Right, so the important biggie I'm always hearing about is how we view our father affects how we view God.
There's bound to be others, right? How we view "x" affects how we view "Y"? What are some you believe to be true?
Humorous And serious. What view drives another for you?
{Personally, I'd say how a person views BBQ (Mmmmm Delicious....) affects how said person views livestock (Mmmmm Future Delicious.....).}
And now the one you've all been waiting for... The one I most want to know about...
What does a person's view (child/adult/either/both) of their mother affect their view of?
[This part is something I need to be keenly aware of to take steps to manage for my children to avoid future problems in their life.]
Well bro, I actually think people have that backwards. My arguement is how we view God affects how we view everything else (not just mine, but other 'official' positions of some Theologians, PhD's, ext...). That said, I do realize people use their surrounding to try and understand God as well. (Take creation stories for example...)
In light of these, I suppose having a 'good' view of God helps our view of everything else, or a 'good' view of everything else may help our view of God. The problem is that many don't have 'good' view, but rather draw from very negative and painful examples which fall short of the glory of God. (Pretty common...)
So, perhaps instead of impressing solely what we've experienced on God, we should try to experience God and impress Him on what our experiences have been. I realize this is easier said than done, but isn't most of life? You climb a mountain on movement at a time, or create a symphony with notes. It's strange how complicated things seem less you when you simply try eagerly to do them (not in all cases, obviously, but more often than not).
Anyway, I'm getting on a bit of a tangent, so I'll digress...
I agree that how we view one things has direct and indirect effects on how we view another. I would caution everyone, however, that correlation is not the same as causation. Just because two things are related or connected in some way, doesn't mean one is creating the other. That said, what is the cause of how you view something...anything? Think about it.
There are many (assuming you mean views, SeatBelt), I believe to be true. Take 'truth' itself, for example. I believe in something called 'absolute truth' opposed to 'relative truth'. The idea (or view) of absolute truth is rather black and white. It's true or it's false. It's right or it's wrong. This view struggles a bit, because there are many 'gray' areas in life. My argument is that we simply don't know enough about those areas to distinguish them. For example, take the image of a stream. At first, the water may be very clear and distinguishable from the bed (dirt, rocks, bottom, ext) of the stream. If something stirs up the sediment at the bottom; however, the water is muddied, and harder to see separately the sediment.
They are still separate things (on many levels), but our ability to distinguish them becomes virtually blocked.
Relative truth would argue that what is true for one does not hold true for another, or that truth can be speculated based on situation. What is true for one situation does not hold true for another, and so on. While I do see and understand the thinking/experience behind this, I more or less reject the idea. I believe in governing dynamics (another view) that exist behind everything. (This is different from 'fate' or predestination which I also reject.) Anyway, I'll stop there before this becomes a small book instead of a post, but I love to think and converse with others over such matters. (...call me a philosopher...lol)
As for humorous I hear you on the meat! I mean, have they tried black Angus steak before?! Deliciousness= Very Yes!
...and as for views of the mother...well, I've heard it said (in psychological basis) that the way a man (boy) treats and views his mother is the same way he'll one day treat/view his wife. I'm not sure this is entirely accurate, but I have seen some evidence in behavior to validate it. There's more to discuss than this, obviously, but I should probably quit before the post gets too long for most people to feel like reading...
