How could anyone be taken seriously that believes , everything that is , is there because one willed it to be?
815627
It is called Faith! And i am taken very seriously and admired for wealth of knowledge and intelligence. Have a wonderful day, God bless
637851
The best way to convince somebody of something is by example.  If you have an idea or philosophy that you want other to understand. All you can do is "live" your principles.
760039
It could be, it could not be. Its one of those things you have to experience and study yourself, and come to your own conclusions. One could ask "Is God for real"? And in reality, nobody has 100% solid proof that God is "for real". You just have to believe in it yourself regardless of what other people think.
1152775
no.  everyone believes in something different when it comes to things that cannot be proven (ie monotheism/polytheism).  and you might not want to quote something from someone biased.
73014
Consider yourself blessed that you are able to perceive such signs and find compassion for those who have yet to learn to do so. If you could prove something scientifically it would be a state of fact or otherwise it would be an opinion. The definition of a belief is that it cannot be proven. I propose you let those know about your religious experiances who want to listen to you about them. The others are not ready to do so and thus just let them be.
198592
Their logic.  How can anyone claim absolute knowledge that there is no absolute being.
93719
Faith does not rely on reality. It is a willingness, even desire, to believe in that which cannot be proven to exist. You can literally create any reality you want to, and if you have enough faith in it, that reality will appear solid and indisputable, to you, regardless of how unrealistic it is, or how little sense it makes. A lot of religious people don't really grasp this concept.
560870
Aha, So you have discovered one of the roots of existential angst! Existentialists believe that a perfect form for every idea exists in the universe, whether it has been put into words or not. This is a difficult argument to make because its basis is that if the idea exists, then the thing the idea represents exists, a huge leap.\n  Simply stating a disbelief in a philosophical construct does not validate the existence of the construct. One may argue for the validity or invalidity of the construct based on empirical evidence in support of one's position, however the conceptualiziton of an idea does not thereby bring it into reality. In order for your hypothesis to be valid we would have to accept that something exists because we had the idea for it to exist. To show that this is false one need only point to the Empire state building which, as an idea, did not exist in reality until bricks and mortar were set. If the idea were the reality, then every criminal act ever concieved in ones mind and not acted upon would make one guilty of the concieved act.\n   Comitting oneself to an Atheistic viewpoint is a comittment to a belief which is not possible to prove or disprove beyond redoubt, it is therefore an act of Faith in ones position. Atheists DENY the existence of a  supreme being. If on the other hand, one chooses to neither accept or reject the existence of a supreme being, one is considered an Agnostic. An Agnostic is one who neither believes nor disbelieves, they simply do not make a choice. Belief in God is a choice just as disbelief is a choice, that is the basis for free will.
105933
People have a need to believe in something outside of themselves. Some people believe in reason. Some people believe in a god. It is what ever works for you and you should not try to put down another’s beliefs
669524
Our natural obsession to believe. We want to believe in good.\nOur honest impressions deceived .. we end up doing wrong\nA whole amature apparition in one reflexion, why do we bother for anothers perfection? .. we try to be someone we are not to impress others, making them believe we are perfect\nA moments breath, a moments past. All that is left, eternally last. .. harsh words spoken leave deep emotional scars for a life time.\n When all we seek...should be what we believe, how do I say I love you deceased. .. if your inner self is cold and bitter how could you possibly love someone?
1007397
I am the only one that can decide what is real for me. I am the one that creates my reality. Everyone has their own perception of what is going on in this world or what their connection with a force unseen is. I just worry about my own perception and try to understand others. No need to push no need to argue.\nLove & Light\nSharon\nOne Planet = One People
904199
yes all things are possible to them that believe
1183509
I would rather believe that I am blessed to be where I am today than to be skeptical of life.  Why not live as though everything is a miracle?
181487
We can only try - but to understand ourselves, we need to be absolutely honest with ourselves.\nOnce we truly understand ourselves, then perhaps we can know what we want from ourselves and others.\nBeing honest with others would help in this process, methinks....
730744
In my opinion, he's saying that belief is very powerful. Like with you and your friend, it's doubtful if either one of you will back down on your debate because each one truly believes he/she is right.
51616
What one believes is their "perception" of reality. Everyones' reality, or perception of, is different. So, if they believe it to be true then for that individual it is. Most ppl look at things in a subjective manor. The trick is teaching them how to do both,so they may draw a more realistic conclusion, or one that is a bit more accepted by society in general... Just a thought.
527333
Believing makes it so.\nI choose not to believe in evil.So that it may die in peace.