Sentences with phrase «much other beliefs»

The study in partnership with Summit Ministries was aimed at discovering how much other beliefs influence Christians in America.

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This recommendation comes from finance professor Anat Admati, who says: «Economists tend to think that beliefs and behavior are guided by incentives and rational processing of information, but I know that there is more to it than this simple model, and that other disciplines have much to say.

Your post is typical Christian propaganda, filled with far too much pride toward yourself and far too much conceit toward the religions and beliefs of others.

Thanks man although think this way we will not have much to talk about since each rejects beliefs of the other...!

The details of Catholic beliefs are really not of much interest to most non-Catholics, so they can hardly be expected to do in depth investigations on their own with so many other more pressing news items.

Interesting Pope for sure — but BTW: None of his core beliefs differ AT ALL from the two previous Popes, it's just that his communication style is more focused on everyone's common ground — the other Popes had the same beliefs, it just that they were more outspoken on the controversial issues — so the media did not warm to them as much.

Theistic satanism usually takes either of two faces: Luceferianism which worships Lucifer (or the bringer of light) which is actually a very nice set of beliefs (google it) much in - line with other popular religions..

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?

You don't see tacky anti-atheist posters around much do you, many other «BELIEF groups» just go about their day and give you space.

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.

Lack of a belief one way or the other is actually Agnosticism, which is much more rational.

That's why there is so much prejudice aimed at gays, pro-choicers, stem cell researchers, family planning or followers of other belief systems.

He believes that whoever is in a battle with him is his comrade, and he doesn't care much about their other beliefs or agendas.

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

Something believers refuse to address when you point it out to them is the fact that much of the reasoning they use to support their religious beliefs can be applied equally well to almost any other set of religious beliefs, including some that are inconsistent with their beliefs.

The religion who claims the very foundation of their belief is love so much so that God sent his son to sacrafice his life so that the rapists, muderers, child molesters, theives and other sinners can be saved!

You are not much better than any other fundamentalist, still trying to shove your own views down the throats of others and condemning their beliefs.

For all of you who work with us, you hopefully see that we don't force our beliefs on others, don't prohibit others from drinking coffee or alcohol at work or work dinners / parties, it's pretty much like working with anyone else.

It just seems that people like Hawking ignore religion completely when a HUGE part of science is questioning all beliefs including your own which I don't think human beings do as much as they should, or respect other people's opinions.

DON: In the old days before the internet, you could just willy - nilly say the Bible said pretty much anything you wanted and people just didn't have the knowledge, the references or the ability to research the other tribes out there who were speaking against those ideas to affect our beliefs.

I agree that man has come of age if this is taken to mean that he should no longer put much value in a presentation of belief as other - worldly or metaphysical, in the sense of the atemporal, ahistorical.

Massively fewer wars and oppressive regimes and torture, and they are much much better at living in harmony with other beliefs.

I don't need to share in other people's religion or spiritual beliefs to respect them and see how in so many cases it brings them so much strength and peace in times of despair.

But I believe he's been taught by his pastor father the old school teachings on tithing and other beliefs so much that he hasn't seen the truth in Scripture.

I mention, only because my... paradigm (I'm not much on beliefs, in the usual organized religion sense)... includes a «Divine» of my own definition, that equates to something like «awe of life, love, and knowing that there is much we don't know» (< — sorry, not the easiest thing for me to get into words, hopefully that gets the gist of it) that I don't see as a «personal other», but, in my paradigm, I see that Divine as being systemic to everything, hence insights from what I learn / experience can be termed as the Divine acting.

«If you leave your wild beliefs out of your argument, you'll have a much better chance of making a point that is logical to anyone other than you» -------- So why didn't you give that advice to Doc when he insinuated that God is anthropocentric?

There is nothing in the theory of evolution, nor in astronomy, or in geology, nor in paleontology, or any other branch of the sciences which contradicts Christianity, or any other type of theism (except Mormonism — we know scientifically that the Indian peoples of the Americas are not descended from the Jews — which is a key point of belief for them, much more central than there having been a literal Garden of Eden is for classical Christianity or Judaism).

