Higher Power Outfitters Answers
Will the 12 step programs (OA, AA) help? conflicted on the idea of a "Higher Power" esp. if u have been to OA
Q. Especially if you have been to OA, what was the structure like? I'm conflicted on the idea of a Higher Power, but I would really like outside help with my problem. I don't want to feel out of place or that it's "cheesy." I'm quite skeptical...so do you think I would benefit from a 12 step program? I know they base if off a Higher Power idea, so any input would be great. Thank you.
Asked by Miss Verlaine - Sun Aug 6 19:22:30 2006 - Mental Health - 2 Answers - Comments
A. I don't know if there is any easy answer, not that will help you anyway but I'll give it a shot. It's a "god concept" and can mean anything that you see as a deity. Doesn't have to be christian or muslim or any organized religion. You could be a pagan and still not have the hardest time with a 12 step program. Now here is the tricky part. If you know anything about Freud you might have some difficulties, and if this is the case I am not sure I can help you. If the term "super-ego" means the same thing to you that it does to me then you are in for some difficulties. Listen though, maybe you just need to see the group as your higher power if you don't believe in a god? Anything that gives you some kind of way out of the… [cont.]
Answered by synchronicity915 - Sun Aug 6 19:41:36 2006
Q. Especially if you have been to OA, what was the structure like? I'm conflicted on the idea of a Higher Power, but I would really like outside help with my problem. I don't want to feel out of place or that it's "cheesy." I'm quite skeptical...so do you think I would benefit from a 12 step program? I know they base if off a Higher Power idea, so any input would be great. Thank you.
Asked by Miss Verlaine - Sun Aug 6 19:22:30 2006 - Mental Health - 2 Answers - Comments
A. I don't know if there is any easy answer, not that will help you anyway but I'll give it a shot. It's a "god concept" and can mean anything that you see as a deity. Doesn't have to be christian or muslim or any organized religion. You could be a pagan and still not have the hardest time with a 12 step program. Now here is the tricky part. If you know anything about Freud you might have some difficulties, and if this is the case I am not sure I can help you. If the term "super-ego" means the same thing to you that it does to me then you are in for some difficulties. Listen though, maybe you just need to see the group as your higher power if you don't believe in a god? Anything that gives you some kind of way out of the… [cont.]
Answered by synchronicity915 - Sun Aug 6 19:41:36 2006
Why do 12 step recovery programs have to invoke a "higher power" - is this really necessary?
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Asked by - Sat Aug 13 13:24:49 2011 - Religion & Spirituality - 12 Answers - Comments
A. It apparently is for some people. Different people have different needs. The programs to which you're referring don't work for everyone, perhaps because some people don't have a belief in a higher power. There are alternative approaches for them, if they are serious about getting sober.
Answered by Variable 46 - Sat Aug 13 13:32:45 2011
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Asked by - Sat Aug 13 13:24:49 2011 - Religion & Spirituality - 12 Answers - Comments
A. It apparently is for some people. Different people have different needs. The programs to which you're referring don't work for everyone, perhaps because some people don't have a belief in a higher power. There are alternative approaches for them, if they are serious about getting sober.
Answered by Variable 46 - Sat Aug 13 13:32:45 2011
If someone says the belive in a "higher power" dose that make the an atheist?
Q. If someone says the belive in a "higher power" dose that make the an atheist. Like they belive in a "higher power" but not a specific God like the God of the bible
Asked by Bad Panda - Thu Jun 11 09:19:20 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 5 Answers - Comments
A. Sorry, I feel the need to answer because I am seeing so many BAD answers above. Agnosticism and Atheism are not mutually exclusive. You can be both. In fact, most atheists are agnostic-atheists. This is broken down with two questions: Do you believe in any god or gods? If Yes, you are a theist. If No, you are an atheist. Do you KNOW there are any god or gods? (Or can it be known) If Yes, you are gnostic. If No, you are agnostic. You can be a agnostic-atheist (also called a 'weak atheist') or a gnostic-atheist (strong atheist) or an agnostic-theist (deist, or you believe in a god but aknowledge the possibility that one doesn't exist) or a gnostic-theist (Someone who says they talk to god and he answers, or that they otherwise know for… [cont.]
