tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post187085423161903905..comments2023-10-17T02:52:20.176-06:00Comments on PHS Theory of Knowledge: What do you believe now?J.Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172827782199289643noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-47936250264889492252008-11-05T18:30:00.000-07:002008-11-05T18:30:00.000-07:00I hope to always hold tightly to the belief that e...I hope to always hold tightly to the belief that everthing happens for a reason. Just to be clear, this is not to say that I believe there exists a pre-determined track that every life will follow, only that the events in a person's life are bound to build off of one another. I believe that under no circumstances should an individual view the events in his/her life as meaningless or void of purpose, because with the passing of every second something new (however big or small) is contributed. Moreover, I believe that nothing in this world should be taken for granted. We only have one life to live, so why not make the most of it?adriane g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01340073592619357632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-34781161049863296392008-09-02T19:29:00.000-06:002008-09-02T19:29:00.000-06:00I believe that there is a god of some kind, or som...I believe that there is a god of some kind, or some force that created the universe, but not that "he" influences people's actions in any way - we all have free will, and the things we do are meaningful just because, there's no greater scheme to anything. But yeah, that might sound a little pessimistic, but it really isn't... we all make our own choices, and all our good and bad choices are important... and we all have the capacity to do really good stuff, and that's meaningful in itself.jeff_tweedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347658324312899085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-53117973823788521902008-08-30T16:26:00.000-06:002008-08-30T16:26:00.000-06:00I believe that life experiences shape us and make ...I believe that life experiences shape us and make us who we are. I don’t think there is such thing as destiny or fate, but that only our will and our past experiences dictate the choices we make. Things don’t just happen to us; we make them happen (consciously or not) because of who we are and what we have already done in the world.meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141598776630965263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-21820698840995365912008-08-27T22:33:00.000-06:002008-08-27T22:33:00.000-06:00My father's side of the family are devote Catholic...My father's side of the family are devote Catholics, and I have grown up around the religion and I believe in what the Church stands for. But that does not make me think that all other religions are wrong, that only Catholicism has it right. For the Bible, the Koran, the Tanakh, or any other religious book was written by man, not God. And man is not perfect, every religion agrees on that. I believe that each book has been colored by the men who have written it, and by those who interpret the teachings. There are many teachings in the Bible that I don't agree with, just as there are things that the Church has done and does still today that I am completely against. But for me, the things I dislike about the religion, not just in Catholicism but other religions as well are the influences of man, not the teachings of God. I believe that each religion has its flaws, but also represents a unique and beautiful facet of something we'll never truely understand.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11741020009756672413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-37134161779688738902008-08-26T21:43:00.000-06:002008-08-26T21:43:00.000-06:00Simone:Well, my family and friends love me, but ho...Simone:<BR/><BR/>Well, my family and friends love me, but how many of them would die for me? My parents probably, maybe one of my three sisters, and none of my friends. And what if I develop some strange mental disease which causes me to be irritable and rude at all times? My parents would still love me, but not many others. Not that I see those as plausible circumstances, but the point is, God would still love me; God would still die for me. What I find in God is the kind of absolutely unconditional, undying love that no person can offer. Even when I feel completely awful with myself over one thing or another, it gives me strength to know that God will still forgive me. He wants to forgive me so badly he literally died for it. That’s something powerful.<BR/><BR/>Yet I don’t follow Christ because of the good feelings involved; they’re just perks. The real reason is because I believe eternal life is possible, but so is eternal death (John 3:16,17). I also believe that the only way to eternal life is through Jesus’ sacrifice (John 14:6).<BR/><BR/>A FREE gift...? I took it.Ryan Beethehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629214210025516942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-17906446874562128362008-08-26T21:14:00.000-06:002008-08-26T21:14:00.000-06:00I believe in kindness. I am only human and definit...I believe in kindness. I am only human and definitely not perfect, but I try to be kind to people because I have learned through experience that even if I disagree with someone, I can try to be nice to that person as a human being and they generally are respectful back. I believe not only in kindness towards other humans but towards the earth and animals. I believe this because I know that I have to live on this earth so I might as well try to treat it the best that I can for my benefit.Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657292423323372851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-69830432330011538872008-08-26T17:34:00.000-06:002008-08-26T17:34:00.000-06:00To bounce off the control thread [CJ, Audrey], I'd...To bounce off the control thread [CJ, Audrey], I'd have to say that it's important to relinquish control, but the problem we run into there is that since we as a society attempt to exert control over everything, the natural order is disrupted. Combine that with our sheer numbers, and the Earth is being altered [and by no means in a good way] by our actions. Is it no wonder that we need vacations so often? Not only do we work ourselves to death, but we do so in an environment so artificial that we feel the need to, however briefly, escape from civilisation until we can once again tolerate artificiality. However, we have altered the world to such degree that the concept of wilderness, where the natural order persists, is almost alien to us, and I feel that it is necessary and justified to exert control <I>over our desire to control</I>in order to avoid turning the earth to an urban dystopia. <BR/><BR/>This opinion is no doubt influenced that I find I am most at ease and happiest in the wilderness, because since nature need not be restored, I may relinquish control to the degree that I am completely free. <BR/><BR/>Had I not felt a responsibility to society, I believe I would have done something akin to Everett Ruess or Christopher McCandless, and walked into the wild with no intention to return several years ago. <BR/><BR/>As the case is now, I feel that I often have no control over my life, but also that society pushes me in the wrong direction, which ironically makes me unhappy. I would amend 'go with the flow' to 'go with the <I>natural</I> flow, because the flow of society is decidedly unnatural. <BR/><BR/>[sorry if repetitive]Ian Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308472410612781056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-73439816916955477862008-08-25T21:32:00.000-06:002008-08-25T21:32:00.000-06:00Nathan:Couple questions for you: when you say Love...Nathan:<BR/><BR/>Couple questions for you: when you say Love, what exactly do you mean? Caring about people/friends, romantic love, what <I>exactly</I>? Also, you speak of Love as being an answer to everything - after even an event that would destroy life as we know it (brings the Earth from <I>Wall•E</I> to mind for me, personally) - but couldn't love gone astray trigger such a disastrous event?Ilyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096992196946161403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-17661383210901036292008-08-25T21:17:00.000-06:002008-08-25T21:17:00.000-06:00I believe in Love. Love is, in my mind, the single...I believe in Love. Love is, in my mind, the single most beautiful, most complex entity and emotion that resovles in the human mind. Love is what has allowed our species to thrive together instead of competing in a Darwinistic-deathmatch. When nuclear warheads plumet down upon a globally warmed, racist, sexist, anarchist, and facist world, the one thing that will remain to quell all of it is love. And besides, half of The Beatles's songs our about love so it most be important.<BR/><BR/>-NathanNathan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306922305091167592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-65849267022668645422008-08-25T18:05:00.000-06:002008-08-25T18:05:00.000-06:00Hmm Ryan....Food for thought. I do understand, no...Hmm Ryan....<BR/><BR/>Food for thought. I do understand, now, the basis for Christianity. Sacrifice, and forgiveness, yes? And love, of course. <BR/>I have one last question for you, and this is a little more personal, so feel free to leave no comment. Your God loves you and has forgiven for your sins (and the rest of humanity). What does that love do for you, knowing that He loves you? You also have the love of your family and friends, their forgiveness when you need it. Do you need anything more than that?<BR/><BR/>PS No, I was not thinking of killing anyone, I meant hypothetically speaking. And Ryan, sins? Who, me? ;)Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15813383262261905365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-12790823729712887842008-08-25T16:45:00.001-06:002008-08-25T16:45:00.001-06:00I believe that your decisions and actions in life ...I believe that your decisions and actions in life determine who you are. One "bad" decision does not undue a lifetime of "good" ones. Also, I believe that you decide which of your decisions are "good" or "bad." Society can impose the its ideas of what is "right" and what is "wrong," but only you in the end can judge yourself the most accurately. You know yourself the best and hold the most power over your own decisions and actions.Ellen Palmquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761832380923412511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-28709154942310963502008-08-25T16:45:00.000-06:002008-08-25T16:45:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ellen Palmquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761832380923412511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-82454607015806129182008-08-24T23:10:00.001-06:002008-08-24T23:10:00.001-06:00Simone:When you love someone, you make sacrifices ...Simone:<BR/><BR/>When you love someone, you make sacrifices for them. Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep,” (John 10:11). God, being our loving father, sent his son to die in our places. Although we deserved to die for our sins, God gave us a way out. “Whoa!” you say, what kind of loving father sacrifices his son? Well, that’s where you get into the Holy Trinity. Jesus said, “I and the Father are one,” (John 10:30). So Jesus was sacrificing himself just as much as the Father was sacrificing his Son, just as much as the Father was sacrificing himself. Trinity aside, God took our pain on the cross because he loves us.