RootsBooster Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) Sorry but I think you are over complicating things and reaching the wrong conclusions. Really simple when you view it as below. A Believer believes in God. A Non Believer does not believe in God. Undecided, have not made up their mind. On the contrary, I'm simplifying things. There are those with belief and those without belief. While ever someone is undecided, they are without a belief. Added: Your trichotomy might work if it were; -belief that God or gods exist -belief that Gods don't exist -undecided Edited January 26, 2015 by RootsBooster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 On the contrary, I'm simplifying things. There are those with belief and those without belief. While ever someone is undecided, they are without a belief. Added: Your trichotomy might work if it were; -belief that God or gods exist -belief that Gods don't exist -undecided You are completely wrong in my opinion because someone classed as undecided has not rejected or accepted a belief in God. Put simply they have not made up their minds or reached a conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 You actually believe that? Probably not most... but many will repent or seek God's help when they're about to kick the bucket. No, I don't have any statistics to hand... sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Probably not most... but many will repent or seek God's help when they're about to kick the bucket. No, I don't have any statistics to hand... sorry Why would you think that? ---------- Post added 26-01-2015 at 18:03 ---------- You are completely wrong in my opinion because someone classed as undecided has not rejected or accepted a belief in God. Put simply they have not made up their minds or reached a conclusion. You don't have to reach a conclusion to have an absence of belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw47 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 'Psychological projection is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against unpleasant impulses by denying their existence in themselves, while attributing them to others' ---------- Post added 26-01-2015 at 17:35 :hihi: Absolutely Brilliant! What's so hilarious is that you don't actually understand what you did there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Why would you think that? Perhaps repentance is not the word I'm looking for, but I expect they'll call out to a higher being for help, because we're taking a big step into the unknown... and while nobody has ever come back from "the other side" saying there is an afterlife, nobody has ever come back and said there isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw47 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) ---------- Post added 26-01-2015 at 18:03 ---------- [/color] You don't have to reach a conclusion to have an absence of belief. You may have though, you may have reached the conclusion that there is either nothing there for you to believe in, or alternatively that there is insufficient evidence for you to reach a decision on having a belief or not. Either way, you have come to a conclusion as to how you should view the subject. Obviously it is then only a conclusion if you give it no more thought and continue to be happy with your conclusion. Edited January 26, 2015 by mjw47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 You are completely wrong in my opinion because someone classed as undecided has not rejected or accepted a belief in God. Put simply they have not made up their minds or reached a conclusion. Someone without belief doesn't have to have rejected it, so where's that leave you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 You may have though, you may have reached the conclusion that there is either nothing there for you to believe in, or alternatively that there is insufficient evidence for you to reach a decision on having a belief or not. Either way, you have come to a conclusion as to how you should view the subject. Obviously it is then only a conclusion if you give it no more thought and continue to be happy with your conclusion. Please go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 You may have though, you may have reached the conclusion that there is either nothing there for you to believe in, or alternatively that there is insufficient evidence for you to reach a decision on having a belief or not. Rather oddly, mjw47 seems to be agreeing with me on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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