As
it goes for belief, so it goes for disbelief.
The same
goes for belief in God.
Not exact matches
Today, single - tasking is the new multi-tasking, but it's
going to take some time
for everyone to get on board with this
belief.
For Jobs, his ability to passionately convey his
belief in Apple — and his lack of qualms over
going after prominent talent — was crucial.
In other words, the combination of a reach
for yield, tax incentives, and the
belief that default is impossible all contributed to a debt crisis that is likely not
going to end well.
Interesting topic... I struggle with this idea because like most people that I imagine read your blog, I earned the money... creating a legacy of family who does not have to provide
for themselves
goes against my core
beliefs.
His decision to sell out in May was based on a
belief that oil prices had
gone too far too fast, not that the bull market
for oil - or
for that matter, commodities of all kinds - has ended.
At Space Angels, it is our strongly - held
belief that, in our generation, the people who carry the mantle of this «answerable courage» are not only the young men and women who are risking their lives to
go into space, but also the entrepreneurs who are putting everything they have on the line to build a future in space
for all humanity.
It all circles back to my
belief that younger investors should focus on RE
for appreciation and tax benefits, which will give them the experience to handle the notes if they
go bad when they're investing
for cash flow later in life.
At the root of all these debates is the mistaken
belief that gays and lesbians choose to be gay
for willy nilly sinful reasons, and not because this is who they are at the get
go.
But I feel humiliated when i see some so called prolific brains r busy to vile the goodwill of other religious
belief... i ll not
go for the debate, rather i can say to them, «grow up!!
And I'm not
going to shove it in your face, or treat you any different
for believing whatever non-Christian
belief you have.
More arrogant than believing that you're
going to heaven
for your
beliefs and everyone who doesn't agree isn't?
So how do you
go from that reasoning to «Since it wasn't accidental then it must have been this ancient male diety named (fill in blank depending on religion) who loves me and knows me and cares
for me and wants me to perform rituals that have nothing to do with morality like prayer, not eating certain things, sabaath and many more just because he said so, even though we have no record of him saying anything, just records of humans who wrote things down that they claim he said, but I want to believe it all so badly I will base my
beliefs on no other evidence than «it just can't be accident».
For a clear definition of «perfectly fine,» go over to the article about the London Cleric resigning and see haw many perfectly fine people are posting in all caps, touting their personal beliefs as facts, and making fun of us for believing something we believe is factu
For a clear definition of «perfectly fine,»
go over to the article about the London Cleric resigning and see haw many perfectly fine people are posting in all caps, touting their personal
beliefs as facts, and making fun of us
for believing something we believe is factu
for believing something we believe is factual.
they are willing to
go against their religious
beliefs to vote
for their president.
In this world where it preaches tolerance
for all except
for when it comes to true Christian
beliefs, a
belief that
goes against the system will never be given the time of day, even if said
belief is the TRUTH.
Unfortunately in my case, I've probably
gone to excess the other way... after 43 years of being (in my view) threatened with hellfire
for every cotton - picking thing (including the «sinfulness» of being born in the first place because it's a well - known scriptural fact that every human is born sinful and separated from G - d, with a heart that does nothing but desire evil and no way to please G - d even when righteous), threatened with being «left behind» in the rapture (should I fail on some doctrinal (
belief) point at the crucial moment)... I refuse to consider ANY possibility of hell at all.
He can champion equal rights
for gay people, even if it
goes against his personal religious
beliefs.
This media trap pits us against each other
for the sake of race, religion, and
beliefs as a distraction from whats really
going on.
That
goes for all religious people from whatever
belief system.
How ARROGANT
for people like Scott to pontificate and assume that if you don't believe his
beliefs one is without question
going to burn in a Hell he's come to believe because of some words contorted by some MAN thousands of years ago.
When someone calls that Imam one of the most evil people on the planet, when someone says he wants to build his center to train terrorists, when someone calls
for amending the constitution to exclude Islam, when someone says our founding fathers wanted this to be a Christian nation and that they didn't want Muslims included, when Muslims are afraid to
go out because they will be attacked, when Christian pastors are preaching against Muslims (as opposed to the
belief in Islam), THAT is hatred.
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.