<BR/><BR/>You make it sound like the people crucifying Jesus actually had the power to kill him. Jesus could have just floated down from the cross and healed himself if he so chose. It was his deliberate choice to die, as a sacrifice for us. And besides, once Jesus was chosen as our sacrificial lamb, he had to die somehow or it wouldn’t have been a very effective sacrifice. And please, don’t kill anyone, Jesus’ death already covers your sins.<BR/> <BR/>The truth is, Jesus’ sacrifice didn’t just serve to forgive the sins of people who were alive at that time, it was payment for every sin that had ever been committed and for ever sin that ever would be committed. He could have died with the dinosaurs and his sacrifice would have still meant the same thing. Since God exists outside of time (2 Peter 3:8), it doesn’t really matter to him. But that only answers why Jesus COULD die then, it doesn’t answer why he actually did. As to that, I guess that mankind was ready, so why not? But who am I to know God’s mind? The important part is that the “free gift” IS for us.Ryan Beethehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629214210025516942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-36957163443535983472008-08-24T23:10:00.000-06:002008-08-24T23:10:00.000-06:00I grew up Christian, and I am definitely not Chris...I grew up Christian, and I am definitely not Christian anymore. I certainly don't renounce the entire religion, however I started thinking about things, questioning my beliefs, and wondering about how some of the absolutes presented in the religion could be true. (ask me about it if you really want to know) However, I believe that living a Christian life would be one of the best ways to live. For instance always respecting others, giving to the poor, recognizing that humans have weaknesses and commit sin. Also, I believe that if you look at all the major religions of the world and truth can be attained as to what is morally right. They may have their differences but their simmilarties are extremely important and I would say are universal truths. (I may have to retract this statement as I get further into TOK, and we learn about univeral truths, but for now I stand by it)Nick Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375077118047937150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-64561956371105574682008-08-24T21:24:00.000-06:002008-08-24T21:24:00.000-06:00I believe that we make our own destiny, not that o...I believe that we make our own destiny, not that our lives have already been written. I hold this believe because I believe that our daily choices make us who we are no matter how small the choice. I believe it leads ta a consequence on a larger scale.Dylan Sublettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124932536662221015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-25245874387700980752008-08-24T21:03:00.000-06:002008-08-24T21:03:00.000-06:00I believe in many things, but one of the more sign...I believe in many things, but one of the more significant beliefs that I hold in my life is the concept of faith. Because I am a believer of the religion of Islam, my religion does hold a very significant role in my life. I wake up, pray, eat, go to school, pray , do homework, pray again, and pray one more time before I sleep. So, it is clearly evident that my religion and faith plays a significant role in my life. I've also noticed that most of my actions are influenced by my faith as well. If someone were to ask me if I wanted to drink, smoke, or do drugs, my FAITH would restrain me from doing so. Of course, my personal judgement would also refrain me from doing so as well. But the point is that my faith and the religion of Islam is the basis and foundation of all my beliefs that I hold in this world.Karamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17613910892979901071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-80379133950118833422008-08-24T19:58:00.000-06:002008-08-24T19:58:00.000-06:00What i believe is that anything is possible. I don...What i believe is that anything is possible. I don't have any religious faith, but I don't specifically believe that it <I>doesn't</I> exist. This doesn't mean i believe it is real either. I think that there could be a such thing as ghosts that are invisible, or aliens on another planet and we would never know. If something was smarter than humans and always one step ahead of us they could hide from us forever. There's as much proof against it as there is against God, so if one is possibly possible, why not the other? Why not anything, for that matter?Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07611379037641636689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-64013591411130763302008-08-24T19:46:00.000-06:002008-08-24T19:46:00.000-06:00Super interesting thought CJ...I'm going to play o...Super interesting thought CJ...I'm going to play off it and say that I believe that sometimes you just have to accept that you can't control everything, or (as you said) go nuts trying. I think one of the easiest ways to be happy is to just accept that you can control nothing and quit trying. Of course, that approach is pretty much the same as rejecting any kind of responsiblity towards society, the world, etc., so it's not necessarily the right thing to do. The trick is having the capacity to tell the difference.Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07353905921019412467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-78636565698785883512008-08-24T18:58:00.000-06:002008-08-24T18:58:00.000-06:00This is really something that I have come to belie...This is really something that I have come to believe in as I get older, but I believe that there are somethings that you need to discover for yourself in order for them to have meaning. Throughout life people, especially parents, are always trying to give you the bennefit of their experience and trying to help you learn from their mistakes and I am not saying that this is never valuable, but I think that there are some times when you really do have to make your own mistakes. There are instances when looking at other peoples actions can be good, but I really think that a lot of the time, even if you come to the same conclusion that your parents, or whoever, were telling you in the first place, it means more when you get there on your own. I guess what I am really getting at is that I believe that a lot of the time, it is not the concluding belief or realization that is important, but rather how you got there that makes the difference.Kelsey Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972226180189132325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-14200850932888546132008-08-24T18:50:00.000-06:002008-08-24T18:50:00.000-06:00I believe in agency. each human is born with the a...I believe in agency. each human is born with the ability to distinguish right and wrong. this ability separates us from the animals of the world. it is the foundation of our societal laws, and our morally based culture. as a result of this knowledge, we have agency; the power to choose between right and wrong. both choices are completely and always available, as long as we are willing to accept the concequences.Nathan Betahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851497498940958906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-18150225999263132662008-08-24T16:42:00.000-06:002008-08-24T16:42:00.000-06:00Another completely unrelated beleif that is import...Another completely unrelated beleif that is important to me is the beleif that all life is valuable, not just human life. I beleive that animals can feel and that they deserve respect. By this I mean that i think it is wrong to kill, or mistreat animals for any reason or purpose. To me that means not eating them, hunting them for sport, testing on them, or using them as entertainment (in shows, rodeos, circuses etc.) I beleive this from my experience with animals, both those I've had as pets, and those I've seen in the wild. Scientific fact also supports this beleif. It has been proven that animals can feel pain just like we can and because of this I think that they need to be treated respectfully, which, unfortunately, they often aren't.Lindsey Gorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641429098753272919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-87015220761040663552008-08-24T16:20:00.000-06:002008-08-24T16:20:00.000-06:00I beleive in God and i beleive that he sent his so...I beleive in God and i beleive that he sent his son, Jesus to die for my sins. i beleive this partly through faith, and partly through my own experiances, and through what i've read in the bible. I also agree with what Cynthia said about how God is the one person I can go to for guidance or when I have to make a difficult decision. It means a lot to me that he understands me, and has forgiven me, because i've messed up, and i've done things i regret just like everyone else, but beleiving that God has fogiven me, and that he loves me has allowed me to learn from my mistakes and move on.Lindsey Gorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641429098753272919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-14808490762135739332008-08-24T16:19:00.003-06:002008-08-24T16:19:00.003-06:00my whole life i have been raised a catholic but re...my whole life i have been raised a catholic but recently i have been beginning to question my beliefs. i only have one general belief relating to religion, and that is that there is a God. the proof is everything we have around us, all of creation. it seems to me that there must be some greater force behind everything, something that initiated everything and put things in motion. there is a greater plan behind our lives and for earth. with all of the miraculous things around us it makes one wonder if there is a God...i would argue that there is.Liz I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02244411739370547546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-61287240443460164222008-08-24T16:19:00.002-06:002008-08-24T16:19:00.002-06:00my whole life i have been raised a catholic but re...my whole life i have been raised a catholic but recently i have been beginning to question my beliefs. i only have one general belief relating to religion, and that is that there is a God. the proof is everything we have around us, all of creation. it seems to me that there must be some greater force behind everything, something that initiated everything and put things in motion. there is a greater plan behind our lives and for earth. with all of the miraculous things around us it makes one wonder if there is a God...i would argue that there is.Liz I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02244411739370547546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16838489.post-91178233363704429912008-08-24T16:19:00.001-06:002008-08-24T16:19:00.001-06:00my whole life i have been raised a catholic but re...my whole life i have been raised a catholic but recently i have been beginning to question my beliefs. i only have one general belief relating to religion, and that is that there is a God. the proof is everything we have around us, all of creation. it seems to me that there must be some greater force behind everything, something that initiated everything and put things in motion. there is a greater plan behind our lives and for earth. with all of the miraculous things around us it makes one wonder if there is a God...i would argue that there is.Liz I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02244411739370547546noreply@blogger.com