Intuition and the belief in god

[Unveiled Artist]

But the study showed that the intuitive types got it wrong more often. Does being wrong not bother anyone?

It would. Bothers me all the time and mine comes with impulse actions not just spontaneous feelings. Though cant see the connection to my post. It would bother people.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

What purpose is there for this study and why would I take it seriously when they mention at the end that it's just a correlation, Sorry, 'Casual link'?

Also, They let everyone know that they aren't saying Theists are stupid. That they felt the need to emphasize this raises some flags imo.

I didnt get that implied message that theist are stupid. I got the question wrong myself. Its just comparing intuition with reflection. One isnt bad and the other good. The article also said that atheist (and everyone else) are still on the sliding scale of Both.

Making an incorrect decision isnt a bad/stupid decison. The two dont match. Intuition isnt bad. It just that theist belief (according to article) is based on intuition.

If a christian experience pain, his first immediate reaction maybe the devil. If something good happens, he immediatly attributes it to god.

Reflectors (in article case atheist) see things "different". Something bad happens, they think about what make contri ute to it before making a final decision to call it bad. Likewise with good.

They both are valid points. One isnt stupid and other not. That doesnt make sense in my opinion.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Making an incorrect decision isn't a bad/stupid decison.

I think it often is.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

I think it often is.

Eh. Choosing the wrong answer wasnt a bad decision just, well, let me know I didnt on basic math. My morals werent affected. Guess it depends on what the incorrect decision. If four people lined side by side and two where held over a cliff the other two safe on ground...if there was a curtain preventing me to see this, making the incorrect decision on choosing which to save well that would be bad cause it affects my morals for not choosing the people hanging.

Depends.

 

[Unification]

It was based on intuition. It was based on gut feeling, a sudden emotion. I made the decision and hoped my intuition or cause for sudden emotions was correct.

Like the math problem. The intuitive people (people who used their intuition) went off gut feeling to answer the question. We trust our intuition to he correct while reflective people dont do that.

Im confused. Are we talkin pass each other?

I think that's it's the close differences between common definitions of words, such as "intuitive," "reflective," "feeling," "gut feeling," "instinctive."

Just as while I was reading the article, my initial "instincts" were to be naive and believe they were talking about "intuition." When it was my intuition that overrid my instinct and allowed me to understand that it didn't make sense that the test was based on the "intuitive" but rather it was based on "instinctive reaction" vs. "reflective."

The irony!!

 

[Unification]

I think that's it's the close differences between common definitions of words, such as "intuitive," "reflective," "feeling," "gut feeling," "instinctive."

Just as while I was reading the article, my initial "instincts" were to be naive and believe they were talking about "intuition." When it was my intuition that overrid my instinct and allowed me to understand that it didn't make sense that the test was based on the "intuitive" but rather it was based on "instinctive reaction" vs. "reflective."

The irony!!

In other words, many who read this article weren't being very reflective. It was an automatic assumption of instinct that it was "intuitive vs. reflective."

 

[Unveiled Artist]

I think that's it's the close differences between common definitions of words, such as "intuitive," "reflective," "feeling," "gut feeling," "instinctive."

Just as while I was reading the article, my initial "instincts" were to be naive and believe they were talking about "intuition." When it was my intuition that overrid my instinct and allowed me to understand that it didn't make sense that the test was based on the "intuitive" but rather it was based on "instinctive reaction" vs. "reflective."

The irony!!

Em. They got intuitive and instinctive mixed up? I can see that. Probably because people who use their intuition make choices by instinct.

Words!

 

[Unification]

Em. They got intuitive and instinctive mixed up? I can see that. Probably because people who use their intuition make choices by instinct.

Words!

To me it would be so, but we are all different.

Just as how "intuitive," "instinct," and "reflective" go together with the word "God."

When the word "God" is brought up, instant instincts and assumptions are made by many humans. Conditioned mental instinct says "God" must be a supernatural deity because religions say so." Whereas, that is not being reflective at all. Intuition will tell someone, "God" cannot be any of that stuff. A reflective thinker may think that "God" could be natural and not a deity.

Believing or disbelieving in "God" would not be very reflective if instinct automatically defines a mere word as being this or that.

 

[Ponder This]

But the study showed that the intuitive types got it wrong more often. Does being wrong not bother anyone?

Actually... I think it does bother people, which is why it's so reassuring that even though you might be wrong, God isn't.

 

[ahamtatsat]

The way i define intuition is different to at least some degree. For example about 3 yrs ago - shade under - it struck me forcefully that mandatory vaccination was going to be the SWAT assault to blow open the doors of our freedoms and allow access for govt interference wherever they choose. This has proven true, obviously.

i've had many instances of this sort of intuitive knowledge assessment and while to degree it can sometimes be attributed to subliminally known facets we have bumped into which coalesce into some sort of conclusion which bursts forth from the subliminal - there are other times and aspects which seem to make this less than certain to be the cause.

i did not have any of my now (over) 200 articles, links, interviews, stories, graphs, charts, medical abstracts, biochemical pathway studies etc which i now use as evidence and reason as to why i personally oppose vaccination for my body and believe there are many valid concerns about the lies and distortions given society to sell the drug pusher agenda.

Years ago as i stayed on the Pine Ridge Rez in SDak to finish up a remodeling job - my wife was in Ely Mn with a friend looking for a house. They drove up to a large, square house, and my wife stated that it was perfect, but too nice for us. Margaret closed her eyes, stated "I see you in the house. You are good for the house. The house is good for you. It will end up taking three different parties, and you will end up not needing a bank." That turns out to be an incredibly lucky guess, because 2 months later, our house was bought without a bank from a person who we'd met about a month prior - and she was part of the three parties we'd needed to buy the house.....

 

[ahamtatsat]

To me it would be so, but we are all different.

Just as how "intuitive," "instinct," and "reflective" go together with the word "God."

When the word "God" is brought up, instant instincts and assumptions are made by many humans. Conditioned mental instinct says "God" must be a supernatural deity because religions say so." Whereas, that is not being reflective at all. Intuition will tell someone, "God" cannot be any of that stuff. A reflective thinker may think that "God" could be natural and not a deity.

Believing or disbelieving in "God" would not be very reflective if instinct automatically defines a mere word as being this or that.

When the nature of the Divine is somewhat beyond intellectualization, one wonders how accurate mental reflection/cogitation can be regarding "that subject". lol