Is there a reason you're picking a fight with me?I didn’t realize they were administering medicine when all they were told was to go door-to-door by their boss.
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Is there a reason you're picking a fight with me?I didn’t realize they were administering medicine when all they were told was to go door-to-door by their boss.
Does anyone here keep their true religious/spiritual beliefs to themselves because people would think they’re cuckoo? Personally, I don’t share my beliefs with people outside of this website. It feels good to talk about my beliefs, every now and again, here where nobody knows who I am.
Does anyone here keep their true religious/spiritual beliefs to themselves because people would think they’re cuckoo?
It feels good to talk about my beliefs, every now and again, here where nobody knows who I am.
On the whole, my religion is who and what I am. Religion in the more traditional sense simply is one's culture and identity and relationships. That cannot be hidden if one chooses to exist within the world.
Ditto for me. I once had a wonderful half-hour or so of an evening when some people showed up unannounced to try to convert us. I instead, while I continued to do yard work in front of them, told them all about MY religion, and wouldn't they be interested in converting?
They listened politely for awhile, said goodbye, then went about their own business...
Why would I lie when I can tell them the truth?
I most certainly was not playing a joke on them...I was giving them some of their own medicine back.
Now, if I were going to yank their chains, I would have said, "Do you have some time to hear about Our Lord Cthulhu?"I've done exactly the same thing, and I don't think it's wrong to turn the tables like that. I'm well-versed in the Bible and have the advantage of being a former Christian evangelist, evangelism team leader, and effective street preacher, which all required substantial knowledge of the Bible and Christian theology. So it doesn't take me long to turn the tables on people who are trying to proselytize me. Like you, I give them a dose of their own medicine.
That would not work for me.Does anyone here keep their true religious/spiritual beliefs to themselves because people would think they’re cuckoo?
If you believe in something or someone, then your reason is the truth behind it. opposite or contradictory views can not all be true at the same time therefore, by sharing your beliefs, someone might come to understand whether or not they are walking the right path.Does anyone here keep their true religious/spiritual beliefs to themselves because people would think they’re cuckoo? Personally, I don’t share my beliefs with people outside of this website. It feels good to talk about my beliefs, every now and again, here where nobody knows who I am.
Contradictory views can all be true at the same time if you read between the linesIf you believe in something or someone, then your reason is the truth behind it. opposite or contradictory views can not all be true at the same time therefore, by sharing your beliefs, someone might come to understand whether or not they are walking the right path.
Only in three ways, and in order:I find that no one ever asks about my ideas about spirituality. Not even here. So I surmise that no one cares. Occasionally there will be a thread here that asks a general question about our spiritual perspectives, but it's not a very common occurrence.
Do any of you all think anyone really cares what you believe in this regard? Why do you think so?
please i don't know what rule you're using but if it about truth claims, contradictory statements can not all be true at the same time example; 'God Is Spirit' against 'God is Not Spirit' both can never be true only one unless you Say 'God is Spirit, God Is Man' then it is not a contradiction meaning all can be true.Contradictory views can all be true at the same time if you read between the lines
When i Question is posed, no body will directly ask you for your ideas, whether or not they are useful, unless you lay them down. It's all up to youI find that no one ever asks about my ideas about spirituality. Not even here. So I surmise that no one cares. Occasionally there will be a thread here that asks a general question about our spiritual perspectives, but it's not a very common occurrence.
Do any of you all think anyone really cares what you believe in this regard? Why do you think so?
You’re not reading between the linesplease i don't know what rule you're using but if it about truth claims, contradictory statements can not all be true at the same time example; 'God Is Spirit' against 'God is Not Spirit' both can never be true only one unless you Say 'God is Spirit, God Is Man' then it is not a contradiction meaning all can be true.
kindly enlighten me then, by first defining 'read between the lines'You’re not reading between the lines
Most religious texts are a story about the one truth. Some texts are closer to the truth than others.kindly enlighten me then, by first defining 'read between the lines'
I care about other people's beliefs, so I feel its possible someone cares about mine.I find that no one ever asks about my ideas about spirituality. Not even here. So I surmise that no one cares. Occasionally there will be a thread here that asks a general question about our spiritual perspectives, but it's not a very common occurrence.
Do any of you all think anyone really cares what you believe in this regard? Why do you think so?