Sentences with phrase «belief in a higher power»

You do not know me and what my beliefs in the Higher Power are.

Do you think our lack of belief in a higher power negates all of the very valid, real and human emotions you described?

My soon to be 2 years of being a «dry drunk», an alcoholic is yes, due my belief in a higher power, perhaps GOD or God or even another human being who has lived thier life alikened my path in life.

Uncle David: If there are more God - believers in the population, and more of them are attracted to AA because of their belief in the higher power in the first place... it does not necessarily follow that AA's approach is more successful than any other program because of sheer numbers.

Belief in a Higher Power is suggested - not mandatory.

@Jose - You call your belief in a higher power «God.»

A belief in a higher power is one thing.

Why are atheists so arrogant and unable to accept that some people have spiritual needs and a belief in a higher power?

From the article, talking about the UK — «In fact, the country is one of the less religious ones in Europe, home to vociferous critics of religion like Richard Dawkins, and those who find belief in a higher power simply unnecessary, like Stephen Hawking.»

Ken, belief in a higher power without evidence, and when the evidence contradicts your belief such as it does for Christianity, is not an «alternative answer».

For most people, the belief in a higher power works.

Some people find the belief in a higher power to assist in drawing the focus away from the substance; others, unbelievers, may find it more helpful to learn other tools to break that focus.

The steps laid out are the same steps (with the exception of a belief in a higher power) that any good therapist will guide someone toward if they want to be and remain sober.

I've been sober in AA for quite a few years and have felt that I had to hide or defend my lack of belief in a higher power, but I think much of that discomfort comes from my need to fit in.

The spirituality of being meaningfully connected to other people is what belief in a higher power is about.

It's miraculous that we even exist at all and no one needs a belief in a higher power than that.

Why must a man suffer for his belief in a higher power?

In communism, the atheist policy only extends to banishing other religions so the supreme leader can consolidate power, but people are not killed simply because they have a belief in god (atheism) but because they have a belief in a higher power above the leader and politburo (communism).

I just want someone who shares my belief in a higher power.»

I am interested to hear how a belief in a higher power makes you less self - centered than one who does not share your belief.

A strong person can have NO belief in a higher power, but can believe in humanity and morality.

You generalize EVERYONE with a belief in a higher power as the same = Abortion doctor killing / science denying / suicide bomber nut job.

So there's pretty much no correlation from a belief in a higher power to moral acts.

Thank you Vic for providing a good example of how understanding of science and belief in a higher power are highly incompatible.

There are reasoned arguments for belief in a higher power, but you might have to read a book to find them, because you might not find them hanging out with a bunch of atheists.

I do not know where Ms Hornbacher is located, but in Rochester, NY there is an organization called SOS (Secular Organization for Sobriety) that requires no belief in a higher power.

I've also experienced confidence, hope, clarity, fulfillment, purpose, connection, respect, empowerment, and belief in a higher power / meaning.

Belief in a higher power has been part of the human experience across time and cultures, and it can permeate fiction as well.

At one point she talks about giving advice to someone to act as if they had a belief in a higher power.

Learn how to use a group, or belief in a higher power, as a secure base.

Learn how to use a group, or belief in a higher power, as a secure base.

Confusing things from our past regarding religion and beliefs in a higher power has led us to a lot of guilt and anxiety.

It's well documented that individuals who have a belief in a higher power enjoy a greater sense of enjoyment and peace in this life.

Throughout the course of counseling, your counselor will work with you to clarify your belief in a higher power, strengthen your faith in God, and incorporate faith into your recovery.

Not exact matches

Justin Scott, a voter from Waterloo, asked the Catholic Republican presidential hopeful how his faith would impact his own belief in the absence of a higher power.

What does it matter if your beliefs come from faith in a higher power?

gavilansalvaje what does belief (or lack thereof) in a higher power and science have to do with each other?

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establish the substance of God as shown in the Bible to be the eternal state ----- The bible, and any religion, is 100 % unecessary to have a notion or belief in «God», or a higher spiritual / creative power.

All Atheism is, is a lack of belief in a religion or higher power.

«What greater expression of faith in the American experiment than this, what greater form of patriotism is there than the belief that America is not yet finished, that we are strong enough to be self - critical, that each successive generation can look upon our imperfections and decide that it is in our power to remake this nation to more closely align with our highest ideals?»

So psychologically, the «higher power» tenet is a practical and effective belief to acquire - whether or not it is actually true in a spiritual sense.

Actually, belief in an afterlife, higher powers, etc., provide many people with a convenient way to shift responsibility for everything that goes on in life and the world off to somewhere where they can believe they have no power.

I wanted to know how other people who were «genuinely» agnostic and who may also not share a belief in a god or higher power worked their programme.

I was mere making an observation to the fact that they spend a lot of time reading about belief when they themselves claim not to believe in a higher power.

Kebos, for someone who thinks there is no higher power to believe in, you spend an lot of time on the belief blog.

I have met several people who don't believe in a higher power who have come to accept the belief that there is no life after death.

In my opinion, she was attempting to sincerely write about her experiences as an alcoholic in a group that has an extremely strong belief in «God» or «Higher Power.&raquIn my opinion, she was attempting to sincerely write about her experiences as an alcoholic in a group that has an extremely strong belief in «God» or «Higher Power.&raquin a group that has an extremely strong belief in «God» or «Higher Power.&raquin «God» or «Higher Power.»

Just because I don't believe in a higher power, that doesn't mean I have the right to belittle the belief of anyone else.

Creationism is based on the belief in God (the unknown being a higher «power» for lack of a better term).