Taking comments that atheists
make about belief and switching atheism for belief often makes no sense — this is an example.
If you want to
make it about belief, realize that belief is not really a choice.
Too many fundy Xtians
make this about their belief, and about my disbelief.
He was a guide who assured me there was a good, happy life on the other side of whatever choice
I made about my beliefs and that I would continue to be a decent and loving person regardless.
Not exact matches
Any statements
made herein that are not statements of historical fact, including statements
about T - Mobile US, Inc.'s plans, outlook,
beliefs, opinions, projections, guidance, strategy, store openings, position within the industry relative to its competitors, deployment of spectrum and expected network modernization and other advancements, are forward - looking statements.
«I could no longer represent [Trump] personally and remain faithful to my
beliefs about what
makes America truly great.»
However, Apple CEO Tim Cook has talked in great detail of late
about his
belief that Apple could
make its presence felt in the healthcare industry.
Any limiting
belief will
make you feel bad
about yourself and / or others — not a characteristic that a successful entrepreneur holds on to.
Interestingly, one of the common
beliefs about inbound marketing is that it's not measurable, yet it's really radio, billboards, and similar traditional advertising methods that
make proving ROI a challenge.
It's
about solving for the customer and having the
belief that aligning your customers» interests with yours (and even, reasonably, putting them ahead) leads to better outcomes, even when it may not
make (economical) sense at the moment.
5) You've got to remove your limiting
beliefs about how much you can
make as a sole proprietor.
Rather, our
beliefs are based on generalizations we
make about our past.
At the time, Ben and I had been investing and operating in the city for over a decade and we were consumed by a
belief that we could
make a real difference if we stepped away from the traditional model - a model that we felt was dominated by lip service
about «hands - on» investing, but that was sorely lacking in GPs who were willing to spend real management company resources to build capabilities that mattered.
Now, my understanding of your position is that you
made that original prediction based on the
belief that the PRC would be instituting reforms to deleverage aggressively and transfer wealth to the consumer (such that the incorrect prediction was more that you were overly optimistic
about the PRC's willingness to head off these systematic risks) and that your current prognosis of ~ 3 % GDP growth has an entirely separate causative element; that is to say, your previous prediction was based on the idea the PRC would be enacting reforms to ward off systematic risks, whereas your current estimation of GDP growth is instead based on the drag produced by these very systematic risks the PRC has failed to deal with.
Confidence is
about passion and
belief in your ability to
make things happen, but when your confidence loses touch with reality, you begin to think you can do things you can't and have done things you haven't.
This retrospective summarizes key models that
make psychology - based assumptions
about: individual preferences; individual
beliefs; and, the process by which individuals
make decisions.
The primary mistake that those who were bearish on profit margins
made in earlier phases of the current market cycle — and I would have to include myself in that group, at least for a time — was not the mistake of having «wrong»
beliefs about the subject, but rather the mistake of assigning too much confidence to those
beliefs.
@Yakobi try again,... how
about 1/3 fallen angels (now called demons)
making up religions / as well as
belief of atheism to be worshiped directly / indirectly as God?
HE
MADE their work enviornment hostile and when asked to stop increased his volatile rhetoric
about his
beliefs.
In order for our witness to mean anything to ourselves, our kids, or anyone who might darken our doors, we have to think
about the culture we live in and what
makes it particularly hostile to orthodox
belief — as well as ways in which people around us might be uniquely susceptible to aspects of our faith that are true.
No, I think he meant the
belief that suffering is a «kiss from Jesus», that women can't
make decisions
about their own bodies, that the RCC's wealth, power and reputation are more important than doing what is right, and that children are there for the pleasure of the clergy.
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 factual.
I agree with what you have to say to a certain degree, and the points you
make about New imam quits embattled Islamic community center — CNN
Belief Blog — CNN.com Blogs are valid ones.
Now — I don't expect people to renounce their religion because of it.,... but it wouldn't suprise me if some fence sitters didn't get inspired to
make their own minds up
about their
beliefs...
That has
made belief systems and arguments
about facts far more important than they were in Jesus» day.
In many cases, the children
about whom the decisions are being
made are too young to subscribe to the religious
beliefs held by their parents, yet we continue to respect the parents
beliefs.
But they try to
make it look like it is
about «
belief» in the sense of faith (in a deity or non faith in a deity) and as often as not it is
about political views (
beliefs) and elections and politicians (and nothing to do with deity).