Answered by Bill C - Thu Jun 11 13:44:04 2009
Q. If someone says the belive in a "higher power" dose that make the an atheist. Like they belive in a "higher power" but not a specific God like the God of the bible
Asked by Bad Panda - Thu Jun 11 09:19:20 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 5 Answers - Comments
A. Sorry, I feel the need to answer because I am seeing so many BAD answers above. Agnosticism and Atheism are not mutually exclusive. You can be both. In fact, most atheists are agnostic-atheists. This is broken down with two questions: Do you believe in any god or gods? If Yes, you are a theist. If No, you are an atheist. Do you KNOW there are any god or gods? (Or can it be known) If Yes, you are gnostic. If No, you are agnostic. You can be a agnostic-atheist (also called a 'weak atheist') or a gnostic-atheist (strong atheist) or an agnostic-theist (deist, or you believe in a god but aknowledge the possibility that one doesn't exist) or a gnostic-theist (Someone who says they talk to god and he answers, or that they otherwise know for… [cont.]
Answered by Bill C - Thu Jun 11 13:44:04 2009
12 step programs say that your "Higher Power" could be anything. Doesn't this go against what the bible says?
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Asked by calired67 - Sat Apr 14 01:16:44 2007 - Religion & Spirituality - 19 Answers - Comments
A. this is the biggest flaw with 12 step programs: insisting that people admit that there's some 'higher power' instead of taking responsibility for themselves. aa is a joke. one of the biggest jokes of the 20th century. no, tonks_op, the program *does not* work - not for anyone with half a brain. instead of believing what you're told, look it up.
Answered by NOT GODZY - Sat Apr 14 01:24:19 2007
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Asked by calired67 - Sat Apr 14 01:16:44 2007 - Religion & Spirituality - 19 Answers - Comments
A. this is the biggest flaw with 12 step programs: insisting that people admit that there's some 'higher power' instead of taking responsibility for themselves. aa is a joke. one of the biggest jokes of the 20th century. no, tonks_op, the program *does not* work - not for anyone with half a brain. instead of believing what you're told, look it up.
Answered by NOT GODZY - Sat Apr 14 01:24:19 2007
Saying, "There is no god," is ok but saying, "There is no higher power," is an assertion requiring proof?
Q. Because a higher power could be an alien species with more advanced technology than humans, and I'm not going to rule out the possibility that at least one race of these beings exist somewhere in this unimaginably vast universe. But a god, as defined by religious people, cannot possibly exist so when I say, "There is no god," I don't need to prove it, right? Can I get an, "Amen!"?
Asked by - Wed May 16 19:22:09 2012 - Religion & Spirituality - 9 Answers - Comments
Q. Because a higher power could be an alien species with more advanced technology than humans, and I'm not going to rule out the possibility that at least one race of these beings exist somewhere in this unimaginably vast universe. But a god, as defined by religious people, cannot possibly exist so when I say, "There is no god," I don't need to prove it, right? Can I get an, "Amen!"?
Asked by - Wed May 16 19:22:09 2012 - Religion & Spirituality - 9 Answers - Comments
What do you call someone that believes in a "higher power" but does not follow any specific scripture?
Q. Despite being raised as a Catholic I question Christ resurrecting although I do believe he existed as did some dude called Mohammed. I also believe Bill Gates may be considered a prophet in 2000 years time. His religion will be called Heavens Gates (pbuh lol) Anyway I digress, what do you call someone that believes in a higher power?
Asked by Suspend me PLEASE - Sun Dec 28 00:23:43 2008 - Religion & Spirituality - 14 Answers - Comments
A. spiritual...
Answered by Susan C - Sun Dec 28 00:27:16 2008
Q. Despite being raised as a Catholic I question Christ resurrecting although I do believe he existed as did some dude called Mohammed. I also believe Bill Gates may be considered a prophet in 2000 years time. His religion will be called Heavens Gates (pbuh lol) Anyway I digress, what do you call someone that believes in a higher power?
Asked by Suspend me PLEASE - Sun Dec 28 00:23:43 2008 - Religion & Spirituality - 14 Answers - Comments
A. spiritual...
Answered by Susan C - Sun Dec 28 00:27:16 2008
Non-Believers do you find the term "higher power" (AA) offensive or a good compromise of terms?
