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Faith.
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I think the very idea of faith implies a closed mind. I think that it's the arrogant assumption that you know the answer to a question that is impossible to answer.

Disagree with me? Probably. Tell me why I'm wrong, then.


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"I have no valid complaint against hustlers. No rational bitch. But the act of selling is repulsive to me. I harbor a secret urge to whack a salesman in the face, crack his teeth and put red bumps around his eyes." -Hunter S Thompson
http://phluck.is-after.us

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Re: Faith. [Re: Phluck]
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well it depends on faith in WHAT...

Like I have faith that I will wake up tomorrow morning and eat cereal.

I don't have faith, however, in a bearded man who lives up in the clouds and watches over my every move, unless you're referring to spy-satellites and "the man" in general ;-)


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Insert an "I think" mentally in front of eveything I say that seems sketchy, because I certainly don't KNOW much. Also; feel free to yell at me.
In addition: SHPONGLE

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Re: Faith. [Re: Phluck]
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I never thought of faith as knowing the answer, but having ideas and hope for it. It is usually thought of as mainly being associated with Christianity, but this isnt necessarily true. Faith can be applied to a lot of things. I have faith that when I die, my energy will live on. This isnt mainly a Christian belief, it is just what Im hoping for.  :smirk: 


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You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day,
Lord you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way. Turn your love my waaaaaay, Yea.
-Richard (Dickey) Betts

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Re: Faith. [Re: Strumpling]
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I don't have absolute faith that I'll wake up tommorow and eat breakfast. I'll plan for tommorow as though that will occur though, 'cause otherwise I guess someone else will be doing the planning for me  :tongue:


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"I have no valid complaint against hustlers. No rational bitch. But the act of selling is repulsive to me. I harbor a secret urge to whack a salesman in the face, crack his teeth and put red bumps around his eyes." -Hunter S Thompson
http://phluck.is-after.us

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Re: Faith. [Re: bluesky]
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If it's just what you're hoping for, is it really faith? I'm open to the idea that there's an afterlife, but I think that to have faith in something like that... well why bother thinking if I already "know" the answers?


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"I have no valid complaint against hustlers. No rational bitch. But the act of selling is repulsive to me. I harbor a secret urge to whack a salesman in the face, crack his teeth and put red bumps around his eyes." -Hunter S Thompson
http://phluck.is-after.us

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Re: Faith. [Re: Phluck]
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I don't think faith is arrogant, but some people are arrogant and they will express their faith in a like manner.

I have faith in a lot of things. At some point I think everyone HAS to have faith in at least something.

I have faith that what I experience is real and not just the figment of a delusional mind. I hope that doesn't make me arrogant, though  :grin: :grin:


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Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free.
But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.

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Re: Faith. [Re: trendal]
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"I have faith that what I experience is real and not just the figment of a delusional mind."

How do you know that for sure?


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"I have no valid complaint against hustlers. No rational bitch. But the act of selling is repulsive to me. I harbor a secret urge to whack a salesman in the face, crack his teeth and put red bumps around his eyes." -Hunter S Thompson
http://phluck.is-after.us

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Re: Faith. [Re: Phluck]
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you gotta have faith on some level else you would just experience random chaos and not have a chance at survival


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If you're frightened of dying and you're holding on.you'll see devils tearing your life away.
But...if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels
Freeing you from the earth.

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Re: Faith. [Re: Phluck]
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I totally agreed with you at first, but faith is defined as "belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence". It seems illogical to have faith, but does that make someone with faith closed minded? I certainly agree with the 2nd part of what you said - that it's the arrogant assumption that you know the answer to a question which is impossible to know for sure.


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:smile:  Just stating my thoughts, not trying to offend  :smile:

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Re: Faith. [Re: Eightball]
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No you don't. I operate on certain assumptions, but I am always open to the possibility that everything I know could be wrong.


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"I have no valid complaint against hustlers. No rational bitch. But the act of selling is repulsive to me. I harbor a secret urge to whack a salesman in the face, crack his teeth and put red bumps around his eyes." -Hunter S Thompson
http://phluck.is-after.us

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Re: Faith. [Re: GoBlue!]
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"It seems illogical to have faith, but does that make someone with faith closed minded?"

They have closed their mind to all possibilites that oppose whatever they have faith in. Have faith in God? You've closed your mind to the possibility that there is no god. Or that there are multiple gods. Have faith there is no god? Blah blah blah.


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"I have no valid complaint against hustlers. No rational bitch. But the act of selling is repulsive to me. I harbor a secret urge to whack a salesman in the face, crack his teeth and put red bumps around his eyes." -Hunter S Thompson
http://phluck.is-after.us

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Re: Faith. [Re: Phluck]
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"I operate on certain assumptions, but I am always open to the possibility that everything I know could be wrong."

That is the best possible attitude that anyone can adopt.

As someone said though, I do not think that faith necessarily implies arrogance. Albert Einstein had faith, literally, that his theories would be proven correct. He worked by intuition. There is nothing wrong with that.

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Re: Faith. [Re: Phluck]
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damn you should look into plato


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In addition: SHPONGLE

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Re: Faith. [Re: ]
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I think faith is an arrogant thing. I don't think it necessarily makes you an arrogant person.


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"I have no valid complaint against hustlers. No rational bitch. But the act of selling is repulsive to me. I harbor a secret urge to whack a salesman in the face, crack his teeth and put red bumps around his eyes." -Hunter S Thompson
http://phluck.is-after.us

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Re: Faith. [Re: Phluck]
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I see your point.

I guess I am making the distinction between a person who thinks something is true because of their intuition and a person who "knows" they're right without regard for the facts.

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Re: Faith. [Re: ]
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I believe what your saying to a certain extent.
"I know nothing"
But i still have faith in something, i don't know what it is, but i have faith just not in God.


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Peace out my brothers, for everyone has a bit of insanity in them

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Re: Faith. [Re: GrowingVines]
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I like Faith Hill. She is a hottie!


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The proof is in the pudding.

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Re: Faith. [Re: Phluck]
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alan watts:

give us this day our daily faith
but deliver us from our beliefs
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old enough to know better
not old enough to care

Edited by gnrm23 (11/21/02 05:16 AM)

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Re: Faith. [Re: Phluck]
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faith is the push of energy that helps you form your reality. if you have enough faith, you can walk on water (see Jesus) or do anything you want. i see where you're coming from, but if you have no faith you wander aimlessly in your reality...


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-akyouser.oner
<(((((((((((((((@~~~

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Re: Faith. [Re: akyouser_oner]
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An ancient metaphor-laden text is hardly a good reference as to what is or is not possible. If you cannot walk on unfrozen, deep water without pontoon feet, then your post has no meaning whatsoever.


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The proof is in the pudding.

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