These
beliefs are apparently the ones set forth by Messrs. Johnson, Hoge, and Luidens in «Mainline Churches: The Real Reason
for Decline» (FT, March 1993): (1) That Christianity is the only religion with a valid claim to truth, (2) that persons can be saved only through Jesus Christ and otherwise
go to hell, and (3) that therefore one should try to convert others to the Christian faith.
I find inspiration in the courage that Christians exhibit when they post on this blog, knowing they are
going to be abused
for their
belief.
thanks
for all of your replies I have to
go to lunch now (i do try to occasionally post on here on CNN
Belief Blog; i enjoy discussing this stuff with everyone; good to have discussion without having to be put in prison).
@BeckFastPaws So your saying it would be ok and my right as a straight man to
go into a gay bar and start criticizing them
for there
beliefs and MY RIGHTS... I think not..
You said, «And no atheist who believes the existence of God equals
belief in the Tooth Fairy is
going to concede the possibility of the existence of gods because there is no such possibility
for the existence of the Tooth Fairy.»
Louisa So, a pastor visits a non-believer and you would criticize them
for not reminding the dying person of the
belief that they're
going straight to hell?
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.»
You can leave this country at anytime, just do not change our way of life this country fought
for... if this way of thinking continues in the United States of America you will be saluting a different flag... these people who think this way can
go live in any other foreign country or
go to an island and start your own country, with your own
beliefs, sick of the ACLU running this country
For the religous faithful, how, regardless of which religion you subscribe to, lambast those who
go against your
beliefs?
They put all of their
beliefs on line
for all to see, and you
go to Google to see what somebody else says they believe... seems to me that you and all that bunch like you NEed to ask a Mormon, and not some person who has really no idea what they are talking about.
I am
for the elimination of hate, fear and control, religion is just the catalyst that people use to hate, fear and control, getting rid of religion won't solve the problem, its like putting a band aid on a severe cut, its temporary, and it just hits the surface, instead we need to
go deeper than that to the root cause, I know lots of religious people who don't hate, fear or control, there are also many
beliefs such as paganism, Buddism, Taoism, which doesn't use hate fear, and self righteousness to condemn others, I think if maybe more of the most major religions followed there teachings then we wouldn't have as much problems as we do.
You're Spot On in asking
for the removal of their trashy sign as not every member of the GLBT community
goes along with atheistic
beliefs, far from it.
It is
going to cause others to be uncomfortable voting
for a man who is that «out of the closet» with is
beliefs.
So many people who advocate or speak publicly
for political or personal reasons aren't acknowledged as much when it comes to religion when someone is wanting to speak out about there faith a light bulb
goes off and says we don't want to hear, or talk, or, air any thing that has to do with the mentioning of God but because of the high profile story and because this is the President of the United States it's ok hats off to them
for not being ashamed to speak about there faith I agree with Richard some people just because they profess there faith doesn't mean there trying to push there
beliefs on anyone people of faith have a right to free speech also.
I would never harm someone
for having an abortion or even giving an abortion because I am pro life and it would
go against my
beliefs to take any life.
You're Spot On in asking
for the removal of their disrespectful sign as not every member of the GLBT community
goes along with atheistic
beliefs, far from it.
How can a person be expected to
go against their
beliefs for a company?
For correct information on Mormon
beliefs,
go to the source.
You
go ahead and keep the tradition of intolerance and lack of community, I am
going to vote
for the man or woman who can make a difference because they know what they are doing and not because they have a
belief I don't agree with.
What do you think happened to the millions and millions of people who
for thousands of years
went to their deaths with a clay icon of Ra clutched to their chests and a mighty
belief in him?!
What good does it do
for me to
go into pumpkin patch and say your
belief is not the same as mine and that you are deluded?
But one thing I don't think will ever change, but again, I absolutely believe that at least one person at sometime over another, chose to either be religious, or
go from typical
belief status to fanatical
for the wrong reason (s).
Employees also pay as well, of course, but what we have here is a company, under the policies approved not just be the CEO but by the board, that is being forced to pay
for something that
goes against their
beliefs.
As least this christian child doesn't
go door to door recruiting
for a
belief system that is silly enough to think hat there are only 144000 people worthy of god!
Why should the churches be seen as hypocritical
for dismissing someone who is saying «I'm
going to live like you don't matter in my life and I don't hold the same
beliefs you do»?
I know you believe otherwise and if you need that
belief to make you comfortable,
go for it.