Q. It seem to me that the whole point of using the term "higher power" is to avoid offending and alienating people who do not believe in god(s). It is a compromise so that believers and non-believers can participate without feeling pressured. Some of the members of these group are not religious and do consider "higher power" to mean their own better nature, their government, justice, law, whatever. If you are offended (or even just uncomfortable) by the idea of joining a group that uses "higher power" as part of its tenets what compromise would you suggest? Here is an article about the term "higher power" being considered a problem to non-believers as it applies to SC&C ADD: I am NOT a Christian. I… [cont.]
Asked by Free Stuff in 2012 - Wed Sep 12 12:17:08 2007 - Religion & Spirituality - 30 Answers - Comments
A. The term "higher power" is broad enough to be considered everything from the Judeo-Christian-Islamic God to the collective wisdom of the group, consequently the only people who are offended by it are those who are looking for a reason to be offended.
Answered by Conan the Grammarian - Wed Sep 12 12:24:46 2007
Q. It seem to me that the whole point of using the term "higher power" is to avoid offending and alienating people who do not believe in god(s). It is a compromise so that believers and non-believers can participate without feeling pressured. Some of the members of these group are not religious and do consider "higher power" to mean their own better nature, their government, justice, law, whatever. If you are offended (or even just uncomfortable) by the idea of joining a group that uses "higher power" as part of its tenets what compromise would you suggest? Here is an article about the term "higher power" being considered a problem to non-believers as it applies to SC&C ADD: I am NOT a Christian. I… [cont.]
Asked by Free Stuff in 2012 - Wed Sep 12 12:17:08 2007 - Religion & Spirituality - 30 Answers - Comments
A. The term "higher power" is broad enough to be considered everything from the Judeo-Christian-Islamic God to the collective wisdom of the group, consequently the only people who are offended by it are those who are looking for a reason to be offended.
Answered by Conan the Grammarian - Wed Sep 12 12:24:46 2007
The theory of a "higher power" of some sort?
Q. before i start id like to mention that i am not religious...as it seems that if i was, answers here would mostly try to refute gods existence and dismiss me as insane rather than pertain to exactly what im trying to figure out.. My idea of a "higher power" is forming actually through what we know and dont know with science... so, science creates theories and laws based off of things that can be proven false, with inductive reasoning, which is the most reasonable way to attempt finding truths that we have im guessing science and its methods can only pertain to our universe, because anything else is unobservable , and thus not in the range of science. so, with this in mind, i am attempting to find the most reasonable explanation on… [cont.]
Asked by - Wed Apr 13 18:04:25 2011 - Philosophy - 3 Answers - Comments
A. Science is trying to play God in their white robes, a substitute for priests of past and present. Science deals with the "known", or created, the realm of duality, of cause and effect, the world of weights and measures. It has its place in the scheme of things but offers no ultimate answers. Science has no answer for First Cause. Likewise the Intellect is limited. Can the mind of man grasp the concept of Infinity or Eternity? No it cannot. The intellect can have an idea about God but that is not God, it is merely a mental construct in the mind. It is not "what IT is" but "That it is". Intellect deals with what exists within time and space, or inside the box, but if taken outside the box and into Infinity,… [cont.]
Answered by adagio58 - Wed Apr 13 18:45:02 2011
Q. before i start id like to mention that i am not religious...as it seems that if i was, answers here would mostly try to refute gods existence and dismiss me as insane rather than pertain to exactly what im trying to figure out.. My idea of a "higher power" is forming actually through what we know and dont know with science... so, science creates theories and laws based off of things that can be proven false, with inductive reasoning, which is the most reasonable way to attempt finding truths that we have im guessing science and its methods can only pertain to our universe, because anything else is unobservable , and thus not in the range of science. so, with this in mind, i am attempting to find the most reasonable explanation on… [cont.]
Asked by - Wed Apr 13 18:04:25 2011 - Philosophy - 3 Answers - Comments
A. Science is trying to play God in their white robes, a substitute for priests of past and present. Science deals with the "known", or created, the realm of duality, of cause and effect, the world of weights and measures. It has its place in the scheme of things but offers no ultimate answers. Science has no answer for First Cause. Likewise the Intellect is limited. Can the mind of man grasp the concept of Infinity or Eternity? No it cannot. The intellect can have an idea about God but that is not God, it is merely a mental construct in the mind. It is not "what IT is" but "That it is". Intellect deals with what exists within time and space, or inside the box, but if taken outside the box and into Infinity,… [cont.]
Answered by adagio58 - Wed Apr 13 18:45:02 2011
Is the term "Higher Power" just another way of saying "God"?
