Comments on: Endless Study and Debate can be SO Exhausting!! http://ibelievegod.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/endless-study-and-debate-can-be-so-exhausting/ Atheists asked me, "Do you believe?" Here is my answer!! Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:42:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: jeanettesozpix http://ibelievegod.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/endless-study-and-debate-can-be-so-exhausting/#comment-64 jeanettesozpix Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:26:06 +0000 http://ibelievegod.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-64 Thanks for your comments, Tony. Thanks for your comments, Tony.

]]> By: Tony Sidaway http://ibelievegod.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/endless-study-and-debate-can-be-so-exhausting/#comment-63 Tony Sidaway Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:09:12 +0000 http://ibelievegod.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-63 I'm a former Catholic so I've seen it from both sides. I like the fact that you recognise that there is a great difference between faith thinking and that of non-believers. One thing I occasionally encounter as an atheist is a tendency to think of God as a given. It leads to lots of misunderstandings. Then when an atheist discusses faith with any particular person of belief, the next stumbling block is the believer's assumption that his particular religion has the truth. I’m a former Catholic so I’ve seen it from both sides. I like the fact that you recognise that there is a great difference between faith thinking and that of non-believers.

One thing I occasionally encounter as an atheist is a tendency to think of God as a given. It leads to lots of misunderstandings. Then when an atheist discusses faith with any particular person of belief, the next stumbling block is the believer’s assumption that his particular religion has the truth.

]]> By: Clark http://ibelievegod.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/endless-study-and-debate-can-be-so-exhausting/#comment-30 Clark Sun, 18 May 2008 02:14:23 +0000 http://ibelievegod.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-30 Endless debate can be exhausting. We are also warned about arguing with people, including nonbelievers. As much as possible, we are to live at peace with all people. Remember, too, when reading Ecclesiastes, that Solomon was a grumpy old man by that time. Proverbs is filled with practical wisdom and teaching, but some of that same teaching he dismisses in Ecclesiastes as a giant waste of time. There's a few gems throughout the book, but be careful with it. A life of pursuing empty pleasures left Solomon a little warped by the end of his life. Endless debate can be exhausting. We are also warned about arguing with people, including nonbelievers. As much as possible, we are to live at peace with all people.

Remember, too, when reading Ecclesiastes, that Solomon was a grumpy old man by that time. Proverbs is filled with practical wisdom and teaching, but some of that same teaching he dismisses in Ecclesiastes as a giant waste of time. There’s a few gems throughout the book, but be careful with it. A life of pursuing empty pleasures left Solomon a little warped by the end of his life.

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