be a dad again, but I found a father figure in God, and now I think of Him as my dad. Ever since I told God I wanted to be His daughter my life has gotten better. Faith saved me, that's all I can say.
Answered by Artist - Thu Jan 14 18:42:13 2010
Q. Let us suppose a person has faith, and lives in the modern, real world; what sorts of things can faith help with? For example, it is doubtful that the 2010 winner of American Idol will be a person with no faith, if not in God, at least in themselves. Can faith help your health? The health of others? Can it help you get a job? Learn a trade? Find love? What are the consequences of no faith; or worse yet, its opposite. What is the opposite of faith?
Asked by Fred Bauder - Thu Jan 14 18:24:51 2010 - - 9 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Well, I can tell you faith saved my life. I was going to commit suicide before I found a book on having a personal relationship with God. I didn't want to live anymore. My father was on drugs and he drank alot. I went through hell. All I wanted was for him to be a dad again, but I found a father figure in God, and now I think of Him as my dad. Ever since I told God I wanted to be His daughter my life has gotten better. Faith saved me, that's all I can say.
Answered by Artist - Thu Jan 14 18:42:13 2010
How is the faith of those who cannot read different from the faith of those who can?
Q. It is fairly easy to estimate how difference between literate and illiterate people in political savvy, the ability to balance their checkbook, and employability. Since there is such an emphasis on scripture, the inability to read it must have an impact on faith. The illiterate have never (& will never) read the Bible and must depend on others' interpretation. How does this make their faith different from those who can read?
Asked by NH Baritone - Sat Jan 9 18:52:00 2010 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The dumber a person is, the more they will take the bible literally. Honest, studies have been done.
Answered by Anastasia - Sat Jan 9 19:11:53 2010
Q. It is fairly easy to estimate how difference between literate and illiterate people in political savvy, the ability to balance their checkbook, and employability. Since there is such an emphasis on scripture, the inability to read it must have an impact on faith. The illiterate have never (& will never) read the Bible and must depend on others' interpretation. How does this make their faith different from those who can read?
Asked by NH Baritone - Sat Jan 9 18:52:00 2010 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The dumber a person is, the more they will take the bible literally. Honest, studies have been done.
Answered by Anastasia - Sat Jan 9 19:11:53 2010
How close to good faith estimate will my home loan be?
Q. I'm just about to sign on my first home loan but want to know how close to good faith estimate will my loan be? I don't want to pay much more than what I was quoted. The loan agent at the mortgage company (referred by builder) has told me that the good faith estimate is a breakdown of what I can expect but he estimates it will be a bit lower. I don't want to lose my earnest money and money for upgrades if at closing it looks wrong.
Asked by Annie - Sat Aug 25 15:37:18 2007 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I can't think of any situation where it would good for a person to borrow 105% of the value of a house on their personal home, however I don't think anyone should tell you what loan program that would be best for you without first setting down and talking with you about your situation. The gfe has to guess at your cost for homeowners insurance and never includes any costs for a home inspection (you may not be getting a home inspection on a new home but a lot of people do). Once you talk to your insurance agent and decide what your deductable will be and the other features you want, then you can plug that in and get a better guess. The loan agent suggested by the builder should be able to estimate everything else very closely since they… [cont.]
Answered by glenn - Sat Aug 25 15:57:37 2007
Q. I'm just about to sign on my first home loan but want to know how close to good faith estimate will my loan be? I don't want to pay much more than what I was quoted. The loan agent at the mortgage company (referred by builder) has told me that the good faith estimate is a breakdown of what I can expect but he estimates it will be a bit lower. I don't want to lose my earnest money and money for upgrades if at closing it looks wrong.
Asked by Annie - Sat Aug 25 15:37:18 2007 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I can't think of any situation where it would good for a person to borrow 105% of the value of a house on their personal home, however I don't think anyone should tell you what loan program that would be best for you without first setting down and talking with you about your situation. The gfe has to guess at your cost for homeowners insurance and never includes any costs for a home inspection (you may not be getting a home inspection on a new home but a lot of people do). Once you talk to your insurance agent and decide what your deductable will be and the other features you want, then you can plug that in and get a better guess. The loan agent suggested by the builder should be able to estimate everything else very closely since they… [cont.]
Answered by glenn - Sat Aug 25 15:57:37 2007
Why are faith and science viewed as either unified or oppositional?