Q. Kind of like "Intelligent designer"?
Asked by - Thu Dec 16 00:38:43 2010 - Religion & Spirituality - 8 Answers - Comments
A. Could be the chief standing on a stool.
Answered by hshuckhart - Thu Dec 16 00:39:54 2010
Q. Kind of like "Intelligent designer"?
Asked by - Thu Dec 16 00:38:43 2010 - Religion & Spirituality - 8 Answers - Comments
A. Could be the chief standing on a stool.
Answered by hshuckhart - Thu Dec 16 00:39:54 2010
What is a "power" and what makes it "higher"?
Q. A lot of times believers ask atheists if they won't at least believe in a "higher power," but I've never seen any of them explain what that is. Can anyone clear this up?
Asked by Citizen Of The Cosmos - Wed May 21 17:09:22 2008 - Religion & Spirituality - 12 Answers - Comments
A. I've ask this same question before of 'open minded' spiritual friends. It surprises me how many people are stumped by this question and reveal that they have never stopped to define it themselves.
Answered by zero - Wed May 21 17:25:11 2008
Q. A lot of times believers ask atheists if they won't at least believe in a "higher power," but I've never seen any of them explain what that is. Can anyone clear this up?
Asked by Citizen Of The Cosmos - Wed May 21 17:09:22 2008 - Religion & Spirituality - 12 Answers - Comments
A. I've ask this same question before of 'open minded' spiritual friends. It surprises me how many people are stumped by this question and reveal that they have never stopped to define it themselves.
Answered by zero - Wed May 21 17:25:11 2008
whats a word that means "belief that everything happens after a higher power"?
Q. Or like everything happens for a reason. i THINK it starts with a p? & it's not a common word, like "karma" or something. thanks!
Asked by ColielovesRob - Thu Dec 10 18:50:48 2009 - Words & Wordplay - 1 Answers - Comments
A. I'm probably wrong, but I think the word you're looking for is panentheism (not the same as pantheism).
Answered by JPInquisitive - Sat Dec 12 17:21:55 2009
Q. Or like everything happens for a reason. i THINK it starts with a p? & it's not a common word, like "karma" or something. thanks!
Asked by ColielovesRob - Thu Dec 10 18:50:48 2009 - Words & Wordplay - 1 Answers - Comments
A. I'm probably wrong, but I think the word you're looking for is panentheism (not the same as pantheism).
Answered by JPInquisitive - Sat Dec 12 17:21:55 2009
If you believe in a "higher power"?
Q. Do you think that you are going to a better place when you die? If so , would that be a large amount of disrespect to this "higher power"? seeing as he/she/it spent a good week or so creating our world/universe/galaxies/trees/toilet roll/Subway sandwiches and slug repellent . Or would this "higher power" say "thanks for putting up with the 2 star motel--heres your 5 star penthouse suite"? Can any "true believers" tell what they think about heaven? TIA
Asked by bukowski - Sun Apr 27 14:49:56 2008 - Religion & Spirituality - 10 Answers - 1 Comments
A. No, I don't. If I'm wrong and find myself standing before my creator, I'll spit in his eye for being such an evil pile of loose stoolwater!
Answered by Avondrow - Sun Apr 27 14:55:42 2008
Q. Do you think that you are going to a better place when you die? If so , would that be a large amount of disrespect to this "higher power"? seeing as he/she/it spent a good week or so creating our world/universe/galaxies/trees/toilet roll/Subway sandwiches and slug repellent . Or would this "higher power" say "thanks for putting up with the 2 star motel--heres your 5 star penthouse suite"? Can any "true believers" tell what they think about heaven? TIA
Asked by bukowski - Sun Apr 27 14:49:56 2008 - Religion & Spirituality - 10 Answers - 1 Comments
A. No, I don't. If I'm wrong and find myself standing before my creator, I'll spit in his eye for being such an evil pile of loose stoolwater!
Answered by Avondrow - Sun Apr 27 14:55:42 2008
Can the "higher power" be science and the world explanation?
Q. like the whole creation is the higher power? Is that understandable? Not quite controlling, but science is a higher power, because if not that I just think of science as... regular ol' science, the explanation of things, nothing real. the discovery of things, could the whole thought of science be a universal thing?
