Magical Thinking

[bbyrd009]

my guess is the part about the illusion of control might be more pertinent for most believers, as a starting point anyway.

troubled people turn to Christianity for help, and most believers genuinely want to be able to help others heal when asked.
The gap between what should be and that disappointment most would-be faith healers experience after their prayer falls flat is Magical Thinking, not lack of faith.

My people perish for lack of knowledge

 

[bbyrd009]

Here, the Leftist nonsense in unbelief.

you're kinda hung up on this left/right thing i guess huh?
but i make assumptions, and forget to qualify things like this for the easily offended i guess
yes, the author is not a big fan of Christianity, but sometimes listening to a critic can pay dividends
you don't have to accept their premises
imo

 

[Taken]

you're kinda hung up on this left/right thing i guess huh?
but i make assumptions, and forget to qualify things like this for the easily offended i guess
yes, the author is not a big fan of Christianity, but sometimes listening to a critic can pay dividends
you don't have to accept their premises
imo

Not so much a "hangup" of left/right.....as it is revealed there IS a political and spiritual divide within (in context) Ie the US, of those called the left and those called the right.

Scriptural says take care of your own household.

The left routinely says, create laws to allow for the government to take wealth from some, and give it to others who did not earn the wealth. IOW, that is in direct contrast to Scripture and a direct political platform of the left.

Just sayin, the left routinely....pursues spiritual avenues in direct contrast to Gods precepts and pursues making Unconstitutional laws to effect their political agenda of getting "their hands" on the wealth of the people.

God Bless,
Taken

 

[bbyrd009]

those called the left and those called the right.

well, political at least, and most likely last too imo

Scriptural says take care of your own household.

you are allowed to identify with whatever nation you like Taken, and i notice the household you have chosen to ID with likes to position itself as "one nation" when we are in fact officially 11 nations, and i guess several internal groups would object to being left out if they cared. So which nation are you in?

The left routinely says, create laws to allow for the government to take wealth from some, and give it to others who did not earn the wealth. IOW, that is in direct contrast to Scripture

lol, are you sure here Taken? bc i'm pretty sure i could Quote some Scripture right up that alley ok

making Unconstitutional laws to effect their political agenda of getting "their hands" on the wealth of the people.

you are really trying to blame some "left" for this? The "left" caused the .1%?
ok

 

[Taken]

well, political at least, and most likely last too imo

you are allowed to identify with whatever nation you like Taken, and i notice the household you have chosen to ID with likes to position itself as "one nation"

"ONE NATION" as spoken in "allegience to a FLAG" that represents "FIFTY" individual nations (called states), collectively called AMERICA, that collectively are United under "ONE FEDERATION", called the UNITED States "OF" America.

when we are in fact officially 11 nations,

No clue what "11 nations" you are speaking of.

and i guess several internal groups would object to being left out if they cared. So which nation are you in?

Which nation AM I IN? Since I travel around frequently.....It Depends on where I happen to be on any given day......a few days ago, I was IN, Neither a Federal or an American state, but visiting an Indian Nation.

lol, are you sure here Taken?

LOL, yes.

bc i'm pretty sure i could Quote some Scripture right up that alley ok

That's your call, not mine.

you are really trying to blame some "left" for this?

BLAME them? Huh? No. I am recognizing what they say, promote and give them the CREDIT for what they say and promote.

The "left" caused the .1%?
ok

Incomplete thought...
Caused the .1% of what?

God Bless,
Taken

 

[bbyrd009]

troubled people turn to Christianity for help, and most believers genuinely want to be able to help others heal when asked.
The gap between what should be and that disappointment most would-be faith healers experience after their prayer falls flat is Magical Thinking, not lack of faith.

My people perish for lack of knowledge

 

[amadeus]

my guess is the part about the illusion of control might be more pertinent for most believers, as a starting point anyway.

troubled people turn to Christianity for help, and most believers genuinely want to be able to help others heal when asked.
The gap between what should be and that disappointment most would-be faith healers experience after their prayer falls flat is Magical Thinking, not lack of faith.

My people perish for lack of knowledge

The solution to people's problems is not where people, even Christian believers, too often go or try to go to encounter it.

 

[brakelite]

Its late at night and I should be asleep, so didn't read the article, but would simply like to state that I have experienced miracles in my life, two remarkable ones in particular which were unexpected...and completely unlikely to happen without divine influence/intervention....the latest just a couple of weeks ago....where man's laws were overridden by God. Although some may put it down to human error, but yeah, nah.

 

[bbyrd009]

Its late at night and I should be asleep, so didn't read the article, but would simply like to state that I have experienced miracles in my life, two remarkable ones in particular which were unexpected...and completely unlikely to happen without divine influence/intervention....the latest just a couple of weeks ago....where man's laws were overridden by God. Although some may put it down to human error, but yeah, nah.

i agree, even if the author would not, but idc about the author's perspective so much as her info @ a human's ability to reason incorrectly with astounding regularity, which there are even little tests on YT and wherever that will make this very plain to anyone who seeks; ah, not the best example but here's one Time-Traveling Illusion Tricks the Brain

 

[bbyrd009]

the phantom blink psychology - YouTube

 

[Episkopos]

my guess is the part about the illusion of control might be more pertinent for most believers, as a starting point anyway.

troubled people turn to Christianity for help, and most believers genuinely want to be able to help others heal when asked.
The gap between what should be and that disappointment most would-be faith healers experience after their prayer falls flat is Magical Thinking, not lack of faith.

My people perish for lack of knowledge

The quick fix Jesus. The genie in the bible.


But in the end it is a lack of faith. Faith and belief aren't the same. Faith moves mountains.

 

[bbyrd009]

"Neuroscientists have known for many decades that the brain does not faithfully reproduce exactly what the eyes see or what the ears hear" How the Brain Overcomes Its Own Limitations

a great article for self reflection in the same vein