Protestant Answers

[loinburger]

There used to be (maybe there still is, though I haven't heard much about it lately) an internet gimmick where atheists would show how cool they were by blaspheming the holy spirit on youtube or whatever. This was every bit as ridiculous as it sounds.

[Bereta_Eder]

Proteus is right.
Ben is ISIS and everyone like him

[Jon Miller]

"Remnant theology" is a common part of being an ******* human who can't conceive of or accept other worldviews. (All humans are ******* humans. (I don't count because I'm an inhuman monster.))

Huh?

If you believe something, that means that you are right and others are wrong. Believing and acting on it is perfectly rational behaviour and is hypothesised as the basis of consciousness and sentience.

My disagreement has to do with the position based on doctrine/religion. Not based on having a belief, and thinking it is true.

JM

[loinburger]

I can't really get upset at somebody for believing that I'm going to hell, because it's not as though they chose that belief. What upsets me is when somebody has a repugnant belief and demonstrates a lack of doubt in that belief that falls into "hubris" territory - it's a good thing to doubt yourself, it keeps you sane.

[Kidlicious]

I can't really get upset at somebody for believing that I'm going to hell, because it's not as though they chose that belief. What upsets me is when somebody has a repugnant belief and demonstrates a lack of doubt in that belief that falls into "hubris" territory - it's a good thing to doubt yourself, it keeps you sane.

Doubting yourself serves no purpose.

[Kidlicious]

There's some people at church that say that it's good to doubt their beliefs. I don't even believe them. It's impossible to actually believe something and also to doubt something. If you doubt then you don't believe. This is going to offend people because they want you to be "open-minded." The fact is that being open-minded doesn't make sense after you already believe the truth.

[Lorizael]

Doubting yourself serves no purpose.

/me reads your post, looks at your avatar, reads your post, looks at your avatar, gets brain all over keyboard.

[Kidlicious]

/me reads your post, looks at your avatar, reads your post, looks at your avatar, gets brain all over keyboard.

Liberals have immature minds. There's a difference between believing in Obama and believing in God. I'm sure most people who believe in Obama doubt him. That's a different kind of believing. If you believe in God doubting him is only going to cause you anxiety.

[loinburger]

Doubting yourself serves no purpose.

It serves an extremely useful purpose - it prevents people from turning into you

[Aeson]

Kid has been right about everything in his life... like who to marry and why Communism is great. So really why would he ever doubt that he is right?

[Elok]

"True faith is a constant dialogue with doubt, for our every conception of God is an idol in need of smashing."

-Met. Kallistos Ware

[Kidlicious]

"True faith is a constant dialogue with doubt, for our every conception of God is an idol in need of smashing."

-Met. Kallistos Ware

Do you worship an idol?

[Kidlicious]

It serves an extremely useful purpose - it prevents people from turning into you

You don't know me.

[rah]

Which most of us are quite thankful for if your on-line persona is any indication.

[Kidlicious]

Which most of us are quite thankful for if your on-line persona is any indication.

Just because you hate me, doesn't mean you know me.