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Originally Posted by WeepingWillow23
I was thinking yesterday about faith and beliefs in general, because I was thinking about how I don't believe in god, but I do believe bad things that upset me. I can see that a belief in god is helpful for people and I can see that some of my beliefs are unhelpful because they are distressing, but how much of a conscious choice is faith? Can I choose to believe in god to comfort me and choose not to believe the Govt stuff? Can I choose to believe that Dog is really Max? I don't know... Everyone says it's that simple; a choice I make, like ordering a meal in a restaurant, but I'm not convinced. The way I see it is that I could choose to believe that the sky is green, and I could even tell myself the sky is green 50x a day...but how long will it take before a conscious decision becomes accepted belief??
*Willow*
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From all you just said - I feel like that last sentence you said is somewhat contradictory. because at first your talking about not believing in god and then you say "how much of a conscious choice is faith?". then there at the end you say "i could choose to believe that the sky is green...how long will it take before a conscious decision becomes accepted belief?"
well believing in a god...is about faith. right now im thinking: do you have faith the sky is green?. when you look at the sky what do you physically see? and then what do you feel? - is most important question next. what does it mean to you and other people for the sky to be green?
a lot of religions not just the major 3 ones have a lot to do with how people feel towards themselves and others. but thats only part of religion. im not schooled on every religion but doesnt every religion have a free will? i know a lot do. you can choose to believe something and find its purpose for why it is in this world.
why is the sky green? whats its purpose for being green? maybe it being green can teach us something that other people are missing out on. maybe something that everyone is missing out on and we should band together to tell others how important it is.
idk if im making sense but im just trying to solidify the meaning of faith in religion and the free will we have as humans to make the decision to have faith in things. how much of a conscious decision is faith? well faith is basically believing blindly. but thats not a negative thing.