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Does It Matter What You Believe?
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Do you think that life has a purpose? “What we have learned about the evolutionary process has enormous implications for us, affecting our sense of meaning in life.” One said His conclusion? I can see no cosmic or ultimate meaning in human life.
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To answer the question, it is better not to believe, as belief impedes rational thought. Rational thought leads to the conclusion that life doesn't have a purpose as it would require a creator for there to be a purpose. So far even Elderman has failed to provide evidence for the existence of a creator and if he can't provide evidence then who can?
"I Believe"
I believe for every drop of rain that falls
A flower grows,
I believe that somewhere in the darkest night
A candle glows,
I believe for everyone who goes astray,
Someone will come to show the way,
I believe, I believe.
I believe above the storm a smallest prayer
Will still be heard,
I believe that someone in the great somewhere
Hears every word,
Every time I hear a newborn baby cry,
Or touch a leaf, or see the sky,
Then I know why,
I believe.
Every time I hear a newborn baby cry,
Or touch a leaf, or see the sky,
Then I know why,
I believe.
I believe for every drop of rain that falls
A flower grows,
I believe that somewhere in the darkest night
A candle glows,
I believe for everyone who goes astray,
Someone will come to show the way,
I believe, I believe.
I believe above the storm a smallest prayer
Will still be heard,
I believe that someone in the great somewhere
Hears every word,
Every time I hear a newborn baby cry,
Or touch a leaf, or see the sky,
Then I know why,
I believe.
Every time I hear a newborn baby cry,
Or touch a leaf, or see the sky,
Then I know why,
I believe.
sandyroe //[atheists will] take your well intentioned words and twist them into a cudgel to blatter you with. Better by far just to say your piece at let them digest it at their leisure. //
In digestive terms Elderman's words are very like dietry fibre. Absolutely no nutritional value but it keeps things moving and is the main ingredient of sh!t.
In digestive terms Elderman's words are very like dietry fibre. Absolutely no nutritional value but it keeps things moving and is the main ingredient of sh!t.
Sandy - “The fact that you do believe is more important than what you believe. Faith gives a structure to life. Even the poor, benighted, atheists live better lives because of their belief in nothing.”
Taking the moral high ground again eh? You theists do like to convince yourselves that you are somehow morally superior to the rest of us don't you? Odd then, that I have never seen the commandment, “Thou shall claim moral superiority over the inexcusables and conduct thyself in a haughty manner”.
Taking the moral high ground again eh? You theists do like to convince yourselves that you are somehow morally superior to the rest of us don't you? Odd then, that I have never seen the commandment, “Thou shall claim moral superiority over the inexcusables and conduct thyself in a haughty manner”.
//Does It Matter What You Believe?//
Reality is what matters. Do your beliefs correspond to reality?
//Do you think that life has a purpose?//
Purpose implies the fulfillment of a goal. Life and reason merely provide the means to achieve it.
//“What we have learned about the evolutionary process has enormous implications for us, affecting our sense of meaning in life.” One said His conclusion? I can see no cosmic or ultimate meaning in human life.//
What distinguishes us from our evolutionary predecessors is our capacity to appreciate all that which made our existence possible and our ability to envision possibilities for advancements in growth exponentially superior to the slow grinding progress of evolution alone . . . should you choose to believe that the one chance at life you’ve been given really matters.
Reality is what matters. Do your beliefs correspond to reality?
//Do you think that life has a purpose?//
Purpose implies the fulfillment of a goal. Life and reason merely provide the means to achieve it.
//“What we have learned about the evolutionary process has enormous implications for us, affecting our sense of meaning in life.” One said His conclusion? I can see no cosmic or ultimate meaning in human life.//
What distinguishes us from our evolutionary predecessors is our capacity to appreciate all that which made our existence possible and our ability to envision possibilities for advancements in growth exponentially superior to the slow grinding progress of evolution alone . . . should you choose to believe that the one chance at life you’ve been given really matters.
Do we not often observe that people believe what they want to believe? Perhaps they believe something because it is popular. This is often true with regard to belief.
In a survey carried on lying, said the vast majority of the respondents felt that “lying on minor issues in order to protect oneself or to protect others from harm is permissible, yes, even necessary so that people get along with one another. And one journalist wrote: “To tell the truth and only the truth at all times is a noble ideal but boring.”
Could it be that we prefer that other people speak the truth yet feel that we at times have good reason not to speak the truth ourselves? Does it matter whether we tell the truth or not? What are the consequences of speaking what is not true?
Consider the damage that untruth can do. Falsehood breeds distrust between marriage mates and among family members. Unfounded gossip can damage a person’s reputation. Cheating by employees raises operating costs and results in more expensive products. False claims on tax returns rob governments of needed revenues to provide public services. Fabrications by researchers ruin promising careers and tarnish the reputation of respected institutions. Dishonest get-rich-quick schemes divest gullible investors of their life savings or worse. No wonder the Bible tells us that among the things that are detestable to God are “a false tongue” and “a false witness that launches forth lies”!—Proverbs 6:16-19.
Widespread lying can cause damage both to individuals and to society as a whole. Few would dispute that fact. Why, then, do people deliberately tell what is untrue? And is every untruth a lie?
In a survey carried on lying, said the vast majority of the respondents felt that “lying on minor issues in order to protect oneself or to protect others from harm is permissible, yes, even necessary so that people get along with one another. And one journalist wrote: “To tell the truth and only the truth at all times is a noble ideal but boring.”
Could it be that we prefer that other people speak the truth yet feel that we at times have good reason not to speak the truth ourselves? Does it matter whether we tell the truth or not? What are the consequences of speaking what is not true?
Consider the damage that untruth can do. Falsehood breeds distrust between marriage mates and among family members. Unfounded gossip can damage a person’s reputation. Cheating by employees raises operating costs and results in more expensive products. False claims on tax returns rob governments of needed revenues to provide public services. Fabrications by researchers ruin promising careers and tarnish the reputation of respected institutions. Dishonest get-rich-quick schemes divest gullible investors of their life savings or worse. No wonder the Bible tells us that among the things that are detestable to God are “a false tongue” and “a false witness that launches forth lies”!—Proverbs 6:16-19.
Widespread lying can cause damage both to individuals and to society as a whole. Few would dispute that fact. Why, then, do people deliberately tell what is untrue? And is every untruth a lie?
Around the earth, millions of persons are working hard and trying to find happiness in living. Yet there comes a time when people stop and ask, Where am I really going? It may seem that life is merely a matter of living a few short years, raising children to carry on the family name, and then the children in turn repeat the same cycle. Is there no greater purpose in it all?
More cutting and pasting from Elderman -
the reference though, she is quite pretty.....
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