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Do We Need To Believe In Something ?
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A believer recently told me he believes in God, despite lack of proof because he has an inner need to.
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Woofy...if someone wants to believe in something without any proof being provided, that is up to them. I have no beef with them at all....live and let live is my motto.
I was brought up as a good little Catholic boy, in the 50's and 60s, and accepted everything that I was told.
But when I became older, about 16, it was obvious that most, if not all of what I had been told, couldn't possible be true,as it involved belief in the supernatural.
There are people, mostly in America, but not exclusively so, that believe that the Grand Canyon is only 6,000 years old, despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Its that ability to suspend disbelief that I find difficult to understand.
I was brought up as a good little Catholic boy, in the 50's and 60s, and accepted everything that I was told.
But when I became older, about 16, it was obvious that most, if not all of what I had been told, couldn't possible be true,as it involved belief in the supernatural.
There are people, mostly in America, but not exclusively so, that believe that the Grand Canyon is only 6,000 years old, despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Its that ability to suspend disbelief that I find difficult to understand.
Naomi...not sure what point you are trying to make. I use the GC argument as an example of what blind faith can achieve, with some people, over facts.
The GC is not 6000 years, and to have a belief that it is, shows a lack of being able differentiate fact from fiction.
Here is another thing that you will have heard from me....all religions are invented and involve a irrational belief in illogical circumstances.
If anybody on here wants to believe in any superstitious mumbo-jumbo, it is entirely up to them.
If I were to suddenly announce on here, that I thought Father Xmas or the Tooth Fairy were real, I would justifiably be open to ridicule and criticism. But it would be up to me to give evidence that both existed, rather than unbelievers to prove that they didn't.
The GC is not 6000 years, and to have a belief that it is, shows a lack of being able differentiate fact from fiction.
Here is another thing that you will have heard from me....all religions are invented and involve a irrational belief in illogical circumstances.
If anybody on here wants to believe in any superstitious mumbo-jumbo, it is entirely up to them.
If I were to suddenly announce on here, that I thought Father Xmas or the Tooth Fairy were real, I would justifiably be open to ridicule and criticism. But it would be up to me to give evidence that both existed, rather than unbelievers to prove that they didn't.
mikey; Why are you so concerned about a handful of seriously weird types who think the world is only 6,000 years old. I have met many people from many religions and have never met a soul who believes that. The Pope doesn't believe it, the Archbishop of Canterbury doesn't, nor equally The Dalai Lama.
It seems an odd reason by which to dismiss all religions don't you think?
It seems an odd reason by which to dismiss all religions don't you think?