Are these statements true: "Seeing is believing" and "What you see is what you get ". Explain.
Requirements:
Explain your answer. (4pts)
Comment on at least 2 other students posts. (2 comments x 3pts = 6pts)
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Due no later than ll:59 pm, Sunday, Ocober 2, 2011.
Both of these statements are false.
ReplyDeleteThe statement "seeing is believing" is false, because many people believe in things they can't see, even things that have nothing to do with God or religion. Have you ever seen a million dollars?
The statement "What you see is what you get" is also false. Things are almost always much deeper that they originally appear.
~Jennifer
The statement "seeing is believeing" in my opinion os false. Just because of the fact that a lot of people claim that they see a lot of things. If everyone believed everything that they had saw, then the world as we know it would be a whole lot different.
ReplyDeleteThe statement "What you see is what you get" is also false. As jennifer said just because you see something doesn't mean that there was more to it. For example the example mr clark used in class
about when the teacher walked into the room and saw the two kids start running and automatically assume something.
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Oopssss!! .. the one above is Bryce
ReplyDeleteNeither statement is true.
ReplyDeleteFor the statement, "seeing is believing", I know it is false because Hebrews 11:1 says, "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." We believe in God, but we cannot see Him physically.
For the statement, "What you see is what you get", I know it isn't true because if you see someone who is being a class clown, you may assume that he just wants the attention, but in reality, he has very low self-esteem and is trying to build himself up. Another example is someone who looks happy with life, but really is abused at home, or has suffers from depression, and they are just putting a mask on so others don't suspect.
Bryce: How would the world be different if everyone believed only what they saw?
Jennifer: Is there any possibility that the "seeing is believing" is true? What about extra terrestrials?
Alex
"What you see is what you get" well that isn't true most of the time. If you see someone reading the bible that doesn't make him/her a christian. It could be someone trying to prove Christianity wrong.
ReplyDelete"seeing is believing" Well from a human perspective if a human sees something they
believe it.
Alex; It doesn't mean they are there but people think they see them so they believe in them.
Jennifer: could both be true? in some ways, not all they time but in some cases.
Aaron
I don't think the statement "Seeing is believing" is not true. There is many things you see out here in the world, but that doesn't mean it is true.
ReplyDelete"What you see is what you get" I think is also not true. For example, you can't see God, you can't see heaven, and you can't see hell. However, when God does come we will all go (get) one of these places even though we don't see them.
Bryce : How do we know who to believe when someone does see something that is true?
Aaron : What do you mean with humans perspective?
-Mayra*
Mayra well What i mean is what it means for a human when they see something they believe it, and yeah thats all I got for that answer I cant remember what I was thinking about.
ReplyDeleteaaron
both statements are false. you cant see air but its there and people believe its there. and the second statement is false because there are always effects that come with making a choice.
ReplyDeleteMayra- what do you mean when you say doesn't mean it is true?
Bryce- wouldn't the world be better if people believed in what they saw rather than in what they hear?
Ethan
Both sayings are false. Many things exist that you can't see. You can't see the air, but its certainly surrounding us and letting us breathe. Just because you can't see a bug on the wall doesn't mean there isn't one lurking somewhere in your room.
ReplyDeleteThere are many scenarios that you can see everyday and get the wrong idea from. Like someone who looks like they're studying could just be reading a really good book.
Jennifer: Why use a million dollars as an example?
Mayra: So what do you think of the phrase, "Seeing is Believing" then? Are you in the middle of whether it's true or not or are you leaning towards one side more than the other?
-Khalila
I believe that both of those quotes are false. Seeing is not believing and what you see is not always what you get because the eyes are easy to deceive and so you can't always be guaranteed that what you see is true so you need to be able to discern the truth from what you see.
ReplyDelete-Josh
Jennifer: I feel like saying that you can believe in something that you cannot see doesn't really explain why "seeing is believing" is false. But that's just my personal opinion.
Mayra: I liked what you said about "what you see is what you get" because its is very true that there is always more to something than what you can see. Especially when it comes to people.
I've read some pretty interesting post. Hope to see the rest later.
ReplyDeleteMr. Clark
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ReplyDeleteMr. Clark
Seeing is believing- false just because you see somebody doing something thats wrong . Doesnt mean you belive what thier doing is true.
ReplyDeletewhat u see is what u get- false because you cant tell the future dont know what your going to get
- Ashley
Aaron - if you cant tell a christan by them holding a bible... Then how can you?
ReplyDeleteJennifer- what do you mean people see things that have nothing to do with God?
-Ashley
Alex: sometimes it just works out that way, because some people have to see things to believe them, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
ReplyDeleteAaron: Yes, they are true in some cases, but not enough to make the statements true.
Khalila: I used the example of a million dollars, because you would be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t believe a million dollars exists, and most of those people probably haven’t seen a million dollars.
Josh: To me, what the statement “seeing is believing” meant having to see something to believe it, and I answered accordingly.
Ashley: I was referring to people who believe in things they can’t see, but was trying to say that those things were completely unrelated to God or religion, and added the example in hopes of making that clearer.