Q. I think the extremes of athiest darwinism and biblically literal creationism are both scientific and spiritual lies. Faith and science are complementary. The question of how is answered by science, and the question of why is answered by faith. Faith cannot absorb science, and science cannot negate faith. Its wrong to go to either of these extremes. To use the analogy of marriage and family, science and faith are the proverbial father and mother of the human experience. A child without both a mother and a father will have strong difficulties adapting to the world.
Asked by Michael - Tue Jan 5 08:56:51 2010 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Science cant prove the how: They rnt compatible 4 many reasons & many'll do anything 2 keep God out of it but religion doesnt = truth (u must know the real Jesus 1rst) . Only 1 God can occupy infinity & that God is the God of Israel (no other gods exist) - only place u can rightly claim u dont need a cause 4 ur existence & declare the end from the beginning (so God knew everything including all man's false ideas). Its only fully provable b/c Jesus is the true Son of God & He wasnt speaking out of 2 let alone 1000s of the sides of His mouth (no confusion). 1. The crux of the problem is many (having limited knowledge) try 2 know what God did by imposing human limitations 4 understanding things 2 God's abilities. The BB/BBnc/Ev/Abiog. r… [cont.]
Answered by voyc4rmwldrns - Tue Jan 5 10:11:59 2010
Q. I think the extremes of athiest darwinism and biblically literal creationism are both scientific and spiritual lies. Faith and science are complementary. The question of how is answered by science, and the question of why is answered by faith. Faith cannot absorb science, and science cannot negate faith. Its wrong to go to either of these extremes. To use the analogy of marriage and family, science and faith are the proverbial father and mother of the human experience. A child without both a mother and a father will have strong difficulties adapting to the world.
Asked by Michael - Tue Jan 5 08:56:51 2010 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Science cant prove the how: They rnt compatible 4 many reasons & many'll do anything 2 keep God out of it but religion doesnt = truth (u must know the real Jesus 1rst) . Only 1 God can occupy infinity & that God is the God of Israel (no other gods exist) - only place u can rightly claim u dont need a cause 4 ur existence & declare the end from the beginning (so God knew everything including all man's false ideas). Its only fully provable b/c Jesus is the true Son of God & He wasnt speaking out of 2 let alone 1000s of the sides of His mouth (no confusion). 1. The crux of the problem is many (having limited knowledge) try 2 know what God did by imposing human limitations 4 understanding things 2 God's abilities. The BB/BBnc/Ev/Abiog. r… [cont.]
Answered by voyc4rmwldrns - Tue Jan 5 10:11:59 2010
What percentage of religious persons have enough faith to be martyrs?
Q. Not suicide bomber martyrs, but people put to death by a group because they will not renounce their god/faith/religion? Some people say they do, but how many really do?
Asked by The Bees Knees - Fri Dec 11 13:16:00 2009 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments
A. 1% a lot of religious people nowadays have faith but to be martyrs.. it's a very low percent.. maybe lower than 1! that is why they became saints..
Answered by djonald - Fri Dec 11 13:19:50 2009
Q. Not suicide bomber martyrs, but people put to death by a group because they will not renounce their god/faith/religion? Some people say they do, but how many really do?
Asked by The Bees Knees - Fri Dec 11 13:16:00 2009 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments
A. 1% a lot of religious people nowadays have faith but to be martyrs.. it's a very low percent.. maybe lower than 1! that is why they became saints..
Answered by djonald - Fri Dec 11 13:19:50 2009
How strong was the faith of the Christian martyrs in the early centuries?
Q. Many of the early Christian martyrs were either fed to the lions, burned, crucified on crosses, beheaded, or hanged. It seems as though they weren't afraid of death. The early church even honored the marytrs with Roman priests celebrating Mass over the tombs of the martyrs in the catacombs. So how strong was their faith?
Asked by John S - Fri Feb 13 13:36:52 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. you cannot get anything stronger then the will to die for a cause. We still have those people around the world today. The regular media does not wish to write or report of atrocities done onto the Christian martyrs today.
Answered by Pitybluesboy - Fri Feb 13 13:43:36 2009
Q. Many of the early Christian martyrs were either fed to the lions, burned, crucified on crosses, beheaded, or hanged. It seems as though they weren't afraid of death. The early church even honored the marytrs with Roman priests celebrating Mass over the tombs of the martyrs in the catacombs. So how strong was their faith?
Asked by John S - Fri Feb 13 13:36:52 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. you cannot get anything stronger then the will to die for a cause. We still have those people around the world today. The regular media does not wish to write or report of atrocities done onto the Christian martyrs today.
