Siteadmin, Bureaucrats, Check users, nsAm_Govt_101RO, nsAm_Govt_101RW, nsAm_Govt_101_ta, nsJudgesRO, nsJudgesRW, nsJudges_talkRO, nsJudges_talkRW, nsTeam2RO, nsTeam2RW, nsTeam2_talkRO, nsTeam2_talkRW, oversight, Administrators
125,790
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 3:
Line 3: + +
Talk:Mystery:Why Do People Doubt? (view source)
Revision as of 21:46, September 14, 2008
, 21:46, September 14, 2008reply
'''Observation of others.''' For example, if you view someone attempting and failing to walk on water, you may tend to believe that walking on water does not work, period. I suspect that Peter viewed Jesus walking on water, tried it, started to succeed, then remembered past observations and experiences which overwhelmed him, and fell in. '''Pessimism/cynicism''' For example, some people succeed at sales, others do not. The difference is eventual doubt or optimism as to whether a sale will be made. [[User:Userafw|Userafw]] 15:32, 14 September 2008 (EDT)
'''Observation of others.''' For example, if you view someone attempting and failing to walk on water, you may tend to believe that walking on water does not work, period. I suspect that Peter viewed Jesus walking on water, tried it, started to succeed, then remembered past observations and experiences which overwhelmed him, and fell in. '''Pessimism/cynicism''' For example, some people succeed at sales, others do not. The difference is eventual doubt or optimism as to whether a sale will be made. [[User:Userafw|Userafw]] 15:32, 14 September 2008 (EDT)
:Feed your faith, and your doubts will starve to death. [[User:Sideways|Sideways]] 16:58, 14 September 2008 (EDT)
:Feed your faith, and your doubts will starve to death. [[User:Sideways|Sideways]] 16:58, 14 September 2008 (EDT)
:But it was illogical for Peter to reject the fact that he was walking, and instead place greater significance to his prior inability to walk.
:I'm told that some blind people who, due to an operation, obtain their sight may actually have difficult believing they can see. Again, this is illogical.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 17:46, 14 September 2008 (EDT)