Asked by - Wed Aug 25 19:27:20 2010 - Religion & Spirituality - 8 Answers - Comments
A. Shalom. Scientologist ALERT. have potato. waka waka.
Answered by chilli pepper - Wed Aug 25 19:29:01 2010
Q. like the whole creation is the higher power? Is that understandable? Not quite controlling, but science is a higher power, because if not that I just think of science as... regular ol' science, the explanation of things, nothing real. the discovery of things, could the whole thought of science be a universal thing?
Asked by - Wed Aug 25 19:27:20 2010 - Religion & Spirituality - 8 Answers - Comments
A. Shalom. Scientologist ALERT. have potato. waka waka.
Answered by chilli pepper - Wed Aug 25 19:29:01 2010
People frequently say they believe in a "higher power", but not necessarily "god", so what is this called?
Q. i was thinking atheism because it denies belief in a specific established deity, but... a ''higher power'' could be considered a form of ''god'', which atheists tend to reject - the notion of "god" existing. i'm not sure it could be called agnosticism, because agnosticism asserts that any claim which cannot be observed is ''unknown or unknowable". as for myself, i believe in agnosticism, but i do maintain hope(call it human desire) that there is more to existence than we currently can be made aware of, given our limited understanding of how existence occurs >>>"If there is a higher power, who is to say that it is God?" well god is a very broad term, it's vaguely defined, but in essence god is a higher… [cont.]
Asked by Dave - Tue Jul 6 04:20:38 2010 - Religion & Spirituality - 17 Answers - Comments
A. Deism.
Answered by let there be light - Tue Jul 6 04:23:23 2010
Q. i was thinking atheism because it denies belief in a specific established deity, but... a ''higher power'' could be considered a form of ''god'', which atheists tend to reject - the notion of "god" existing. i'm not sure it could be called agnosticism, because agnosticism asserts that any claim which cannot be observed is ''unknown or unknowable". as for myself, i believe in agnosticism, but i do maintain hope(call it human desire) that there is more to existence than we currently can be made aware of, given our limited understanding of how existence occurs >>>"If there is a higher power, who is to say that it is God?" well god is a very broad term, it's vaguely defined, but in essence god is a higher… [cont.]
Asked by Dave - Tue Jul 6 04:20:38 2010 - Religion & Spirituality - 17 Answers - Comments
A. Deism.
Answered by let there be light - Tue Jul 6 04:23:23 2010
Can you be an atheist and believe in a "higher power" or a "power greater than yourself"?
Q. So long as you do not believe that "power" constitutes a deity?
Asked by - Sat Apr 12 19:28:58 2008 - Religion & Spirituality - 16 Answers - Comments
A. absolutely...in general, humans do believe in a greater power...whether it's the monotheistic god, Buddha, the Hindu deities, science, nature, the force; we all worship, be it in a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or at the altar of science. there is also the concept of a civil religion--national holidays, practices, etc. despite what some might have you believe, it's all remarkably similar remember, "religious" is not especially synonymous with "theological" so don't let the semantics scare you.
Answered by I'm a liberal weiner - Sat Apr 12 19:42:18 2008
Q. So long as you do not believe that "power" constitutes a deity?
Asked by - Sat Apr 12 19:28:58 2008 - Religion & Spirituality - 16 Answers - Comments
A. absolutely...in general, humans do believe in a greater power...whether it's the monotheistic god, Buddha, the Hindu deities, science, nature, the force; we all worship, be it in a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or at the altar of science. there is also the concept of a civil religion--national holidays, practices, etc. despite what some might have you believe, it's all remarkably similar remember, "religious" is not especially synonymous with "theological" so don't let the semantics scare you.
Answered by I'm a liberal weiner - Sat Apr 12 19:42:18 2008
How can you say that there is no proof that the universe was created by a "higher power"?
Q. I asked almost the exact question earlier, but I left out a few vital details and arguments (things that I couldn't add). Here is scientific proof that God created the universe, or if you can't accept that, a "higher intelligence". 1. Matter cannot be created -- some said that matter can, in fact, be created, but that requires, if I am correct, already existing matter. 2. The universe could not have existed forever, and here's why: Energy exists today, if matter existed forever, it would be completely drained of any energy. It's just what happens. 3. The only reasonable explination is that everything we know of was created by a "higher power". It's just logical. That's my scientific proof. Any counter-arguments? Ok, new… [cont.]
