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      Blind Faith

      Blind faith: choosing to stare at the ground in front of you, not at the beauty of the world.

      "you only lose what you cling to"

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      The same goes for having no faith in anything at all.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Koalaman View Post
      The same goes for having no faith in anything at all.
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      "...You want to reclaim your mind and get it out of the hands of the cultural engineers who want to turn you into a half-baked moron consuming all this trash that's being manufactured out of the bones of a dying world..." - Terence McKenna

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      Quote Originally Posted by imran_p View Post
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      Is it because you dislike the word "faith"?

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      Quote Originally Posted by imran_p View Post
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      Ironclad logic.

      The ability to happily respond to any adversity is the divine.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Koalaman View Post
      The same goes for having no faith in anything at all.
      Depends what you mean by not having faith in anything at all. If you are referring to a higher power or a god, then that is not true. If you mean faith like trusting your friends or something like that, then the answer is yes.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Sound View Post
      Depends what you mean by not having faith in anything at all. If you are referring to a higher power or a god, then that is not true. If you mean faith like trusting your friends or something like that, then the answer is yes.
      Yes, I meant that. Some time ago I was quite depressed and didn't have faith in anything. Each day was another day that was only about killing time in order to get to the next day. I had so many questions and no answers about what to do with my life. I didn't know that I had to "create" the answers myself by putting faith in them. When I started to have faith in some things, it seemed that my eyes started to open to the beauty of life.

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      All faith is blind. That's the definition of the word. It's kind of the point. I'm not speaking out for it or against it, just calling it out for what it is. It's the word you use to describe "I believe in X, even though there's no substantial evidence." It applies to a lot of things other than religion.

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      First of all, nobody (as far as they concern themselves) is blindly faithful. You ask a Christian why they're Christian and they'll likely tell you a story about how 'God' intervened somehow in their life. So though they can't actually see him, they feel that they can at least sense him... a cliche analogy would be comparing God to wind.

      Also you make it sound like religious, or blindly faithful people, don't see the beauty of the world. But some would say that having a religious lifestyle 'magnifies' whatever beauty is already here. But it's all subjective really.

      IMO your logic is flawed, and you should rethink this statement and consider more possibilities and paradigms when making a statement like this.

      I'd like to say now, I'm not athiest or religious. I'm really indifferent actually, but I do concern myself with issues regarding religion and stuff because I feel one of my purposes may be to expose and rid the internet of ignorance or simply idiocy.

      People are so wrapped up in whatever they're thinking that they hardly ever put enough thought into what they believe or are saying. I understand this is your opinion, but it's wrong in my opinion.

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      Blind Faith: Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Rick Grech

      How do you know you are not dreaming right now?

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      Quote Originally Posted by mindwanderer View Post
      First of all, nobody (as far as they concern themselves) is blindly faithful. You ask a Christian why they're Christian and they'll likely tell you a story about how 'God' intervened somehow in their life. So though they can't actually see him, they feel that they can at least sense him... a cliche analogy would be comparing God to wind.
      Blindly assuming that a coincidence was actually God behind the curtains is still blind faith.

      Also, most Christians I know were just brought up christian, and have had no other exposure. I don't think it's fair to claim that all christians are christians because they've had some sort of experience they labeled divine.

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