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My naive questions
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RE: My naive questions
(November 14, 2014 at 9:32 am)Piscinin Wrote: Hello, i`m new here, but i`m motivated Wink

I have a question for christians, but it`s valid for every religious person.

Let`s assume you become convinced there has to be a God who watches over everything you do. Before you choose your faith, wouldn`t it be reasonable to research every single belief in the world before choosing?
No, it wouldn't be reasonable at all. There are far too many. There's no way to research every single belief in the world.
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#22
RE: My naive questions
I've always had a soft spot for a Gibson.



You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.

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#23
RE: My naive questions
(November 14, 2014 at 11:39 am)alpha male Wrote:
(November 14, 2014 at 9:32 am)Piscinin Wrote: Before you choose your faith, wouldn`t it be reasonable to research every single belief in the world before choosing?
No, it wouldn't be reasonable at all. There are far too many. There's no way to research every single belief in the world.

So how do you surmount the issue?

(November 14, 2014 at 11:52 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: I've always had a soft spot for a Gibson.

My 73 DeLuxe (#1 guit for 15 years), 71 Bassman, and associated gear:

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My last electric rig: 09 SG, Peavey VK212:

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I still have that Valveking, it's a great amp.

My current guitars:

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I'll probably get another SG this spring, they're my favorite Gibbys any more.

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#24
RE: My naive questions
(November 14, 2014 at 12:33 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote:
(November 14, 2014 at 11:39 am)alpha male Wrote: No, it wouldn't be reasonable at all. There are far too many. There's no way to research every single belief in the world.

So how do you surmount the issue?

Don't need to, when God speaks to you, you know you've come to the true God. No other God has ever reached out to me.

GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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RE: My naive questions
(November 14, 2014 at 12:40 pm)Godschild Wrote:
(November 14, 2014 at 12:33 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: So how do you surmount the issue?

Don't need to, when God speaks to you, you know you've come to the true God. No other God has ever reached out to me.

GC


Weird, I hear the EXACT SAME THING from Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses, Etruscan Penis Worshippers, Pastafarians, Methodists, Seventh Day Adventists, and a whole heap more.

What makes YOUR testimony special ???
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#26
RE: My naive questions
(November 14, 2014 at 12:40 pm)Godschild Wrote: Don't need to, when God speaks to you, you know you've come to the true God. No other God has ever reached out to me.

GC

Maybe they haven't got your phone number. You're sure, you have provided them with all your details?
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#27
RE: My naive questions
(November 14, 2014 at 12:33 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote:
(November 14, 2014 at 11:39 am)alpha male Wrote: No, it wouldn't be reasonable at all. There are far too many. There's no way to research every single belief in the world.

So how do you surmount the issue?
Look at the religions that you reasonably can and make a choice.

By analogy, there could be a better spouse for you than the person you're engaged to. You don't need to date every single eligible potential mate in order to make a decision. By that logic you'd never get married.

You don't need to research every single career in the world in order to select one. By that logic you'd never have a career.

There are many choices we make on incomplete information, and as noted they can be decisions which are vital to our happiness. At some point, you just pull the trigger and commit.
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#28
RE: My naive questions
(November 14, 2014 at 1:52 pm)alpha male Wrote: There are many choices we make on incomplete information, and as noted they can be decisions which are vital to our happiness. At some point, you just pull the trigger and commit.

True but by not looking at all the kooky claims you won't know what kooky claim is the one "truth".



You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.

Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.




 








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#29
RE: My naive questions
That would be a valid analogy Alpha, but none of the situations you proposed (spouse, career) have any bearing on our immortal soul or the absolute nature of the universe, whereas religion does.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
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#30
RE: My naive questions
(November 14, 2014 at 1:52 pm)alpha male Wrote:
(November 14, 2014 at 12:33 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: So how do you surmount the issue?
Look at the religions that you reasonably can and make a choice.

By analogy, there could be a better spouse for you than the person you're engaged to. You don't need to date every single eligible potential mate in order to make a decision. By that logic you'd never get married.

And what of the divorce rate?

(November 14, 2014 at 1:52 pm)alpha male Wrote: You don't need to research every single career in the world in order to select one. By that logic you'd never have a career.

And what of folks who study one thing at school, and decide they hate the career only after entering the workforce?

(November 14, 2014 at 1:52 pm)alpha male Wrote: There are many choices we make on incomplete information, and as noted they can be decisions which are vital to our happiness. At some point, you just pull the trigger and commit.

And that's a great point, so long as the possibility of error is acknowledged. Without that, it's a bit disingenuous -- not that you're engaging in that, that's not my point.

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