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~Jennifer
I think that the saying “seeing is believing” is sometimes true. Because, say you saw a car crash in person, your not going to be like “no I don't believe that happened, even though I saw it with my own eyes.” You make judgment call whether it's true or false on past history, what you've seen in your life and what people have told you. I'm not saying that if you don't see something you can't believe it though.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the statement “what you see is what you” is true. I think it is false because you could see this really great offer to join a organization and see all these benefits, but once your a member or something you see all the catches.
Jennifer: Or things are sometimes a lot shallower, or superficial than they appear.
Khalila: Because, it's a good example and even though we've never seen a million dollars we still believe that amount exists.
~Hayley
"Seeing is believing" and "What you see is what you get" are two very common and false statements, seeing is not believe b/c you can believe in something that is not seen. Seeing is a way that helps people believe, or so makes it easier to believe in something.
ReplyDelete[Josh]~ well put
[mayra]~ i beleive that what you se is true, as in reality, but it isnt the truth, so what you see is true, it just might not be truth
~Jacob A#3
"seeing is believing", can be true and false depending on how you look at it. if i see something happen i believe that it is reality, but on the other hand you dont have to see something with your eyes to believe in it. thats the basis on most history/religion.
ReplyDeletethe statement 'what you see is what you get' i think is true most of the time. if you see someone acting a certain way thats how they will act toward you in a relationship. However there are always small exceptions. Like with first impressions. Sometimes we prejudge on how something looks.
"EDS"
Hayley: i totally get what you mean and it was well put
and Ethan: what did you mean by "there are always effects that come with making a choice." with "what you see is what you get"
'seeing is believing'is true at times, but in others it is most def not true. Do I believe in God? Yes, I cannot see him but I do believe in Him. Do I believe there are such things as cars? yea, I can not only see them but I also ride in my car to get to places.
ReplyDelete'what you see if what you get' is also sometimes true, and sometimes false. When you get a pay check, the amount of money you earn is what you get, and unfortunantly you can't increase that amount. But then somewhat like what Josh said sometimes what you see may not always be what you get, or at least want to get. Sometimes what you see and what you get is better than what you thought too.
*Josh - I like what you put about the eyes can easily get deceived.
*Alex - I like what you put about 'what you see is what you get'. I think that really applies especially people too.
David
The statement "seeing and believing" is false because most of believe in God but they can't see him.In said John4:24 For God is spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.
ReplyDeleteThe statement "what you see is what you get" It's really doesn't makes me sense.
Jennifer : What do you means Have you see a millions dollars?
Hay Lay: Do you means by that "seeing and believing" is sometimes true and sometimes false?
Ram
You must look beyond what is in front of you
ReplyDeleteor you will miss the truth behind everything seeing is not believing -luis
Seeing is not believing, there are many things that we as people believe but can not see: God, wind, Santa clause. Though some of these may not be true (santa clause) we still believe them. What you see is not always you get, sÃndromes you might get something in life that you didnt SEE coming.
ReplyDeleteTrent
Seeing is believing is true. If you see something growing, then you know, and therefore believe, that that something is growing. It's not out of faith. It's out of knowledge.
ReplyDeleteAnd as for the next statement, what you see is what you get, this is also true. If you see a book, you get a book. If you see an angel, then you get an angel. If you see God, then you get God. But in this sense, getting is not the same as receiving. And seeing is not the same as understanding. You can see an angel, and not know that it is an angel, or you can see a fraud and not know that he is a fraud.
-Michael
Trent: You can see santa in your favorite Christmas movie -luis
ReplyDeleteMichael: Faith can be applied even with out knowledge for ex: theirs so many Christians that have faith in the lord but lack knowledge because they neglect Gods word -Luis
ReplyDeleteAlex- So are you saying that all the class clowns have low self- esteem and are trying to build themselves up? What if they are exactly what you see? the Class clown?
ReplyDeleteKhalila- The wind can be seen though, you can see it's affects all around us, in the water, the trees, the grass, the sand. For wind, seeing is believing.
-Michael
@Jennifer- I like your statement, have you ever seen a million dallors? But does it's change for curtain people b/c there are some who have seen a million dallors.
ReplyDelete@David- your statement seein is believing only at times, woukdnt. That make it seeing is not believing?
Trent
I believe that seeing is believing is false.
ReplyDeleteYea you can see something and believe it's there but when it comes to other stuff people can just believe in it. For example by just have faith and believing. Like we believe In God and we've never seen God.
@Trent. I know were your coming from. That's what I'm trying to say too. You can believe something by not seeing it. (faith)
@David. I also agree with you. Its the same with me and Trent.
Jacob f.
"Seeing is believing", is true because when the people went to the court room they told to the judge what they saw. They showed it and they prove it what they saw.The judge saw it. And then the judge make a decision from what he saw.Therefore it is true that "Seeing is believing".
ReplyDeleteThe statement "What you see is what you get", it is not true,because sometime we look and we see but we don't get that.The teacher explained math problem in front of me.But sometime I didn't get that.
Khuppy.
Josh-I agree with you that you said 'what you see is not you get".
Aaron-It is interesting that you said "It could be someone trying to prove Christianity wrong"