My friend and I got into a conversation the other day, and he left me with the statement that Religion blinds people. He never explained what that meant, but I still want to know; based on your guys experiences, does Religion blind? And if so, how does it blind? Does it blind you from accepting all reality, or just another reality that you don't want to face?
actually, he provides conclusions about existing matter that can be explain in a multitude of ways. since no one knows the true answer, he could be as blinded as the religious person. their is no absolute answer that i can think of, so i keep my mind open to the endless possibilities.
actually, he provides conclusions about existing matter that can be explain in a multitude of ways. since no one knows the true answer, he could be as blinded as the religious person. their is no absolute answer that i can think of, so i keep my mind open to the endless possibilities.
It is a scientist's duty to question nature and truth, much like how it is a citizen's duty to question his/her government. If a scientist is blind about certain aspects, then he/she will not perform correctly. If that scientist knows (correction: thinks) such and such is right and this is wrong, then there is no room for making sure it is.
Now then, this is such a life for a scientist. What of the religious officials? Do they look around for answers of different spectra or do they stick by the principles that they know and were taught?
supporting this very fact unequivocally and without giving it any questionning
I have realized, thanks to this statement, that religion blinds those who choose to be blinded, and those who do not ask.It may be ignorance, not knowing whether or not it is true. Only when you question it is the true revealed, and then can you start accepting the other religions, even though they have been proven otherwise, and that no "god" created the world. To question is to become an individual, an to do that is to see through religions blinding light of "answers"
actually, he provides conclusions about existing matter that can be explain in a multitude of ways. since no one knows the true answer, he could be as blinded as the religious person. their is no absolute answer that i can think of, so i keep my mind open to the endless possibilities.
A scientist doesn't just arrive at an answer and say with it they continue to question and reevaluate their conclusions in order to arrive as close as possible to the correct answer. It is keeping an open mind, just not closing one's eyes to the facts.
I have realized, thanks to this statement, that religion blinds those who choose to be blinded,
Which comes back to the point I made about if someone is not allowing religion to blind them then they wouldn't be religious.
someone is not allowing religion to blind them then they wouldn't be religious.
That is entirely untrue, even though i am an atheist I have several friends with various religions and they have well respected view points and understand that the history of thier religion is not entirely true. You have simply brought the matter into your religious and blind or not. I once again repeat the statement: If you choose to be then you shall be, blinded by religion. There is not just, religious or not, there are varying degrees of how religious you are. you can be an extremist or you can follow all the moral coding, you can believe in some of the history, all of it, or none of it.
A scientist doesn't just arrive at an answer and say with it they continue to question and reevaluate their conclusions in order to arrive as close as possible to the correct answer. It is keeping an open mind, just not closing one's eyes to the facts.
You have to have an open mind tyo question in the first place. They will always be looking for other answers and will always re-elavuate until they have all variables. I don't think any scientist has closed his/her eyes to the fact, or we wouldn't be anywhere. If they did darwin would have remained comfident to the doctrine of creation. But i digress for i have gone to far off topic again.
At this point, it all becomes a matter of grammar boundaries; to the consideration of many, like Mage - dutyfully? - said, not embracing fully the entirety of a dogma proposed by a religion is not literaly being religious. I understand your concern, but what Mage is trying to put forth is that believing in only a scarce portion of a religion, or taking its promoted principles as a moral code cannot really be considered as following it; it's like saying: I like sandwiches when they are full of mustard.
In any case, I think we all agree that people following religion's teachings to their furthermost extent are without a doubt blindfolded.
I have realized, thanks to this statement, that religion blinds those who choose to be blinded
What saddens me the most in my statement is that most of the time, people won't choose to be; how could a reasonnable human being want to be ignorant. They're just so convinced by the theories they've learned that they won't give in to any logical plea; religion and brainwashing make up for a remarkable pleonasm....
Christianity does not reveal the truth - but it does reveal an alternative to it. A collection of falsehoods and unsubstantiated claims by which one could live in ignorance of the cold hard facts of life. That's how religion can blind - when you follow its truth and not THE truth.
religion doesn't blind people. certain branches and leaders of religions twist their faiths to suit their liking, and that is what i believe blinds people.
religion doesn't blind people. certain branches and leaders of religions twist their faiths to suit their liking, and that is what i believe blinds people.
You are still taking unprovable and disproven claims as true with religion. I can't think of a single religion that doesn't have something that would fit into either of those categories.
I'm a christian. Seriously, He's real! No one can kill God. Just watch the first Indiana jones. His power is like that, but way different and more powerful.
I'm a christian. Seriously, He's real! No one can kill God. Just watch the first Indiana jones. His power is like that, but way different and more powerful.
... >_> seriously?
As I was saying about unprovable claims, thank you for providing one.
religion doesn't blind people. certain branches and leaders of religions twist their faiths to suit their liking, and that is what i believe blinds people.
Please, religion was made for power.
I'm a christian. Seriously, He's real! No one can kill God. Just watch the first Indiana jones. His power is like that, but way different and more powerful.
