As long
as that belief exists and you're unaware of it, it will block you from forward progress.
Not exact matches
Confirmation bias is defined
as the tendency to search for and interpret information in a way that confirms one's own
existing preconceptions,
beliefs and opinions.
Type 3 experiences do not alter
existing beliefs or nurture new
belief systems because they are perceived
as insignificant and within the normal pattern of things.
Most cryptocurrencies are still up a considerable amount since the start of last year which some will point to
as evidence that they have a lot further to fall and others
as evidence of the
belief that still
exists in the space.
Many believe that atheism should be defined
as a
belief that no gods
exist because they want to make it seem like a position of faith.
The bible did not
exist at the time of the Council of Nicea (325 AD) and the Creed does not include
belief in hell
as a tenet of Christianity.
One person said he would see but might well choose to stay with his
existing beliefs, but could not be defined
as either religious or atheist.
The upshot of all of this is that all of us should fight oppression and repression when it
exists in the world regardless of whether or not we have the same
beliefs as those being oppressed.
We should be happy about how far we have come
as a species via the hard work and dedication of man kind... we should be stopping and looking at the big picture and think about how far we have come in 2000 years... we have made tremendous progress in so many ways and it is really sad that instead of doing the right thing and giving mankind credit where credit is due, you fall back on 2000 year old
beliefs and you thank a god who has never been proven to
exist.
you're right the church probably will be there long after any of us cease to
exist but it stands to reason that it is going down...
as more people come to the realization that the
belief in a deity is not necessary to live, the less need there will be for a church to
exist.
So my question to you even before it gets to that point is the same
as I have given to others, first why do you hate God so much and second what are you afraid of by switching your faith and it is by faith that you believe there is no God to a
belief that God does
exist he sent his Son Jesus to the world to redeem you from your evil and hateful ways?
Answering to yourself why you reject all of the other gods, should give you a clue
as to the illogic of
belief in any one of the thousands of gods that men think
exist.
so glad YOU know what god means... why don't you enlighten the rest of us becuase the bible is full of contradictions... I am going to come here everyday now to see if you can fill me in... but unless you can clear it up for me post haste, I am going to continue to view
belief in god
as silly and childish which it is and that is how I teach it... I don't say «all of you listen: god doesn't
exist.»
except your wrong... this many gods objection was brought up in Pascal's time... and he explicitly rejected it because he maintained that christianity is unlike all those other religions and if they examined it in detail they would realize
as much... youre twisting pascal's own
beliefs... he very much was postulating that either the christian god
existed or it didn't
We don't say there are six types of Theists, we focus on the Religions, and that is what is missing — a modern Religion /
Belief system for Atheists —
as Atheism does not mean without rules, just about whether God
exists or not.
As «god» does not
exist any
belief in «god» would be a failing.
The Sebelius statement also said the rule won't affect
existing conscience laws, which allow doctors and hospitals to avoid providing services, such
as birth control, that violate their religious
beliefs.
Consider this... if your «god» actually
exists, and is
as omniscient
as you think it is, then it will know that your «just in case»
belief is phony, and then you're toast.
Already beginning with Franz Kafka, it has been the Jew who has most poignantly unveiled the bad faith of the modern Christian world's
belief in God, and no doubt the Jew has most clearly and truly seen this bad faith, because he
exists as an exile in the Christian world, an exile whose humanity is negated by the Christian faith and hope.
Belief five The nature of God in this religion is the belief that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are all exists as separate b
Belief five The nature of God in this religion is the
belief that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are all exists as separate b
belief that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are all
exists as separate beings.
As many have already pointed out, no one is asking the church and its businesses to compromise its
beliefs by administering, issuing or providing these devices but rather, allowing for coverage in
existing employee health insurance plans.
If one is persuaded that Whitehead's account is indeed the most penetrating that now
exists, that it does justice to the complexity of the phenomena of science and of history alike, then the fact that it too leads, almost in spite of the author's apparent intention, to a doctrine of God
as the source and ground of order is an important further confirmation of the inescapability for speculative reason of some kind of
belief in God.
and would you consider your lack of
belief in fairies, which you aslo can't prove do not
exist,
as a form of faith?
For so long
as consciousness remains bound to religion, it must
exist in an alienated form, closed to the inner reality of Spirit by its very
belief in an alien Other.
By contrast, since what makes the statement «I
exist» true is a wholly contingent state of affairs, it is in fact falsifiable, even though I myself could never falsify it, insofar
as none of the other statements that would have to be true in order for it to be true would be an unavoidable
belief for God or a statement that would necessarily apply through his experiences.
Belief in creationism, if the world continues to
exist, will continue for
as long
as people believe the Bible.