Asked by Freddy - Sun Jun 8 20:03:42 2008 - Religion & Spirituality - 28 Answers - Comments
A. Yes...I do have a counter-argument. 1) Mass-energy equivalence. Einstein equation is able to predict the amount of energy available in a "chunk" of mass as a function of the velocity of light. The Lorentz transformations also show that mass increases as velocity increases. So where does the mass come from? It's simple. While we travel through the x,y,z axes of space-time at whatever speed (v), we are traveling through the time axis (t) at velocity c-v. In day to day affairs, we do not see mass being "created" because the energy equivalence is wrapped up for the most part in traveling through t at nearly the speed of light c. As an object speeds up, the energy that is devoted to traveling through t is converted to mass… [cont.]
Answered by Jesus of Borg - Sun Jun 8 20:26:17 2008
Q. I asked almost the exact question earlier, but I left out a few vital details and arguments (things that I couldn't add). Here is scientific proof that God created the universe, or if you can't accept that, a "higher intelligence". 1. Matter cannot be created -- some said that matter can, in fact, be created, but that requires, if I am correct, already existing matter. 2. The universe could not have existed forever, and here's why: Energy exists today, if matter existed forever, it would be completely drained of any energy. It's just what happens. 3. The only reasonable explination is that everything we know of was created by a "higher power". It's just logical. That's my scientific proof. Any counter-arguments? Ok, new… [cont.]
Asked by Freddy - Sun Jun 8 20:03:42 2008 - Religion & Spirituality - 28 Answers - Comments
A. Yes...I do have a counter-argument. 1) Mass-energy equivalence. Einstein equation is able to predict the amount of energy available in a "chunk" of mass as a function of the velocity of light. The Lorentz transformations also show that mass increases as velocity increases. So where does the mass come from? It's simple. While we travel through the x,y,z axes of space-time at whatever speed (v), we are traveling through the time axis (t) at velocity c-v. In day to day affairs, we do not see mass being "created" because the energy equivalence is wrapped up for the most part in traveling through t at nearly the speed of light c. As an object speeds up, the energy that is devoted to traveling through t is converted to mass… [cont.]
Answered by Jesus of Borg - Sun Jun 8 20:26:17 2008
I don t necessarily believe in organized religion. I love my God, my higher power" -Will Smith?
Q. "I don t necessarily believe in organized religion. I love my God, my higher power, but it is mine and and mine alone, and I create my connection, and I decide how my connection is going to be. I believe that my connection to my higher power is separate from everybody s. I don t believe that the Muslims have all the answers and all the beliefs. I don t believe the Christians have all the answers and beliefs, or that the Jews have all the answers." - Will Smith As A Native American I agree, we are all brothers and sisters of this sacred land. If you practice a religion why should I belief it is 100 % true?
Asked by nativebeauty22 - Sun Apr 11 19:17:37 2010 - Religion & Spirituality - 5 Answers - Comments
A. I don't believe in no God, no Santa Clause and no Easter bunny and I don't think this land is sacred and "special" its just plane jane land
Answered by - Sun Apr 11 19:20:44 2010
Q. "I don t necessarily believe in organized religion. I love my God, my higher power, but it is mine and and mine alone, and I create my connection, and I decide how my connection is going to be. I believe that my connection to my higher power is separate from everybody s. I don t believe that the Muslims have all the answers and all the beliefs. I don t believe the Christians have all the answers and beliefs, or that the Jews have all the answers." - Will Smith As A Native American I agree, we are all brothers and sisters of this sacred land. If you practice a religion why should I belief it is 100 % true?
Asked by nativebeauty22 - Sun Apr 11 19:17:37 2010 - Religion & Spirituality - 5 Answers - Comments
A. I don't believe in no God, no Santa Clause and no Easter bunny and I don't think this land is sacred and "special" its just plane jane land
Answered by - Sun Apr 11 19:20:44 2010
Some of atheisms largest supporters admit there is a "higher power." Why do other atheist refuse to believe?
Q. People such as Antony Flew, and countless scientist. They don't clain any religion as correct, but admit, there has to be something higher guiding "evolution" at the very least. add "eventually" before "admit" "Some of atheisms largest supporters eventually admit there is a "higher power." I know what deist are.
