RE: My view and reasons for them. Atheist and Christians welcome here. (short)
May 8, 2018 at 5:59 pm
(This post was last modified: May 8, 2018 at 6:09 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(May 8, 2018 at 5:25 pm)Quick Wrote: If it so happened that my beliefs were wrong and disproven (they never will be), I am not sure how I would react to that.Then you're not sure that your purpose in life derives from those beliefs or would vanish in their absence......but let's take a moment to point out the absurdity of what you chose to include in parenthesis.
Quote:However, you make it seem as though I am already believing something that has been proven false, which isn't the case. Everything else you are talking about is purely hypothetical and not worth discussing.Just from hearing your own rationalizations I already know that your beliefs are false as communicated..but that;s immaterial. I'm just trying to help you more accurately describe them. Either it would be a Big Deal™ if you lost your faith or it wouldn;t..but make up your mind and stick to whichever version of that story you prefer.
Quote:Did it ever occur to you that sacrificing a minor thing for a much greater gain is a net positive?Doesn;t have anything to do with gods or..so far as I can tell, anything we're discussing..but sure.
Quote:Do you claim to only believe what is true?That's pretty much how I stumble my way through this turgid existence, yup. I, personally, can;t compel myself to believe something that I think is false, can you?
Quote:That would be the claim you would have to make in order to say what you are saying here.Not a problem..but you're awfully preoccupied with others when you try to communicate your own beliefs. I could be full on loony tunes and believe a whole pile of rank bullshit..but that wouldn;t alter the status of your own beliefs, improve your ability to communicate them...or demonstrate that they were credible in any way.
Tell you what, just imagine that I;m insane..and manage to legitimately believe three impossible things before breakfast...and whatever else tickles your fancy. Then ask yourself how you managed to convey a belief set that even a nutter like me recognizes for nonsense.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