After having several people comment on the fact that you have no idea what you're talking
about, you still don't do the 45 seconds of research it would take for you to realize you're not even
making sense when you talk
about the
beliefs of this organization.
I would argue that any further knowledge of /
about God can not happen if you remain behind the line of
belief, whether you can factually prove anything empirically (that you can
make God prove Himself at will) or use the vehicle of myth, legend, story or subjective and very personal experiences too extraordinary for words to fully convey.
One observation I've noticed
about this discussion is that atheists are just as capable of
making sweeping generalizations and faulty assumptions
about Christian
belief methodologies as Christians are of atheists.
anyway, if you heard an atheist ask you a question
about any type of
belief and really try to
make your answer seem wrong then they are wrong, they can not nor will not ever be able to discuss any type of
belief due to what they know.
You implied that some people aren't worthy of
making judgements or coming to their own decisions, a common tactic of accusing a conservative of being «judgemental» because it's assumed that conservatives are mostly bible - toters who will remember that their precious bible says «judge not, lest ye be judged» and they'll suddenly become ashamed of speaking out
about their
beliefs for fear of appearing «judgemental».
So you Christians out there can thank the Romans for your religion which should
make you think hard
about your
beliefs.
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.
However, I've also seen far too many people attempt to ground their identity in doubt - free theology
making it all too easy for comedians such as Bill Maher, George Carlin or Ricky Gervais to come along and thoroughly dismantle flimsy
beliefs about the creation narrative, the historical Jesus or how seemingly misogynistic and oppressive the Bible sounds.
I ask this for three reasons: 1) Warfield begins the chapter with Edward Gibbon's conversion to Catholicism, which was related to Gibbon's
belief in the continuation of the miraculous; 2) he spends several pages in the same chapter critiquing another famous convert to Catholicism, John Henry Newman, noting what he sees as Newman's shift toward the miraculous; 3) even though he knows that Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius, and Jerome all wrote
about saints in which the miraculous was prominent, he still
makes the claim that these «saints» lives» follow other Christian romances and thus represent an infusion of Heathenism into the church.
Zealous evangelicals who retain the anti-Catholic instincts of former days sometimes think that when their fellow Protestants begin to take an interest in the Catholic Church or to
make sympathetic noises
about Catholic
beliefs, practices, and institutions, the moth has begun to circle the flame.
If this world of ours can come to grips and learn to scrap religious views and just serve one God and ONLY ONE GOD without
making a such a BIG DEAL
about messianic
belief, it would be a much more peaceful world to live in.
They want proof
about a
belief lol, how intelligent does that
make you?
On another note if I
make up my own stupid, irrational
belief system do I get to write
about it on the front page of a «news» site too?
I find it interesting that the apparent atheists who feel the need to
make themselves feel better by criticizing the bible and Christianity with snide little comments would even waste their time reading a blog —
about belief.
Although they were constantly
making hate filled remarks, I never said a word
about my
beliefs because I knew that I would absolutely be fired if they knew I was an Atheist.
I never have a problem with what people believe
about Christianity until naysayers decide to
make it their business to attach ill perceived
beliefs to everyone who claims to be Christian.
Instead of reading
about a
make -
belief - «Mormon war» — I encourage all to rent the movie, «September Dawn» starring Jon Voight if you really want a history on the Mormon
belief system.
But if it
makes you feel better
about your magical
beliefs to pretend that they are similar, then go ahead with your analogy.
Why aren't atheists ever swayed into
belief by WLC's meanderings
about his hypothetical «uncaused caused» (named god) which is
made of nothing but poofed everything into existence from its nothingness?
The thing that
makes me uneasy
about having elected officails from certain religious groups is that, being female, I'm not sure a person who suscribes to a set of
beliefs that does not permit a woman to occupy the highest leadership posts in the organization is going to promote policies in my best interests.
are people so simple they crave the misguided
beliefs of others to feel better
about themselves or are we triing to understand the lunacy of our citizens to believe something as pathic as a 3000 year old IDEA in order to act properly when voting in those who will run this country for the next 4 years a.k.a. voting in one who using rational thinking and logic to
make choices!
It's not your
belief that
makes you a better person, it's how you treat people and right
about now, I'd say you're quite the ass!
So - to say that it is not confirmed if he was married or not - means that everything written
about him is a
make belief.