iamrachelle Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I'm 100% sure that I believe what I believe. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Other: I don't think any one religion/belief set has it all correct. The Bible was translated by man, and man is fallible, thus the Bible, as written can be flawed. I believe all belief systems are flawed by the authors experiences, education, and personal interpretations. I extend this same logic to other beliefs, and their significant books as well. I also don't think that anyone is supposed to have it all correct. I believe that this was by design. :iagree: This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I voted 75%-99% I'm 100% sure as far as I can know as a human being. But I can never say that I'm absolutely certain that my faith is correct because God's mind is so far above anything that I could ever know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 To those of you said you had no belief system: 1. Did you mean no religious belief system? 2. Don't you have a belief system about how to live your life? Do you have a "yard stick" to measure behavior? What's right or wrong and how do you know? I'm seriously asking. I'm only curious. Feel free to tell me it's none of my business. :001_smile::tongue_smilie::001_smile: I have no belief system. I know that causing harm is not pleasant for the one being harmed (unless they are masochistic, in which case would it really be harm to 'harm' them if they receive pleasure from it? that's a whole 'nother thread right there). I know that I do not want to be harmed, and most other people don't want to be harmed. I know that life is more enjoyable when people aren't intentionally harming others and 'we' aren't living in fear of being harmed by the people we meet. I know that harming the environment has a negative impact on everyone (whether they are aware of it or not). Based on my knowledge I choose to not intentionally cause any harm to any other person, I am working on living intentionally as regards to environmental issues. I don't believe that harming someone is unpleasant for them (exceptions already noted), I know that it is. There is no belief system involved. Facts are facts are facts whether a person 'believes' them or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I voted "other," because I'm not sure I'd classify my beliefs as a "system." I belong to a very DIY denomination that encourages us to seek, rather than to know. So, I have identified beliefs that feel important to me, and I believe in them strongly. But they are by no means systematic, and they aren't a list of things determined by any authority. And a large part of my own beliefs is a certain humility, acceptance of the fact that I can't possibly know it all. I feel in my heart that my current path is the best one for me, but I'm not nearly arrogant enough to say that mine is "right." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I know this all sounds confusing and self-serving... No it doesn't :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 absolutely positively certain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I am absolutely certain that my beliefs are right for me right now. But, I've lived long enough, and been "sure" about so many things, then learned and grew and realized that I've been so wrong about so many of those things, that I no longer will say with any certainty at all that MY beliefs are the right beliefs for everyone. I believe it to be supremely arrogant to tell someone that their beliefs are wrong, just because I believe myself to be right. There are a gazillion sincere believers, with a gazillion valid reasons to believe a gazillion different things. Who am I to say they're all wrong and I'm right? So, I voted 75-99%, because, while I'm certain that my beliefs are right for me in my journey thus far, I am also certain that I have much more to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I am absolutely certain that my beliefs are right for me right now. But, I've lived long enough, and been "sure" about so many things, then learned and grew and realized that I've been so wrong about so many of those things, that I no longer will say with any certainty at all that MY beliefs are the right beliefs for everyone. I believe it to be supremely arrogant to tell someone that their beliefs are wrong, just because I believe myself to be right. There are a gazillion sincere believers, with a gazillion valid reasons to believe a gazillion different things. Who am I to say they're all wrong and I'm right? So, I voted 75-99%, because, while I'm certain that my beliefs are right for me in my journey thus far, I am also certain that I have much more to learn. This captures my feelings perfectly. I'm an agnostic with strong atheist leanings (:lol:), but I'm not so totally sure of my beliefs (and I do consider them to be a belief system, because no one can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that I'm right) that I could ever be comfortable telling someone they're wrong about theirs. I'm mostly sure my beliefs are accurate but gladly entertain the possibility that I may discover someday that I was wrong all along, or that the truth is really somewhere in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamom Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 absolutely positively certain This. And a peace that passes understanding about it. In other words, I am 100% sure about what I believe, and the things that I can't quite understand I trust God with and that gives me a deep peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I don't believe that harming someone is unpleasant for them (exceptions already noted), I know that it is. There is no belief system involved. Facts are facts are facts whether a person 'believes' them or not. :iagree:This. It's not difficult to figure out what's right and what's wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Other. I adhere to what philosophers call "The Preface Paradox": for each individual tenet of my belief system, I have certainty; but I'm not certain that the whole of my belief system is unmistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 100% - ‘Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.’ Marcus Aurelius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Who was HappyCamper replying to? I don't have it set up so that I can see which post is replying to which. Was it me, or the thread in general, or someone else? It was just a post, not in regard to any other post that I could tell. I think she is just unhappy about being a larvae. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 100% - ‘Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.’ Marcus Aurelius I never think anything 100% that is not a human construct (i.e. the legal definition of fiduciary duty), but this is pretty close to what I think 99%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I am more certain of what I believe is not true than of what I believe is true. I believe what makes sense to me but I also believe that there is equal possibility that certain other views are correct instead of mine. In other words, I am more likely to believe that I am wrong than I am to believe that certain other people are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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