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How about instead of ' Do No Harm' change to ' Do Only Good ' ___________.................................
just a thought.
What is the best guide?
Some say your heart. Others say your opinions, thoughts...
Some say, definitely not a book.
The latter is shocking to me, because we use books everyday, which are written by people over centuries. Some of these books are science textbooks, cookbooks, health and medical books, self-help book. You name it, books are very much a part of our lives, and they have helped millions.
Yet, some believe that when it comes to life, we don't need a book. We only need our opinions and ideas. Trial and error.
What though if a person dies because he chose to trust in and follow his own ideas and opinions?
That person never gets to see the outcome.
Yikes.
That's does not seem very practical to me.
It's more reasonable to have a guide.
I mean, isn't that why we are happy for good parents and teachers for the children.
If I went hiking, in foreign land, I sure would be happy to have a guide. Man... I'm telling you.
When I get a manual with my brand new Dipmonade, Whew. I'm so relieved.
Don't go looking for Dipmonade. I made that up.
The point is, humans are happy for a more experienced person - perhaps a scientist, a doctor, mechanic, ... to guide them, or direct them. Or at least some kind of map, instruction manual, ... to show them the way.
Yet, when it comes to our lives... we want to direct our own steps.
Yeah, I hear you Mister Urkel.
LOL
I have heard in recent times many people saying, the animals seem more intelligent than humans.
I've come to understand why.
I well know, O Jehovah, that man’s way does not belong to him. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.
Jeremiah 10:23
There is a way that seems right to a man, But in the end it leads to death.
Proverbs 14:12
I think the problem most people have though, is with the Bible, being of any practical value, or being useful as a guide.
What's your experience, or thoughts on the above?
Do you find it more practical to follow your own hear, feelings, thoughts, ideas, opinions... rather than a book?
Do you think the Bible can serve as a guide in our life, in any way?
Both could be interpreted as one desired no doubt. If one complained, perhaps harm would be easier to spot - as in discrimination.How about instead of ' Do No Harm' change to ' Do Only Good ' ___________
Yes, Earth is resilient and bounces back once any pollution is stopped
However, even a thinking resilient Earth won't plant or cultivate a beautiful edenic flower garden.
I think it is accepted of science that our earlier attempts to understand whatever is studied might not be the full picture, and hence why we often do revise opinions and beliefs. Perhaps we will never have a full understanding. I think the US constitution seems to be one of the issues in the way of ever having proper gun control, given that some will fight like hell to never alter the bit about having the right to own weapons. Not until a Civil war breaks out perhaps, and is the only way that such change might come about.
Really? How so?
Yes, and the one book stands undefeated. So that one writer who tried everything under the sun - actually tested it out, said, "The words of the wise are like oxgoads, and their collected sayings are like firmly embedded nails; they have been given from one shepherd. As for anything besides these, my son, be warned: To the making of many books there is no end, and much devotion to them is wearisome to the flesh. The conclusion of the matter, everything having been heard, is: Fear the true God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole obligation of man. (Ecclesiastes 12:11-13)
Do you find that many, or most people have "a good conscience"?
How does one acquire this "good conscience", would you say?
I think that would be similar to following a map, without knowing where you want to go.
Makes one wonder, where that "respectfulness" toward all came from. Where do you think it came from?A book or many books, and often many opinions and/or evidence too? But trying to wade through that which is more true than false surely is better than simply believing the one book, so a more widespread appreciation of evidence from the various areas of being human, to me at least, is a more genuine approach than accepting any one belief. And hence doing enough research so as to try to understand where our beliefs might come from in the first place.
To me, it doesn't take much effort to recognise where the truth lies, as to humanity being more peaceful and respectful towards all, and anything which tends to oppose such is more than suspicious - especially when it lies within the human having such or within some particular doctrine or dogma, and especially so if the latter has come from a few thousand years ago.
Ultimately our best guide is in having a neutral upbringing, enough freedom to obtain appropriate evidence and knowledge, enough intelligence to function properly, and the desire to simply want truth over anything else - even if the truth might not be so forthcoming as and when we would like it.
Now that you bring up interpretation, I suppose you did a lot of that, in order to arrive at those, in order to condemn the book, because for one thing, the book does not approve of slavery, which many focus on - the kind condemned by most people. For another, nowhere does the book glorify killing your own child. Nor does it center on scape-goating... whatever that means, but even if I don't know what you mean, I know it's your view... based on experience. ...and nowhere does the book condemn billions to an eternity of torture.
That explains everything.
If we used the Golden Rule, we wouldn't have so much crime, poverty, war, pollution, etc.What is the best guide?
Some say your heart. Others say your opinions, thoughts...
Some say, definitely not a book.
The latter is shocking to me, because we use books everyday, which are written by people over centuries. Some of these books are science textbooks, cookbooks, health and medical books, self-help book. You name it, books are very much a part of our lives, and they have helped millions.
Yet, some believe that when it comes to life, we don't need a book. We only need our opinions and ideas. Trial and error.
What though if a person dies because he chose to trust in and follow his own ideas and opinions?
That person never gets to see the outcome.
Yikes.
That's does not seem very practical to me.
It's more reasonable to have a guide.
I mean, isn't that why we are happy for good parents and teachers for the children.
If I went hiking, in foreign land, I sure would be happy to have a guide. Man... I'm telling you.
When I get a manual with my brand new Dipmonade, Whew. I'm so relieved.
Don't go looking for Dipmonade. I made that up.
The point is, humans are happy for a more experienced person - perhaps a scientist, a doctor, mechanic, ... to guide them, or direct them. Or at least some kind of map, instruction manual, ... to show them the way.
Yet, when it comes to our lives... we want to direct our own steps.
Yeah, I hear you Mister Urkel.
LOL
I have heard in recent times many people saying, the animals seem more intelligent than humans.
I've come to understand why.
I well know, O Jehovah, that man’s way does not belong to him. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.
Jeremiah 10:23
There is a way that seems right to a man, But in the end it leads to death.
Proverbs 14:12
I think the problem most people have though, is with the Bible, being of any practical value, or being useful as a guide.
What's your experience, or thoughts on the above?
Do you find it more practical to follow your own hear, feelings, thoughts, ideas, opinions... rather than a book?
Do you think the Bible can serve as a guide in our life, in any way?
I think it is accepted of science that our earlier attempts to understand whatever is studied might not be the full picture, and hence why we often do revise opinions and beliefs. Perhaps we will never have a full understanding. I think the US constitution seems to be one of the issues in the way of ever having proper gun control, given that some will fight like hell to never alter the bit about having the right to own weapons. Not until a Civil war breaks out perhaps, and is the only way that such change might come about.
As to religions - well not so good if they got it wrong so long ago and we (collectively) are lumbered with it. The females living in Afghanistan might be aware of this.
That does not answer the question of how persons acquire this "good conscience".
True.
Some people once thought that there were things in the Bible, they could not excuse, until they got all the facts.
I know a lot of intelligent people... a lot. Scientists physicians. etc.
I can agree about propaganda because propaganda teaches us 'what' to think.