When I reflect on the infinite pains to which the human mind and heart will go in order to protect itself from the full impact of reality, when I recall the mordant analyses of religious belief which stem from the works of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud and, furthermore, recognize the truth of so much of what these critics of religion have had to say, when I engage in a philosophical critique of the language of theology and am constrained to admit that it is a continual attempt to say what can not properly be said and am thereby led to wonder whether its claim to cognition can possibly be valid — when I ask these questions of myself and others like them (as I can not help asking and, what is more, feel obliged to ask), is not the conclusion forced upon me that my faith is a delusion?

Latest was explosions in India marked as «Islamic Jihadists» and another in Pakistan although I was surprised that it was not marked as «Hindu Jihadists»... That would have had both Great Countries confront each other serving the purpose of other competing nations over the Rich Indian Peninsular... Believe me no nation fall back unless people of her own are traitors to it's nations principals and beliefs for the reason of Hate, Envy, Revenge, or Greeds towards material wealth even if by selling their Dignity and integrity or their family, tribe, community, the nation and the country it wouldn't mean much to them... and those can be found among every level of the one Society...

well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?

They try to spread their beliefs in much the same way as any other religion.

Atheism is as much a faith as any other philosophical belief.

Please don't worry too much about other people's belief, the consti.tution also grants everyone of us the freedom to practice whatever it is and (even) the lack thereof.

Short of when someone uses their belief to affect the lives, rights, liberty, and property of others, why do we all seem to care so much about what others believe or why?

Or didI I?Was I just more convicted in my views so I just went forward as a believer and thrust my beliefs on others without thinking about it as much as I do now.

It is important to remember that the parents in Tennessee and in Alabama were not asking that their own religious beliefs be taught in the schools, much less seeking to «control religious impulses and reshape spiritual sensibilities» for the children of other parents.

Nor, however, have I seen much in any of the foregoing writings (other than Kitchen's) that suggests a strong belief in the power of the Creator; or in the necessity for coming to Him through confessing Jesus as Lord and believing God raised Jesus from the dead (Romans 10:9).

If God heals alcoholism and AA's are clear in that belief, they can have an enormous impact on the attitudes of government, medicine, religion, and other agencies in determining just how much such entities will welcome the powerful «God - business» solution.

I do not see that happening as much with other beliefs.

Of course, as I have stated so many times before, I am under no delusion that fishon, and now you, or anyone who seems to take great pleasure in pointing out the «error» in the beliefs of others, cares at all how much impact their attitude plays in the debate.

The authoritarianism, moralism, and legalism of much traditional religion diminishes spiritual awareness by encouraging people to project their own spiritual powers onto deity (thus impoverishing their inner lives), introject self - punishing beliefs that diminish self - other esteem and distort relationships, and retroflex vital assertive and sexual energies, thus blunting their aliveness.

I learn so much from your blog, David, precisely because I have never been spiritually abused (or abused in any other way), and I have never had to deconstruct my beliefs.

Much like Murdoch herself, they wish to retain the liberal tradition's belief in the worth of individual moral action, yet find it difficult to do so in an age in which the enlightened individual is threatened on one side by cynical despair and on the other by the totalitarian excesses of political hope.

Other beliefs and values are much more unevenly distributed — by class, education, ethnicity, and other facOther beliefs and values are much more unevenly distributed — by class, education, ethnicity, and other facother factors.

Just do what you think is right in life and don't worry so much about other people's beliefs.

People complain about Christians evangelizing, when atheists love to try to push their beliefs on others just as much.

«my beliefs have been the same for years» some other morons might say, ok so i pose a question then to all the believers whos faith has gotten them thru so much (laughs) HOW OLD IS THE EARTH?

You both «believe» and insist on imposing your beliefs on others, and that's why you all cause so much harm and misery to others.

For every «personal testimony» in favor of your religion, there is one for every other religion, made with just as much sincerity and belief.

Second of all, I'm an American and I've ALWAYS been tolerant of other religions and beliefs, no matter how much they can drive me nuts.