Answered by Pitybluesboy - Fri Feb 13 13:43:36 2009
Is taking a leap of faith really a good thing?
Q. In many religions it is asked of you to take a "leap of faith" to believe in the teachings. Yet, is this really a good thing? Doesn't taking a leap of faith cause you to simply belief something not on fact, but more on blind loyalty? It seems like when you do this you narrow your view so greatly that you ignore all the facts that might contradict you belief merely because you are going off of faith that it is true. Yet, when should your faith run out so you can see if your leap was in the right direction?
Asked by Smurfcatcher - Thu Jun 26 02:30:38 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. All religions require a leap of faith but that does not mean that the leap is blind. When one considers the great scholars and thinkers who have made the leap and have argued cogently the reasons for doing so, one may well feel comfortable in making the leap. It is a bit like precedent in the law, it has been argued so many times and considered from so many angles it is believed to be right. But always remember to maintain a degree of doubt for like the precedent of "Plessy v Ferguson," the leap of faith just might land you in the wrong place.
Answered by Uncle Fred - Thu Jun 26 02:40:11 2008
Q. In many religions it is asked of you to take a "leap of faith" to believe in the teachings. Yet, is this really a good thing? Doesn't taking a leap of faith cause you to simply belief something not on fact, but more on blind loyalty? It seems like when you do this you narrow your view so greatly that you ignore all the facts that might contradict you belief merely because you are going off of faith that it is true. Yet, when should your faith run out so you can see if your leap was in the right direction?
Asked by Smurfcatcher - Thu Jun 26 02:30:38 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. All religions require a leap of faith but that does not mean that the leap is blind. When one considers the great scholars and thinkers who have made the leap and have argued cogently the reasons for doing so, one may well feel comfortable in making the leap. It is a bit like precedent in the law, it has been argued so many times and considered from so many angles it is believed to be right. But always remember to maintain a degree of doubt for like the precedent of "Plessy v Ferguson," the leap of faith just might land you in the wrong place.
Answered by Uncle Fred - Thu Jun 26 02:40:11 2008
Is the faith of others a concern to you when it comes to being their friend?
Q. Are you more of a "Well that's their belief & their issue, it doesn't make them any better or worse" type of person? Or are you more the "There's no way I'd ever be friends with them if that's what they believe" type? Or somewhere in the middle? How does faith effect the relationships and bonds you make? A lot of honesty in many of these answers - thankyou!
Asked by Vassal of Ages - Tue Sep 29 13:14:29 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments
A. it doesn't. i have quite a lot of variety in my mates religions and to be honest you can barely ever tell because each of them is ruddy awesome! however, i would probably feel a tad bet tentative making friends with someone who is...wiccan or maybe freemason- but i would in the end, because i would be more worried of how to relate with them but given the chance i would bounce up to them and make friends.
Answered by *eek!* - Tue Sep 29 13:20:09 2009
Q. Are you more of a "Well that's their belief & their issue, it doesn't make them any better or worse" type of person? Or are you more the "There's no way I'd ever be friends with them if that's what they believe" type? Or somewhere in the middle? How does faith effect the relationships and bonds you make? A lot of honesty in many of these answers - thankyou!
Asked by Vassal of Ages - Tue Sep 29 13:14:29 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments
A. it doesn't. i have quite a lot of variety in my mates religions and to be honest you can barely ever tell because each of them is ruddy awesome! however, i would probably feel a tad bet tentative making friends with someone who is...wiccan or maybe freemason- but i would in the end, because i would be more worried of how to relate with them but given the chance i would bounce up to them and make friends.
Answered by *eek!* - Tue Sep 29 13:20:09 2009
How can you describe your faith in your daily life?
Q. I have a speech on my life's philosphy and choosed to do faith. Everday I live by faith. But it is very hard to explain it but that is what I really want to talk about. The speech is about 15 min and I already have about 7 mins down. If you can help me by telling me what is faith to you and how does faith help you in your daily life! thank you!
Asked by D. - Mon Aug 18 14:06:00 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. It starts in the morning when I wake up and look out the window and see the beautiful world around me. I thank God for another day of life and say a quick morning prayer. I go on about my day and sometimes (most days) that is it. Some days I tend to pray throughout the day. If I see an opportunity to do a good deed I do it. Not that I need to but because it feel good to brighten someone's day. It can be as simple as holding a door open or saying hello to a complete strainger and asking them how there day is and wish them a good rest of the day. When I go to bed I pray a bit more. Again thanking Him for another day of life, health and happiness for friends and family. My life and my faith are pretty simple. Have a nice day and I… [cont.]
