feeding the pain bodies
I read up on that - either in the NOW book or Conversations with God - very very interesting - when you come to see what the pain body is you can become the observer....that is if we're on the same page RC
Do we have a need for conflict?
by wings 25 Replies latest jw friends
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wings
I never accused believers of being mentally ill
nicolaou: I actually liked that topic. Thought it was interesting. I like debates, occasionally I have opinions. There were an interesting number of posters that did like the comparison of mental illness to religious beliefs. Interesting to say the least.
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nomoreguilt
I sense another Us vs Them conflict erupting.........Time for that beer guys....
NMG
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Layla33
I am a conflict theorist, I believe conflict brings about virtue. I first studied Erik Erikson many years ago when he discussed the conflict theory in regards to personality formation and development and I tend to look at the entire process of life and thought processes as conflicts.
You believe one thing, then there is a conflict within yourself or a conflict that someone has brought to you. The two ideas battle with each other until you resolve it and find a virtue.
I think conflict is an important and necessary part of life, all great thinkers, all revolutionaries were conflict thinkers. They challenged the status quo and changed the course of humanity in the process.
In life, with people with different ideas, different backgrounds, different beliefs, we "crash", there is bound to be "conflict" and that is why even with those that I totally disagreed with, I have learned something even if it is just about myself. I value it.
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Tuesday
I enjoy seeing the various arguments for subjects I don't agree with. That's the reason I engage in as many debate type subjects as I do.
I think part of it might have to do with the fact that many of us are itching to debate a witness and destroy their arguments, so in essence we're kind of spoiling for a fight.
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wings
I think conflict is an important and necessary part of life, all great thinkers, all revolutionaries were conflict thinkers. They challenged the status quo and changed the course of humanity in the process.
Layla33, I agree. I also think the contentious discussions on this board (the ones that circle the same tree) are just helping us fight out our own internal conflict and fine tune our beliefs and direction.