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MattMooradian
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The Jesus who spoke the Sermon of the Mount. He is the man who is like no man before Him or after Him. He is the man who had ideas that were never heard on Earth before His time. He is the man who shared a new ethic that went beyond the simple and time worn ethic of the 10 Commandments.
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Their beliefs were very rational in choosing to crucify Jesus. They had no idea about God's plan for salvation. But they were aware of the Roman occupation. Jesus was the hope of many to overthrow the Romans, and also feared because he held such sway while being outside the established powers.
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How belief works :)
First: Fear of the unknown must be present.
(Covid19 for example)
Second: Apply a belief to patch over the unknown gap.
(A garlic recipe for example)
Third: Convince the public that your garlic recipe will offer fringe benefits in this Covid19 pandemic.
Fourth: Stick to what you believe, even if the evidence is not forthcoming.
(Only because you have remedied your fear, not the illness)
First: Fear of the unknown must be present.
(Covid19 for example)
Second: Apply a belief to patch over the unknown gap.
(A garlic recipe for example)
Third: Convince the public that your garlic recipe will offer fringe benefits in this Covid19 pandemic.
Fourth: Stick to what you believe, even if the evidence is not forthcoming.
(Only because you have remedied your fear, not the illness)
MattMooradian
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Silly?! Hate and anger are not silly things that people do, they are devastating behaviors and attitudes that can ruin people's lives. I hope you do not intend to minimize such evils?
MattMooradian
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Certainly, you must recognize that belief is primary over facts, even for yourself. Facts are too sparse, so, as humans, we fill in the gaps with our beliefs. You are subject to beliefs, as well.
Do you or anyone on this planet know what all human feelings are for?
How many emotions does a human being actually have?
You'd be wrong, as there is no actual belief processing department in the human brain.
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There is no tax branch of government, so you must not have to pay taxes either. Until the IRS comes knocking on your, or rather what is soon to be their door.
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But is Covid-19 an unknown per your example? To me, the coronavirus exists exists as a scientific fact and functions as other biological entities of that type function. If it is a fact, how can it threaten faith?
Are you rather speaking about existential anxiety or dread? That is a form of angst is more related to the threatened nature of human existence and if it is not addressed soon leads to existential despair.
As an existentialist Christian, I seem to approach things differently from others.
It horrifies me that garlic, much treasured, that allium, the camphor of the poor, the nectar of the gods, the poor man's treacle, the rust treacle, the stinking rose, is being used for this example. I like garlic! ;)
But isn't this shoddy kind of maneuver a characteristic of existential despair, the absence of faith, since it's predicated upon the denial of the facts concerning Covid-19?
But has the fear been remedied? Isn't it rather that it has been hidden away, pushed into the subconscious?
In the United States, for example, after it's been pushed into the subconscious, doublethink is the way of these faithless people have in dealing with Covid-19. For the doublethinker, somehow it is acknowledged as a scientific fact, especially when it leads to the sickness and death of family members. But the doublethinker, also denies its existence, especially in the doublethinker's politics, especially the politics directed towards those that are hated by the doublethinker. The doublethinker deceives and rejoices in the deceptions, and the world of illusions that have been created and will die in those illusions if the truth is no longer respected or apprehended as it is needed.
Isn't your example a talking not about faith, either existential or religious, but rather irreligion, the absence of faith?
By the way, what is a F.I.T.B.O.A.L. ?
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MattMooradian
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The unknown is a strong source of fear, yes. But, the unknown can also stimulate more positive emotions, such as curiosity. Nevertheless, fear of the unknown does drive much of our beliefs. Even my example from child development regarding 'theory of mind' is driven by fear. We fear people whom we cannot understand there motives, so theory of mind enables us to form beliefs about what motivates another person (we imagine what their actions might mean, if we were engaging in that action). Humans (all animals) are designed to avoid death and seeking security in numbers is one way for humans to reduce the likelihood of death. But, associating with dangerous people may increase the likelihood of death. So, we must have a way to predict what their motives are. It's always a guess, a belief about the other's motives. But, it increases survival.
If humans could only stop believing in good and evil, then there will
It is important because not understanding your own emotional sensory reactions can be the precursor for behavioral problems. Take the emotion aggression for example. It is just one of those unpleasant emotional reactions that most humans will try to fight off as a negative feeling by assuming the object of their frustration is responsible for their negative reaction. However this is not the case as I've discovered, since unpleasant emotions are typically warning alarms that alert the person when they are forming the wrong opinion about something in their environment. Frustration is the first emergence of you don't actually understand what you think you understand, and
I claimed beliefs to be silly.
No. I discovered that suspending all my beliefs was the only way I could cure schizophrenia. Yes, I do have evidence for this discovery.
I don't understand what you are getting across here.But is Covid-19 an unknown per your example? To me, the coronavirus exists exists as a scientific fact and functions as other biological entities of that type function. If it is a fact, how can it threaten faith?
Are you rather speaking about existential anxiety or dread? That is a form of angst is more related to the threatened nature of human existence and if it is not addressed soon leads to existential despair.
As an existentialist Christian, I seem to approach things differently from others.
It horrifies me that garlic, much treasured, that allium, the camphor of the poor, the nectar of the gods, the poor man's treacle, the rust treacle, the stinking rose, is being used for this example. I like garlic! ;)
But isn't this shoddy kind of maneuver a characteristic of existential despair, the absence of faith, since it's predicated upon the denial of the facts concerning Covid-19?
But has the fear been remedied? Isn't it rather that it has been hidden away, pushed into the subconscious?
In the United States, for example, after it's been pushed into the subconscious, doublethink is the way of these faithless people have in dealing with Covid-19. For the doublethinker, somehow it is acknowledged as a scientific fact, especially when it leads to the sickness and death of family members. But the doublethinker, also denies its existence, especially in the doublethinker's politics, especially the politics directed towards those that are hated by the doublethinker. The doublethinker deceives and rejoices in the deceptions, and the world of illusions that have been created and will die in those illusions if the truth is no longer respected or apprehended as it is needed.
Isn't your example a talking not about faith, either existential or religious, but rather irreligion, the absence of faith?
By the way, what is a F.I.T.B.O.A.L. ?
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