February 8, 2008
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Born in London in 1910, Alfred Ayer became one of the 20th century’s most influential philosophers. His first book, Language, Truth and Logic, catapulted him to attention in 1936 with its focus on “logical positivism.” He argued, in short, that nothing can be proven without scientific observation. This became a textbook used throughout the world.
Yet, several years later, Ayer announced he no longer agreed with his book, admitting that “it is full of mistakes.” He confessed spending fifty years “trying to correct” his errors.
The world is filled with people who have strong ideas about philosophy and science, culture and creation, business and religion. Many are intellectually brilliant, seeming to grasp deep things. But we must remember the strong warning God gave us: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the LORD.”
How much do you depend upon the Bible for guidance?
Comments (15)
Not as much as I SHOULD, but by God’s Grace I do believe that His Word is to be our guide in all of life.
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Not at all, I’ve never even read the whole thing
I finally heard a term recently that worked well for me in terms of my relationship with the Bible… Have you heard the term Red Letter Christian? I think the idea was basically to follow the teachings of Jesus without all the judgmental stuff that can be wrapped around it. All the parts of the Bible that are about love and faith are winners for me. That’s how I try to live my life.
One can’t “pick and choose” what to believe in the Bible. If one believes that it is the inspired word of God, one has to take the good with the bad. God said it, I believe it, that settles it. If that makes me judgemental, so be it.
If the atheist is right, then, when I die, nothing will happen. I will cease to exist.
But,
If I’m right, it will be too late for the atheist.
I don’t like those odds.
Excellent Quote!
I never did like philosphy (the one taught at my community college). Those discussions like “How do you know the pen is in my pocket?” or “Is this chair real?” just really didn’t appeal to me. I was half tempted to yank the chair from underneath the teacher and say, “Apparently the chair is real!” I dropped the class that year until I went up to TBC. A much better experience!
Ahhh….college memories!
It is a growing thing.
The Bible truly is our compass in life. Every word in it is important. Always remember, God is love and His Word is a love letter to us. Bless you
I don’t turn to the Bible as often as I used to. My priorities are all messed up right now.
Not enough – too often I look to my friends or my “smarts” instead. But I’m trying to get there…
I try to depend entirely on the Bible, but, I’m human and often rely on my own “common sense” more than I should. As lindaintennessee said, “It is a growing thing.”
I depend on the Bible for everything. It’s not a book of rules. It’s a book of life.
I make it a habit to read the Bible (could be something specific or random passages) every morning for 15 minutes to an hour.
the Bible or God? which long do I depend on? God is my pilot
now I understand-for guidance I use the brains God gave me and the Bible,too. You can’t be in the medical field without believing in both.
the bible is the ultimate truth. anything science tries to explain is based on theory not fact. God’s word is forever settled…
Tough one. I struggle with a literal creation because of all the old bones lying around. I think a good atarting point is the 10 commandments. I like that term Red Letter Christian.