Atheists & Agnostics

ItsjustMe

(11,234 posts) Fri Feb 23, 2024, 07:05 AM Feb 23

Rachel Weisz

I don't practice any religion. What's interesting to me is the similarities between religions ... I am really interested in ending the prejudices. Faith is a beautiful thing. I don't have it yet. Maybe one day I'll find God.

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Rachel Weisz (Original Post) ItsjustMe Feb 23 OP

Faith: trying the best you can to believe in something you know, 3Hotdogs Feb 23 #1

Exactly. anciano Feb 23 #2

why is 'faith', specifically god beliefs, beautiful? Voltaire2 Feb 23 #3

The same reason ICP lamented scientists ending all the mysteries redqueen Mar 3 #9

Faith in a higher power seems to work for AA members Redleg Feb 23 #4

Her parents, Hungarian Jews, fled to England to escape the Nazis DavidDvorkin Feb 23 #5

I don't consider hatred of another religion to be a "faith" Redleg Feb 25 #6

Hatred is a common result of faith DavidDvorkin Feb 25 #7

One man's faith is another man's poison RussBLib Feb 28 #8

3Hotdogs

(12,395 posts)

1. Faith: trying the best you can to believe in something you know,

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 09:25 AM

Feb 23

can't possibly be true.

anciano

(995 posts)

2. Exactly.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 11:26 AM

Feb 23

Voltaire2

(13,088 posts)

3. why is 'faith', specifically god beliefs, beautiful?

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 12:18 PM

Feb 23

I know this is a common sentiment, but I truly don't understand why.

redqueen

(115,103 posts)

9. The same reason ICP lamented scientists ending all the mysteries

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 10:16 AM

Mar 3

Imo

Pure childishness.

Yes, Santa is a magical idea. But when we grow up we let it go.

Redleg

(5,814 posts)

4. Faith in a higher power seems to work for AA members

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 12:22 PM

Feb 23

Personally, I am not a religious person nor am I very spiritual. I don't have a problem with that the wonderful Rachel Weisz said about her beliefs.

DavidDvorkin

(19,480 posts)

5. Her parents, Hungarian Jews, fled to England to escape the Nazis

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 04:46 PM

Feb 23

The Holocaust was the inevitable result of centuries of pogroms, which were founded on and driven by faith.

How is faith beautiful?

Redleg

(5,814 posts)

6. I don't consider hatred of another religion to be a "faith"

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 25, 2024, 03:28 PM

Feb 25

It is bigotry pure and simple.

DavidDvorkin

(19,480 posts)

7. Hatred is a common result of faith

Reply to Redleg (Reply #6)

Sun Feb 25, 2024, 03:47 PM

Feb 25

So much for the beauty of it.

RussBLib

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8. One man's faith is another man's poison

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 28, 2024, 12:00 AM

Feb 28

...a Muslim's faith is a bit different and seems more extreme than a reformed Jewish faith, or a practicing Catholic's faith.

As with so many things, extremism in faith is dangerous. Everything in moderation.

Faith in Providence over seeking medical attention could get you killed.

My faith is in humanity. Most of it, anyway.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

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