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Is Unbelief Possible?
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RE: Is Unbelief Possible?
My greatest fear is that general belief is a trap. That the person urns to trust his surronding or cling on to something, and truthfully there is nothing to cling to. That because there are bad beliefs, belief might be tainted. And anything tainted is imperfect, not reliable, or trustworthy. In other words, belief being a trap that has swallowed humanity for countless centuries.

(March 20, 2014 at 7:28 pm)Chuck Wrote:
(March 20, 2014 at 6:50 pm)Hezekiah Wrote: (Just to preface my question, I'm a Christian, but I don't force my beliefs on anyone. I think that people have a right to believe whatever they want, and no religion or perspective should ever be forced on anyone. That said, healthy and honest discussion is what I hope to spark here in my post).

To me, belief seems to be unavoidable. If you stand for it, and will take it to your grave, you are putting belief into it. It doesn't matter what you believe, at all. Because no matter what, the end is death. The end is the same for everyone, and its high risk to believe in anything, something or nothing, or to not even be sure. It's all risk. I guess my question is, is it possible to get rid of belief, and if so, is it ultimately a desireable option?

You seem to slipperily lump you notion of religious faith with proposition built up from evidence and embraced accordingly together as "Belief". Is it intentional?

Unintentional. My definition of belief is simple trust. My definition of faith is believing/trusting something that has no evidence. I may be walking a fine line between skepticism here.
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Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 20, 2014 at 6:50 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by My imaginary friend is GOD - March 20, 2014 at 6:52 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 21, 2014 at 8:27 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Mudhammam - March 21, 2014 at 11:09 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Tonus - March 20, 2014 at 6:53 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Bob Kelso - March 20, 2014 at 6:54 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Faith No More - March 20, 2014 at 6:56 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Cyberman - March 20, 2014 at 6:59 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by *Deidre* - March 20, 2014 at 6:59 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 20, 2014 at 7:04 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 20, 2014 at 7:02 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Cato - March 20, 2014 at 7:03 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 12:19 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by professor - March 20, 2014 at 7:03 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by My imaginary friend is GOD - March 20, 2014 at 7:04 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 20, 2014 at 7:05 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Mr. Moncrieff - March 20, 2014 at 7:08 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 20, 2014 at 7:13 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by llwynog - March 20, 2014 at 7:19 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Faith No More - March 20, 2014 at 7:06 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Tonus - March 20, 2014 at 7:06 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by llwynog - March 20, 2014 at 7:11 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 20, 2014 at 7:22 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by KichigaiNeko - March 20, 2014 at 7:15 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 20, 2014 at 7:19 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by rossrocks88 - March 20, 2014 at 7:22 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 20, 2014 at 7:34 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Cyberman - March 20, 2014 at 7:24 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Anomalocaris - March 20, 2014 at 7:28 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 20, 2014 at 7:29 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Anomalocaris - March 20, 2014 at 7:41 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by rexbeccarox - March 20, 2014 at 7:33 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 20, 2014 at 7:37 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Simon Moon - March 20, 2014 at 7:35 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 20, 2014 at 7:40 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by rexbeccarox - March 20, 2014 at 7:38 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by KichigaiNeko - March 20, 2014 at 7:43 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Anomalocaris - March 20, 2014 at 7:45 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by KichigaiNeko - March 20, 2014 at 7:48 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 20, 2014 at 7:56 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by rexbeccarox - March 20, 2014 at 7:50 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Anomalocaris - March 20, 2014 at 11:41 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 20, 2014 at 11:50 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Mudhammam - March 20, 2014 at 11:50 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Minimalist - March 21, 2014 at 12:34 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 21, 2014 at 12:50 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Cyberman - March 21, 2014 at 12:55 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Minimalist - March 21, 2014 at 12:52 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 21, 2014 at 12:58 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Minimalist - March 21, 2014 at 12:59 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 1:02 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 21, 2014 at 1:11 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 1:12 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Alex K - March 21, 2014 at 5:21 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Cyberman - March 21, 2014 at 1:02 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 21, 2014 at 1:13 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Whateverist - March 21, 2014 at 1:29 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 1:32 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by rexbeccarox - March 21, 2014 at 1:35 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by max-greece - March 21, 2014 at 2:52 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by fr0d0 - March 21, 2014 at 3:41 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 3:45 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by fr0d0 - March 21, 2014 at 6:10 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Fidel_Castronaut - March 21, 2014 at 4:34 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 4:37 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by MindForgedManacle - March 21, 2014 at 8:40 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Alex K - March 21, 2014 at 8:46 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by ThePinsir - March 21, 2014 at 9:12 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Mister Agenda - March 21, 2014 at 11:13 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 21, 2014 at 9:04 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Mudhammam - March 22, 2014 at 1:47 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Esquilax - March 22, 2014 at 2:05 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 22, 2014 at 12:43 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 12:46 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 22, 2014 at 12:54 pm
Is Unbelief Possible? - by Rampant.A.I. - March 21, 2014 at 11:50 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 2:10 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 7:58 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 5:31 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 12:55 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 22, 2014 at 1:07 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 22, 2014 at 1:07 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 1:09 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 22, 2014 at 1:11 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 1:15 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 22, 2014 at 1:17 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 1:18 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 22, 2014 at 1:18 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Mudhammam - March 22, 2014 at 1:20 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 1:21 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 22, 2014 at 1:20 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 22, 2014 at 1:22 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 1:25 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 22, 2014 at 1:29 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 1:32 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 22, 2014 at 1:32 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 1:33 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 22, 2014 at 1:33 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 1:33 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 22, 2014 at 1:35 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 1:37 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 22, 2014 at 1:42 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 1:43 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 22, 2014 at 1:45 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by My imaginary friend is GOD - March 22, 2014 at 1:48 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 1:46 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 22, 2014 at 1:49 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 1:50 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 22, 2014 at 1:52 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 1:52 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by My imaginary friend is GOD - March 22, 2014 at 1:55 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 22, 2014 at 1:53 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by downbeatplumb - March 22, 2014 at 1:55 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 5:34 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 5:47 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 5:53 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 7:26 pm
Is Unbelief Possible? - by Rampant.A.I. - March 22, 2014 at 5:53 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 7:27 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 8:19 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 8:33 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 8:37 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 8:39 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 8:37 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 9:02 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 9:39 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Zen Badger - March 22, 2014 at 9:18 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 9:40 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 9:45 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 9:46 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 9:49 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 9:54 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 10:07 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 10:21 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 10:29 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 10:32 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 10:34 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 23, 2014 at 3:35 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Mudhammam - March 22, 2014 at 10:42 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by tor - March 22, 2014 at 10:35 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 10:38 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by psychoslice - March 22, 2014 at 10:46 pm
Is Unbelief Possible? - by Rampant.A.I. - March 22, 2014 at 10:57 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 23, 2014 at 7:12 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Esquilax - March 23, 2014 at 8:54 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 23, 2014 at 10:59 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 23, 2014 at 9:52 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Esquilax - March 23, 2014 at 10:37 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by SteelCurtain - March 23, 2014 at 10:16 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 23, 2014 at 10:21 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by SteelCurtain - March 23, 2014 at 10:54 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 23, 2014 at 11:48 am
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Hezekiah - March 23, 2014 at 12:27 pm
RE: Is Unbelief Possible? - by Belev2Know - March 23, 2014 at 1:41 pm

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