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What difference have you experienced?
I feel a sense of peace and calm that pervades my mentality. Before I was "saved" I was full of anger, jealousy, contempt, and while I'm still human and experience these emotions it's far easier to let them go with the belief of a God, higher purpose, divine will or whatever you would call it.
It's like a constant meditation, and the less I engage in my faith the more difficult it is to feel that peace.
I was hoping I could talk to some Christians. Know where I can find some : PI was hoping he could tell us where he bought his amulets of Darwin.
I'm glad to hear you've had such positive experience in your religion! =)
I wonder if a belief in a God could have a measurable effect in our brains and emotions. I'll have to look this up as I'm sure there's probably been some studies on this matter.
Now more, interesting to me would be to see about a study where different beliefs can affect our feelings in a similar manner. For instance, could a person who believes in the Abrahamic God have the same measurable reaction as someone who believes in Shiva or Vishnu.
Yes but according to you it is not a sin since one has no interaction with others.Suicide is murder of oneself!
I'm glad to hear you've had such positive experience in your religion! =)
I wonder if a belief in a God could have a measurable effect in our brains and emotions. I'll have to look this up as I'm sure there's probably been some studies on this matter.
Now more, interesting to me would be to see about a study where different beliefs can affect our feelings in a similar manner. For instance, could a person who believes in the Abrahamic God have the same measurable reaction as someone who believes in Shiva or Vishnu.
That's nice but you avoided my question.We can see it in the lives of prisoners that are incarcerated, no? Are you asking me for my personal day to day convictions?
One of those convictions that I chose to do good over bad is, example:
I'm electrician and in the trade competition is furious. All fears of construction workers arise in their ability to sustain their job. People will cut others down to make themselves look good! People capitalize on anthers mistake to make themselves out to be more valuable in appearance to others! People character assassinate or attack anther on the job for reasons of their own, but not for any good reason. Even to say a contractor doesn't have enough adequate tools or materials for all the men on the job therefore people stop working together over adequacy, ability and fear . I have to chose to live differently. Ya'know something I get angered by a personal evil intent towards me. Ya'know how hard it is not to stoop down to their level and chop them up. Some call it politician! It's extremely hard to go against the grain or human nature in doing the right thing! I try hard to build friendships instead of enemy's and preconceiving them as though they aren't my enemy, but lost. Knowing full well I have no control over what they say or do, but knowing our names proceed us!
Example: I was working around a guy that had left his equipment, therefore; I used the equipment to get access to some work while he was away. He came back and unglued on me. I calmly said to him I was for him and not against him, also that we are on the same team, furthermore told him that my family that I had to feed was no less important than his and that I would like to work with him instead against him!
I'm a people watcher.....wondering of all the personal character disorders and traits. Wondering what makes them tic! Looking at all the good in them they offer and could offer the Kingdom of Heaven!
Me too. Don't have a reference though.I'm pretty certain I did read an article once about that. Seems to ring a bell.
Ah. Have you considered the possibility that "looking for truth" makes you comfortable and that's why you do it?It's no secret that believers tend to be more calm and comforted about some things than atheists. Personally, I'd rather keep looking for truth, than stop with what makes me feel comfortable, but perhaps that's just me. At any rate, if people are happy with what they believe, then good for them, they have my blessing, so to speak.
Me too. Don't have a reference though.
Ah. Have you considered the possibility that "looking for truth" makes you comfortable and that's why you do it?
That would be an interesting study, especially as to how it correlates to the different belief structures.
I do think that it isn't strictly a belief in God that has the effect. For a while I was angry at God, and fell back into my old way of life. Lust, envy, anger etc were all a part of my lifestyle. I still believed, I just believed that He was letting me be miserable. I eventually started challenging Him and mocking Him despite the fact that I still believed He existed. I would describe it as God "thumping me on the head" and telling me to get my act together, but after a moment of immense heartache, loneliness, and questioning I began to feel that peace again.
In doing drugs. I knew it was dangerous, wrong and damaging and did it any ways! Taking so called calculated risks! More resent is saving our money over spending money(over what God says about my money)! Also when God wakes me up at 5am and tells me he wants to spend sometime with me. I chose to stay in bed dosing!That's nice but you avoided my question.
My question was: What have you chosen to do wrong and why did you do it?
You have answered with examples of what you did right. Unless you mean that borrowing that guys equipment was wrong...is that what you mean? If so, and you knew it was wrong, why did you do it?
It's no secret that believers tend to be more calm and comforted about some things than atheists.
I realize that you said "tend", but I wouldn't overgeneralize. I find being calm and pacifying such emotions fairly easy.
eudaimonia,
Mark
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