Topic: Is faith stronger than religion? | |
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I have no religion.
But I have faith. Which do you think is stronger? |
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Edited by
ljcc1964
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Wed 08/05/09 02:33 PM
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Faith in what/who? I need more information.
Also....please give me your definition of "religion". |
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what is it you believe in
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I have no religion. But I have faith. Which do you think is stronger? I have no religion. I have no faith. |
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I have faith the sun will rise, tomorrow.
How ever, I do not worship the sun. |
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I have no religion, if faith being believing in something that can't be seen then I have faith. I have a way of life that fills my spiritual needs and wants....prayer and meditation being a big part of it.
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Do you think you need religion to have faith?
I believe in life. I believe in love. I believe in allways striving to move forward in life. Faith that my path will take me where I need to be. What more do I need. |
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Religion is doctrine. But doctrine doesn't necessarily have to be religion, it can be a moral set/beliefs/etc. In itself has no strength. It is ones' faith that has strength in some form of doctrine.
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Faith is nothing more than expectation, is it not?
If you have no expections then there is no reason to have faith. Even faith in a doctrine is nothing more than an expectation that the doctrine is true. Faith in a higher power is nothing more than an expectation that a higher power exists. Faith in yourself is nothing more than having expectations of yourself. Faith = Expectation. Religion on the other hand seems to be a highly ill-defined word. Some people like Tanyaann obviously view religion as 'doctrine'. Other people view religion as simply anything that is practiced 'religiousity' (i.e. with dedicated consistency). I have no need for 'doctrine' in my life, but it's nice to have a very well-structured and well-organized approach to life. This can be done via 'religiousity' (dedicated rituals or consistent schedules). I could use more 'religiousity' in my own life quite frankly. I supposed I need to have 'faith' (expectation) that I can create more 'religiousity' (dedicated consistency) in my life. Then I guess I will have both faith and religion. |
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I have no religion. But I have faith. Which do you think is stronger? |
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religion is weak as it relys on the non conflicting will of people as a collective ..... Fail
faith is stronger as its the will of one man |
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Faith is stronger than religion.
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Religion is what divided human race,,, there's too many religions out there,,, Faith,,, well,,, that's what i rely on.
Opinions !? |
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"Religion" is man-made.
"Faith" is God-made. Which do you think is stronger? ...To answer your question in the context of Christianity. But based on your own description of what you believe, AdventureBegins, what you call "faith" sounds a lot more like Existentialism; religion does not really relate. |
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"Religion" is man-made. "Faith" is God-made. Which do you think is stronger? ...To answer your question in the context of Christianity. But based on your own description of what you believe, AdventureBegins, what you call "faith" sounds a lot more like Existentialism; religion does not really relate. But a small part of my faith... Facets of the brilliance that is my soul. Religion can not relate... I fit no mold nor label. I simply am as I am. |
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Faith is strong, but without several other parts to go along with it, it isn't the strongest it could be. I have never really believed strongly in any religion until recently. Even now I don't aspire to any one religion I've seen. I do make it a point to try to study as much as I can about both history, philosophy, and religion; taking bits from each that make sense to the way I view my own experience. I feel that living life, is the only real way to prove any belief system or part of one correct. Though no one religion I've seen so far is entirely correct. Or they all are. So I'd say Faith is stronger even if that's all you have.
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Faith is strong, but without several other parts to go along with it, it isn't the strongest it could be. I have never really believed strongly in any religion until recently. Even now I don't aspire to any one religion I've seen. I do make it a point to try to study as much as I can about both history, philosophy, and religion; taking bits from each that make sense to the way I view my own experience. I feel that living life, is the only real way to prove any belief system or part of one correct. Though no one religion I've seen so far is entirely correct. Or they all are. So I'd say Faith is stronger even if that's all you have. Ah but it is not. I have faith, hope,... and love and all the religions I have investigated do not fit reality well... Many stories of impossible feats... Might as well be worshipping Thor or one of the other plethora of gods/goddesses. |
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nothing is impossible, not to God and not to man.
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nothing is impossible, not to God and not to man. Ahh... You are right sir... Nothing is impossible to mankind-as-it-can-be... But we are not yet there. |
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