V wrote;
My definition-- If you 'believed' a child would fall
out of a ten story window in an apartment with no
screens-- he's starting to climb up on the window
sill--you would NOT rush over and pull him back--
i see what you're saying but what about a belief with no physical cause.
for instance would you believe a child would fall merely on seeing an open window? (no child)
while yes i would rush over and pull the child i saw climbing up back, i would not wait near an open window in the belief a child would fall, using the open window as my only proof that a child could fall.
haven't we through the eons prove that we don't actually believe we just use some deity or thing as a means of focus.
My definition-- If you 'believed' a child would fall
out of a ten story window in an apartment with no
screens-- he's starting to climb up on the window
sill--you would NOT rush over and pull him back--
i see what you're saying but what about a belief with no physical cause.
for instance would you believe a child would fall merely on seeing an open window? (no child)
while yes i would rush over and pull the child i saw climbing up back, i would not wait near an open window in the belief a child would fall, using the open window as my only proof that a child could fall.
(04-04-2012, 12:42 PM)Mark Wrote: It is because they actually believe that stuff, Billy. TV preachers and Internet evangelist may not believe it, but those everyday folks believe with their whole heart that they are putting up treasures in heaven by participating in those rituals and so they make sure that they never miss the opportunity.is it? isn't it sometimes peer pressure, or the fact that without that belief, living life would be unbearable. isn't it sometimes the need to believe more than the actual belief itself that matters.
haven't we through the eons prove that we don't actually believe we just use some deity or thing as a means of focus.