Atheists & Agnostics

ItsjustMe

(11,705 posts) Fri Feb 23, 2024, 06:05 AM Feb 2024

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 2024 OP

Faith: trying the best you can to believe in something you know, 3Hotdogs Feb 2024 #1

Exactly. anciano Feb 2024 #2

why is 'faith', specifically god beliefs, beautiful? Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #3

The same reason ICP lamented scientists ending all the mysteries redqueen Mar 2024 #9

Faith in a higher power seems to work for AA members Redleg Feb 2024 #4

Her parents, Hungarian Jews, fled to England to escape the Nazis DavidDvorkin Feb 2024 #5

I don't consider hatred of another religion to be a "faith" Redleg Feb 2024 #6

Hatred is a common result of faith DavidDvorkin Feb 2024 #7

One man's faith is another man's poison RussBLib Feb 2024 #8

3Hotdogs

(13,418 posts)

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

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 08:25 AM

Feb 2024

can't possibly be true.

anciano

(1,534 posts)

2. Exactly.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 10:26 AM

Feb 2024

Voltaire2

(14,724 posts)

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

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 11:18 AM

Feb 2024

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

redqueen

(115,164 posts)

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

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 09:16 AM

Mar 2024

Imo

Pure childishness.

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

Redleg

(6,168 posts)

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

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 11:22 AM

Feb 2024

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

(19,897 posts)

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

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 03:46 PM

Feb 2024

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

How is faith beautiful?

Redleg

(6,168 posts)

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

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 25, 2024, 02:28 PM

Feb 2024

It is bigotry pure and simple.

DavidDvorkin

(19,897 posts)

7. Hatred is a common result of faith

Reply to Redleg (Reply #6)

Sun Feb 25, 2024, 02:47 PM

Feb 2024

So much for the beauty of it.

RussBLib

(9,669 posts)

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

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #7)

Tue Feb 27, 2024, 11:00 PM

Feb 2024

...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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