Everybody needs faith in something, right?

[`mud]

Another 'clone' of a 'clone' here.
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'mud

 

[paarsurrey]

Depends on what you mean.
I feel everyone has trust in something or someone to keep them going. Maybe themselves. Teddy bare. Family. Culture. Values. Practice. Religion. Whatever.
I mean, if I stocked everything on evidence then I have to chuck all my "assumptions" and interpretations that my mother loves me because there is no objective "evidence" she does... just how I interpret love itself compared to another feeling. All subjective.
Im sure all people trust in something to keep them motivated to live. It does Not need to be religious in nature.

If they see much merit in doubting or being skeptical about everything for nothing, then they should not trust anything or have faith in anything when the life starts.
Regards

 

[LuisDantas]

well....do the nonbelievers out number the faithful?

I'm from that time when "all" meant "all".

 

[LuisDantas]

If they see much merit in doubting or being skeptical about everything for nothing, then they should not trust anything or have faith in anything when the life starts.
Regards

That does not actually have a clear meaning. Are you even talking about conceivably real people?

 

[Parsimony]

If they see much merit in doubting or being skeptical about everything for nothing, then they should not trust anything or have faith in anything when the life starts.
Regards

Skepticism doesn't mean "doubt everything", it means "doubt everything that doesn't have compelling supportive evidence". Very big difference there. You knew that already, though, didn't you? It's certainly been said enough around here for you to have seen it before.

 

[Thief]

I'm from that time when "all" meant "all".

so you don't believe in anything greater than yourself?

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Right?
Regards

Everyone has belief in something, since a belief is just an accepted proposition about the world. However, faith is of a particular kind of belief. Faith is believing in what cannot be proven with empirical evidence, in the anticipation that one will receive that evidence at a later date.

Therefore, its arguable rather or not everyone has 'faith' in something.

 

[Thief]

Everyone has belief in something, since a belief is just an accepted proposition about the world. However, faith is of a particular kind of belief. Faith is believing in what cannot be proven with empirical evidence, in the anticipation that one will receive that evidence at a later date.

Therefore, its arguable rather or not everyone has 'faith' in something.

top of the line life form are you?

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Hm? Please rephrase.

If they see much merit in doubting or being skeptical about everything for nothing, then they should not trust anything or have faith in anything when the life starts.
Regards

Just saying that I fesl everyone trusts in something to keep motivated to live. Doubt, evidence, skepticism may be a part of it. I dont know. Depends on the person.

 

[LuisDantas]

so you don't believe in anything greater than yourself?

You know, I think it is time for people to clarify what they mean with such a question.

I believe that mountains exist. They are bigger than me. But that is not really what you mean to ask, correct?

I believe in the common good and the need for some degree of concession towards it. Maybe that is what you mean to ask?

I do not believe that deities exist except as human creations. I definitely do not believe in a creator of existence itself.

If those statements do not answer your question, you may want to reword it.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

considering the diversity of the membership here....
we all suspect Something Greater...

Not all of us suspect something greater. How did you come to that opinion?

 

[paarsurrey]

Hm? Please rephrase.
Just saying that I fesl everyone trusts in something to keep motivated to live. Doubt, evidence, skepticism may be a part of it. I dont know. Depends on the person.

Faith, trust, doubt, to be sceptic; all have an occasion and appropriate/opportune time they need to be exhibited out of that life cannot start. Life starts with faith/trust in parents and the society one lives in, when there is an anomaly only then one can doubt reasonably, not otherwise.
Regards

 

[The Emperor of Mankind]

Another 'clone' of a 'clone' here.
~
'mud

You all look alike to me!!

 

[LuisDantas]

Faith, trust, doubt, to be sceptic; all have an occasion and appropriate/opportune time they need to be exhibited out of that life cannot start. Life starts with faith/trust in parents and the society one lives in, when there is an anomaly only then one can doubt reasonably, not otherwise.
Regards

Why not otherwise?

 

[paarsurrey]

A child is born and when it starts learning from the parents and other members of the family, if he does not trust them and doubts them he will remain ignorant the whole life. Later in life when he sees some anomaly in the things then of course he could do. This is the natural course. Right?
Regards

 

[Thief]

You know, I think it is time for people to clarify what they mean with such a question.

I believe that mountains exist. They are bigger than me. But that is not really what you mean to ask, correct?

I believe in the common good and the need for some degree of concession towards it. Maybe that is what you mean to ask?

I do not believe that deities exist except as human creations. I definitely do not believe in a creator of existence itself.

If those statements do not answer your question, you may want to reword it.

or you might consider the question...as is

 

[Thief]

Not all of us suspect something greater. How did you come to that opinion?

ok....so some people believe they are top of the line life form.....as is....

now go look in the mirror

 

[psychoslice]

I don't have faith, if something is going to happen then it will happen, if its not going to happen then it wont happen, my faith isn't going to make any difference in what will happen.

 

[Thief]

I don't have faith, if something is going to happen then it will happen, if its not going to happen then it wont happen, my faith isn't going to make any difference in what will happen.

I don't believe that.

 

[psychoslice]

I don't believe that.

That's fine, it doesn't need you to believe it.