Answered by The One - Mon Aug 18 14:17:16 2008
Q. I have a speech on my life's philosphy and choosed to do faith. Everday I live by faith. But it is very hard to explain it but that is what I really want to talk about. The speech is about 15 min and I already have about 7 mins down. If you can help me by telling me what is faith to you and how does faith help you in your daily life! thank you!
Asked by D. - Mon Aug 18 14:06:00 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. It starts in the morning when I wake up and look out the window and see the beautiful world around me. I thank God for another day of life and say a quick morning prayer. I go on about my day and sometimes (most days) that is it. Some days I tend to pray throughout the day. If I see an opportunity to do a good deed I do it. Not that I need to but because it feel good to brighten someone's day. It can be as simple as holding a door open or saying hello to a complete strainger and asking them how there day is and wish them a good rest of the day. When I go to bed I pray a bit more. Again thanking Him for another day of life, health and happiness for friends and family. My life and my faith are pretty simple. Have a nice day and I… [cont.]
Answered by The One - Mon Aug 18 14:17:16 2008
What are some good songs to use for my faith project?
Q. I have a faith music video due and I need to have a song to play in the background. I don't want to use a Christian song but maybe like a song by a popular group that has a good message. Thanks!
Asked by squog07 - Thu Dec 4 16:40:25 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Wind beneath my Wings Bette Midler or anything by Janelle
Answered by t_chaperone - Thu Dec 4 16:55:33 2008
Q. I have a faith music video due and I need to have a song to play in the background. I don't want to use a Christian song but maybe like a song by a popular group that has a good message. Thanks!
Asked by squog07 - Thu Dec 4 16:40:25 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Wind beneath my Wings Bette Midler or anything by Janelle
Answered by t_chaperone - Thu Dec 4 16:55:33 2008
What is the difference between faith and ignorance?
Q. I begin by asking a simplistic question: Is it possible to have absolute faith in something? As if it is then there would be no doubt or need to seek knowledge to counteract workings of doubt in the mind, but a life without knowledge would be a life of ignorance is absolute faith another name for ignorance? Your thoughts!
Asked by simply questions - Fri May 29 07:47:44 2009 - - 23 Answers - 0 Comments
A. i think not...faith is an acquired state, coming from exposure to knowledge (at least in my case). i certainly was not born with it, though as a very young child i seemed to have an awareness of "something," and wanted to be given proof (of what, i did not know, but i longed for it and searched to the best of my childlike abilities, nevertheless). Ignorance is having no inkling of something. Imagine yourself as a child first entering school...perhaps this is the first exposure to an alphabet or to numbers or colors. Prior to meeting these concepts, the child operates in ignorance of them (in the sense of a formal, ordered explanation of these things). Or consider a toddler learning to feed itself with utensils...the child has to be… [cont.]
Answered by i am Sirius - Fri May 29 09:27:39 2009
Q. I begin by asking a simplistic question: Is it possible to have absolute faith in something? As if it is then there would be no doubt or need to seek knowledge to counteract workings of doubt in the mind, but a life without knowledge would be a life of ignorance is absolute faith another name for ignorance? Your thoughts!
Asked by simply questions - Fri May 29 07:47:44 2009 - - 23 Answers - 0 Comments
A. i think not...faith is an acquired state, coming from exposure to knowledge (at least in my case). i certainly was not born with it, though as a very young child i seemed to have an awareness of "something," and wanted to be given proof (of what, i did not know, but i longed for it and searched to the best of my childlike abilities, nevertheless). Ignorance is having no inkling of something. Imagine yourself as a child first entering school...perhaps this is the first exposure to an alphabet or to numbers or colors. Prior to meeting these concepts, the child operates in ignorance of them (in the sense of a formal, ordered explanation of these things). Or consider a toddler learning to feed itself with utensils...the child has to be… [cont.]
Answered by i am Sirius - Fri May 29 09:27:39 2009
How did the Judo-Christian view of reason and faith contribute to democracy?
Q. How does the Judeo-Christian view of reason and faith, and the duties of the community contributed to the development of democratic thought?
Asked by Matt - Fri Sep 4 00:02:38 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Society has been around longer than religion. Evidence of communities are found in ancient artifacts that pre-date written language. Community is democratic by definition. I'm not talking about Democrats in Congress. ...
