your belief in and of itself isn't a matter of choice. It's a matter of faith. You believe the chair you sitting in will hold you and your acceptance of that belief is founded on the faith that it hasn't failed yet. However, just 2 days ago my faith was shaken when a weld broke and my chair fell apart. The faith required is miniscule because it has a plethera of physical evidence to support it, but it could just as easily melt when you sit on it. The fact you chose to have faith in that evidence is a choice.
I agree adopting a viewpoint isn't believing, but it's choosing faith to allow the chance to accept other evidence, which could lead to belief..
I agree adopting a viewpoint isn't believing, but it's choosing faith to allow the chance to accept other evidence, which could lead to belief..
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
