Author Topic: Why do people worship things that dont exist? (Read 2663 times)

Telesphorus · « **Reply #5 on:** October 16, 2012, 11:25:27 PM »

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Even if you were born with "talent", it wouldn't really matter if you weren't willing to work hard to perfect it.

This is certainly true Daegus, but it rather undercuts the argument you're trying make. Genetics are important. Be thankful you are blessed with native intelligence.

Capt McQuigg · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2012, 10:05:58 AM »

Some people, no matter how hard they practice, will never play Major League Baseball. So, there must be talent.

Some people, no matter how many hours they dedicate to practice, will never be a member of the Cleveland Symphany Orchestra. So, there must be talent.

Perhaps we should have degrees of talent the way the Holidays are ranked, i.e, double first class, double second class, etc., that way we could refrain from thinking like a calvinist or maybe I mean to use the term "grim autodidactic."

:surprised:

MyrnaM · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2012, 10:07:10 AM »

Believing in talent is not the same as worship talent in my opinion. I also think that people can develop talents.

Capt McQuigg · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2012, 10:07:27 AM »

Daegus raised a very good point.

First, he's wrong about talent not existing unless he means to say that "talent separate from God" vs. "talent as a gift from God" - he didn't note this in his post.

However, he is correct in saying we should not worship talent.

MyrnaM · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2012, 10:12:38 AM »

I agree we should not worship anything except God.