I would lean toward both. School though, is still out on the actual existence of Jesus, but if Jesus wasn't real, somebody sure knew what they were talking about.
In general, most people don't. What people will normally do, is believe what their personal beliefs tells them is true, reject everything which goes against their personal belief patterns, and pick and choose with the rest. It is no different to the deity debate, it doesn't change just because...
I would say you do as your mind tells you, not what you want.
Some people of course do not have a spiritual connection. They will not get, any connection, and I suppose you are evidence to this point.
Though when the mind is blinded by the few and not the many, they are not seeing reality at all, just a perception of their own life experience and own minds creation. Everybody has the ability and the opportunity to correct the imbalance of their own life experience if they really want to...
Immortal, please for once in your life just sit, read, listen and learn. Don't just instantly scoff at any suggestion that there may be such a thing as a reliable way of dertermining something. Just,for once,take on board the words of another human being.
Seriously, you need to grow out of...
No I do not know that, well I do know that, but I dismiss it for the prejudiced garbage it is. The Bible does not have magical powers, it cannot convert anybody, unless the person wants to be converted. A hard lined atheist could read the bible a million times and still not be converted, their...
Which of course was in response to my saying the bible is evidence just that some atheist will not accept it. LOL historic evidence went without saying, the bible isn't built of modern texts, I think most people understand that and why, it would have tweaked logicians associations and reply...
Within the definitions of knowledge, you have also encapsulated belief. So now there is more than one definition, of belief abounding.
This notwithstanding, belief and knowledge are one in the same, the human brain can work no other way. The brain fundamentally uses scientific method to gain...
I would say you are just trying to get browny points from the women.
The way I remember it, do it and like it, it takes two to tango.
Whether God per se, is a man or woman, will really, only matter to the sexist. People are people, and people are equal.
Anybody can refuse to believe something, albeit they do not end up with nothing, they end up with another belief.
The theist for example, can refuse to believe in God, this is what many thiests who convert to atheism, agnosticism, taoism et al do. They replace their belief pattern with...
Personally I would say your question isn't finished and is a one eyed, subjective question.
What word would I use to describe a person who does not assert a belief that God exists?..... Being a subjective question, I would definately have to say Atheist.
What word would I use to describe a...
Here is my challenge to you, learn to find your own definitions.
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If you were Lord and Ruler, your acceptance may mean something to me. As you are not, I am agnostic to your acceptance.
And here is the problem in your belief, there doesn't need to be anything in...
If you look very closely to the rest of what I wrote to Beau, you may gain a better understanding.
However, to answer your question, it doesn't make it any different to my beliefs or your beliefs, we are all in the same boat, albeit some of us just don't know it.
Hi Madhuri,
Yes I am an Australian.
My religious/spiritual path, now that is an interesting question. As an agnositic, I don't have an organised religion, albeit being an agnostic I definately have a deity belief, so therefore I do belong to a religion.
I like to refer to my religion as...
Madhuri, I do understand the complete connotations of the definitions pertaining to the word atheist. And I further understand it is human nature to paint a personally held perception, in the best light possible. Though thank you for your trouble.
On a personal level, I just find it...
That Beaudreaux is not a belief, that is a made up story, which may or may not be correct, I have no idea of what is on alpha centauri, albeit I would suggest, a high probability there are no flaming armadillos. By the way, do you see the armadillos, spreading across the two stars, in sort of a...
The funniest thing in all of this, okay I have a warped sense of humour, is that anybody now who has a personal grudge against Jon Stewart, could go and bump him off, and Muslim extremists would get the blame for it.
Sort of reminds me of the archduke ferdinand affair, and the start of WW1.