What is better? Is It Being Right or Living In Harmony and Being Happy?
The big believer's problem, here in italki and everywhere, is that, in general, I stress, not all then of course, they try "to defy, "to impose", "to prove" what they believe to those who do not think like them.
I see the" Atheist's believers" sometimes making the same mistake.
Would not be much easier, if both sides just accept that each one is free to think and believe in what they want? The heart and mind of each one should be their own guide.
The italki parter, @Andrew, beautifully put that issue, *"just let everyone have its own beliefs; do we ever argue because we love different persons? Do we take /sides/ related to love?" Faith is not something to impose.
Faith is supposed to be accepted with Love. Is not Love also the foundation of all religions? Faith is more related with feeling and heart than reason. If you believe and that is good for you, it is great. If you don't and it makes sense to you, it is great too. What is not good, from my modest point of view, is to keep arguing, fighting, it is being intolerant and fundamentalist in name of God.
What is better? It is being right or living in harmony and being happy?
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We are always right, but all time we are wrong. We are since little kids, programmed to judge and identify right from wrong, putting labels onto everything, when labels are for cans, not for people. So in this constant-never ending judging process, we create our conflicts, battles and fights, when we face white while we are black, and viceversa. Why are we always looking to be right? When everyone is right and no body is wrong. ♥
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Are you working as a peace-maker, dear Joao?? :))
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"Do we take /sides/ related to love?" Faith is not something to impose.
Faith is supposed to be accepted with Love. Is not Love also the foundation of all religions? Faith is more related with feeling and heart than reason." - That is perfectly put João and I 100% agree.
I feel this same concept applies to almost any argument. We can never impose our beliefs, only empower people to see more clearly and hope that they come to the same conclusion. We must lift our brothers and sisters up through loving words and encouragement so that harmony may sing in their hearts through whatever challenges they face :-)
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@Aegina - i strongly agree: "we should do the things we know are right and live life to the fullest" and it is applied to both sides, religious believers and atheists.
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Of course we change our minds thinking that the actions we did before are wrong. But it is an obvious fact that during those times, we thought they were right so we did it. We are indecisive people because as what an account says here in italki, no one holds the truth. So whatever we do, we really cant be sure if it will end up good or not. But the best thing is, we should do the things we know are right and live life to the fullest.
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