Answered by Wage Peace - Fri Sep 4 00:09:06 2009
Q. How does the Judeo-Christian view of reason and faith, and the duties of the community contributed to the development of democratic thought?
Asked by Matt - Fri Sep 4 00:02:38 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Society has been around longer than religion. Evidence of communities are found in ancient artifacts that pre-date written language. Community is democratic by definition. I'm not talking about Democrats in Congress. ...
Answered by Wage Peace - Fri Sep 4 00:09:06 2009
Tillich's understanding of faith; How can it be used to bridge the gap between faith and ethics?
Q. I'm a little sketchy after reading Dynamics of Faith. What exactly is this gap between faith and ethics?
Asked by marie - Thu Aug 14 03:40:28 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. There is no gap. The function of faith is to create ethics.
Answered by Phoenix Quill - Thu Aug 14 04:00:34 2008
Q. I'm a little sketchy after reading Dynamics of Faith. What exactly is this gap between faith and ethics?
Asked by marie - Thu Aug 14 03:40:28 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. There is no gap. The function of faith is to create ethics.
Answered by Phoenix Quill - Thu Aug 14 04:00:34 2008
What s the difference between teaching a child to have faith and brainwashing a child to believe nonsense?
Q. A Christian just told me that creationism is not brainwashing a child to believe nonsense; it s teaching a child to have faith. Frankly, I don t see the difference; am I missing something?
Asked by Desiree - Mon Oct 12 18:35:37 2009 - - 18 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Frankly the vast majority of parental instruction could be considered brainwashing (using a loose definition of the term), for instance, due to the practical impossibility of consulting the experts on everything. Any serious and in-depth teaching will involve some degree of insensitivity to what experts say due to the straightforward pragmatic fact that people can't be continually consulting the experts on every little thing, however small or apparently obvious. And they certainly are not embedded in a broader academic system that is broadly reliable and responsive to evidence. Brainwashing is a method of belief formation that is insensitive to the very issue of whether the belief being formed is true. On such a view, the "Christian" is… [cont.]
Answered by thundercatt9 - Mon Oct 12 19:03:16 2009
Q. A Christian just told me that creationism is not brainwashing a child to believe nonsense; it s teaching a child to have faith. Frankly, I don t see the difference; am I missing something?
Asked by Desiree - Mon Oct 12 18:35:37 2009 - - 18 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Frankly the vast majority of parental instruction could be considered brainwashing (using a loose definition of the term), for instance, due to the practical impossibility of consulting the experts on everything. Any serious and in-depth teaching will involve some degree of insensitivity to what experts say due to the straightforward pragmatic fact that people can't be continually consulting the experts on every little thing, however small or apparently obvious. And they certainly are not embedded in a broader academic system that is broadly reliable and responsive to evidence. Brainwashing is a method of belief formation that is insensitive to the very issue of whether the belief being formed is true. On such a view, the "Christian" is… [cont.]
Answered by thundercatt9 - Mon Oct 12 19:03:16 2009
why is faith and obedience important in the Islamic religion?
Q. Im just wondering what your take is on this. Personaly I am a christian and I know that I value faith and obedience very much in my religion. But I do not know alot about the Islamic religion, if you could help me understand the importance of Faith, obedience, and repentance in the Islamic religion i would enjoy expanding my knowledge on this particular religion.
Asked by Michelle - Sun Mar 22 23:08:13 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6) You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that and shudder. (James 2:14-19)
Answered by A New Creation - Sun Mar 22 23:15:37 2009
Q. Im just wondering what your take is on this. Personaly I am a christian and I know that I value faith and obedience very much in my religion. But I do not know alot about the Islamic religion, if you could help me understand the importance of Faith, obedience, and repentance in the Islamic religion i would enjoy expanding my knowledge on this particular religion.
Asked by Michelle - Sun Mar 22 23:08:13 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6) You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that and shudder. (James 2:14-19)
Answered by A New Creation - Sun Mar 22 23:15:37 2009
How much of your faith centers on being different from other people, who are considered bad or wrong?
Q. As an alternative form of religion, how much does your faith center around your own relationship with the divine, or with the truth as you have been taught it? How much does it focus on your following divine moral rules, or moral rules thought to be so?
Asked by Andy F - Fri Oct 23 21:07:08 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
Q. As an alternative form of religion, how much does your faith center around your own relationship with the divine, or with the truth as you have been taught it? How much does it focus on your following divine moral rules, or moral rules thought to be so?
Asked by Andy F - Fri Oct 23 21:07:08 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
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