Asked by WhiteHat - Fri Jul 28 02:36:23 2006 - Religion & Spirituality - 10 Answers - Comments
A. I think you're a little confused on your terminology, no offense. Anyone who thinks there even might be a higher power is not an atheist, but an agnostic. To be an atheist, you have to actively disbelieve in any god. This does not necessarily include disbelief in all supernatrual phenomena, by the way. I know atheists who believe in a soul. Also, you don't have to be an atheist to be a scientist. I know scientists of many faiths. As for why some people refuse to believe- well that's their right. The existence of god (or gods) has, for whatever reason, not been proved to them. Science alone does not prove the existence of the divine. Lightning and tectonic activity are enough to create life. This has been proven. It'll take more to convince… [cont.]
Answered by kivrin9 - Fri Jul 28 02:47:49 2006
Q. People such as Antony Flew, and countless scientist. They don't clain any religion as correct, but admit, there has to be something higher guiding "evolution" at the very least. add "eventually" before "admit" "Some of atheisms largest supporters eventually admit there is a "higher power." I know what deist are.
Asked by WhiteHat - Fri Jul 28 02:36:23 2006 - Religion & Spirituality - 10 Answers - Comments
A. I think you're a little confused on your terminology, no offense. Anyone who thinks there even might be a higher power is not an atheist, but an agnostic. To be an atheist, you have to actively disbelieve in any god. This does not necessarily include disbelief in all supernatrual phenomena, by the way. I know atheists who believe in a soul. Also, you don't have to be an atheist to be a scientist. I know scientists of many faiths. As for why some people refuse to believe- well that's their right. The existence of god (or gods) has, for whatever reason, not been proved to them. Science alone does not prove the existence of the divine. Lightning and tectonic activity are enough to create life. This has been proven. It'll take more to convince… [cont.]
Answered by kivrin9 - Fri Jul 28 02:47:49 2006
Is there a Psychological explanation why some believe or have hope for a "Higher Power" and others do not?
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Asked by Kitteh-n-Da Red Hoodz - Mon Aug 10 16:50:15 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 33 Answers - Comments
A. The mind Is intimately familiar with the notion that its physical extension will eventually expire. It is the fear birthed from our knowing that we will lose all that we have grown to love and cherish, which triggers our conscious point of view to connect with something that offers a remedial sense of continuation through faith in an afterlife. We live for a short while on this physical plane, directing our creative energy as we journey through, experiencing the hardships and the flowing forward nature of life. We develop a strong sense of personal identity and everything we do serves to expand our experience of this existence, here we cultivate a myriad of affections towards what we have achieved. These affections recoil at the idea or… [cont.]
Answered by - Mon Aug 10 18:40:10 2009
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Asked by Kitteh-n-Da Red Hoodz - Mon Aug 10 16:50:15 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 33 Answers - Comments
A. The mind Is intimately familiar with the notion that its physical extension will eventually expire. It is the fear birthed from our knowing that we will lose all that we have grown to love and cherish, which triggers our conscious point of view to connect with something that offers a remedial sense of continuation through faith in an afterlife. We live for a short while on this physical plane, directing our creative energy as we journey through, experiencing the hardships and the flowing forward nature of life. We develop a strong sense of personal identity and everything we do serves to expand our experience of this existence, here we cultivate a myriad of affections towards what we have achieved. These affections recoil at the idea or… [cont.]
Answered by - Mon Aug 10 18:40:10 2009
does the majority of humanity's desire to believe in a "higher power" make us an attractive "slave" species...?
Q. for intelligent aliens who would want to destroy or make us slaves and capitalize on our need to feel "inferior" to some supreme bieng/biengs other than giving humanity the credit it is due for its own survival and success as a tool-making speicies? and if that alien species posed as a higher power?
Asked by Bluto Blutarsky71 - Mon Mar 30 12:00:32 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 13 Answers - Comments
A. Both, Yes and No. The fact that the majority of humans are, slaves in one way of another. Would make them very attractive, but a few of us, will fight to the death.
Answered by Scooter - Mon Mar 30 12:19:53 2009
Q. for intelligent aliens who would want to destroy or make us slaves and capitalize on our need to feel "inferior" to some supreme bieng/biengs other than giving humanity the credit it is due for its own survival and success as a tool-making speicies? and if that alien species posed as a higher power?
Asked by Bluto Blutarsky71 - Mon Mar 30 12:00:32 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 13 Answers - Comments
A. Both, Yes and No. The fact that the majority of humans are, slaves in one way of another. Would make them very attractive, but a few of us, will fight to the death.
Answered by Scooter - Mon Mar 30 12:19:53 2009
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