You sound
as a very angry person... and you come across
as though your
beliefs are what counts... every think others have a right to their opinion... or the possibility
exist you are wrong.
Since no evidence
exists for any gods all
belief in them is unfounded and speaks more to the fear of death which is
as alive today
as it was at the founding of the
belief!
The
belief in the state of Ubiquity (the possiblitily of a being which
exists as the observer at any point in any space to be had) has been with us since likely the dawn of man.
For
as much
as they love to mock the religious for following a God that may or may not
exist... They sure love «logically» destroying the
beliefs of a Christian strawman, who they believe
exists with a religious zeal.
And no a
belief does not mean actual knowledge, so when one proclaims a
belief, it something that by definition can not be proven, so no I don't have to present evidence in order to declare a
belief, but if one is saying outright that angels do not
exist as being the absolute truth, then one should present evidence.
That struggle has called into question all the
existing beliefs about America
as a successful multicultural nation.
Based upon the absolute
belief in the primacy of the spirit, it taught that only spirit is truly real; consequently such things
as evil and pain really do not
exist.
As another example, atheists have an irrational
belief that the God of Abraham does nt
exist, they have governments controlled by their atheists leaders (China, former Soviet Union), and an uneducated population living in poverty, and I'm not aware of them killing over 100million people in the past 100 years alone..
As an example, from your point of view as a believer, I can assume you think atheists are wrong, and you are right in your belief that god exist
As an example, from your point of view
as a believer, I can assume you think atheists are wrong, and you are right in your belief that god exist
as a believer, I can assume you think atheists are wrong, and you are right in your
belief that god
exists.
It's their «
beliefs» which is on a virtually exact logical level
as believers saying that... «God «does»
exist.»
If he were an Atheist, then these conflicts would not
exist as there are no requirements or prerequisites to being an Atheist outside of a
belief that no god
exists.
Just
as believers can, all by themselves with no changes to any
existing laws, reduce abortions by about 70 %, they can also improve their image if their members would simply comply with their cult's
beliefs.
If
belief that God
exists requires loving all living things for God's sake
as well
as for their own, it is inseparable from charity, which according to the old catechism involves loving «our neighbours
as ourselves for God's sake».
Why can't this world
exist as a world of
belief.
If our most basic
beliefs about the stuff of which nature is made preclude the existence of some other, radically different metaphysical stuff from which a transcendent deity might be made, then we must admit,
as an inescapable consequence, that no such transcendent being
exists.
When, for instance, I only thought about God — when He
existed only in my mind
as a
belief — I could reach Him only
as an intellectual conclusion.
While the Koran is the one completely sacred book of the Moslems, there
exists alongside it a considerable body of supplementary material which is almost
as important
as the Koran itself in the determination of Moslem
belief and practice.
It's entirely valid to reference the being constructed in those pages, because people believe in him, believe he
exists as described in that text, and their behavior in the real world is influenced by that
belief.
For example, in the Orphic
belief system, the beginning was known
as «Unaging Time», when nothing
existed and nothing grew old.
The teacher's approach to such problems might start from three assumptions: (a) the teacher should be concerned with how science fits into the larger framework of life, and the student should raise questions about the meaning of what he studies and its relation to other fields; (b) controversial questions can be treated, not in a spirit of indoctrination, but with an emphasis on asking questions and helping students think through assumptions and implications; an effort should be made to present viewpoints other than one's own
as fairly
as possible, respecting the integrity of the student by avoiding undue imposition of the lecturer's
beliefs; (c) presuppositions inevitably enter the classroom presentation of many subjects, so that a viewpoint frankly and explicitly recognized may be less dangerous than one which is hidden and assumed not to
exist.
They said they have made «a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that is still important in their life today,» that their faith is very important in their life today; believe that when they die they will go to Heaven because they have confessed their sins and accepted Jesus Christ
as their Savior; strongly believe they have a personal responsibility to share their religious
beliefs about Christ with non-Christians; firmly believe that Satan
exists; strongly believe that eternal salvation is possible only through grace, not works; strong agree that Jesus Christ lived a sinless life on earth; strong assert that the Bible is accurate in all the principles it teaches; and describe God
as the all - knowing, all - powerful, perfect deity who created the universe and still rules it today.
I will not withhold critisicm of those views and
beliefs and I can not accept
belief in something for wich no evidence
exists as acceptable foundation for laws.
The wager is never put forward
as a «choose to believe that God
exists» proposition, nor does it stake eternal heaven against
belief.
Denise, I think the consensus is here — if consensus is allowed in terms of being on their own journeys, even NP is leery of all
beliefs — anyways, the consensus arrived at by Contextual epistemology, not Foundational,
as it can not be seen
as a given, is that Jesus did not even
exist, so hence he can not even be a failed apocalyptic prophet.