I am seeking purely the origins of your choice to be "God Fearing" or your choice to be "Atheist or Agnostic". If you believe in God, what definitive reason motivates this? If you do not believe in God, what definitive reason motivates this?
Do not copy and past a bunch of scriptures, I have read the Bible several times, I know what it has to say. I am not interested in that. I want to know what made YOU decide.
2006-07-31 02:17:59 · 9 answers · asked by hogsrule 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I ask this because my own experience with religion was Christianity. I have studied many other philosophies and doctrines and have found that the inconsistencies between most are superficial at most. The fundamental aspects of how to treat others and how to conduct oneself comes accross much the same regardless of denomination. I became Agnostic after reading the Bible thoroughly and finding that I could not even get through the first two chapters of Genesis without finding stark inconsistencies and paradoxical loops. The further I went into investigating these items, the more I learned about religious history and mankinds role in manipulating the subtext and context to suit "current" issues being faced at the time. Establishing religion as an irreproachable construct was not possible given the historical evidence that supports collusion between government systems and religious dogma.
2006-07-31 03:25:33 · update #1
When I read The Secret Science Behind Miracles and also The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind - I started looking at the Bible as an evolution of consciousness. This spurned me to be more agnostic, more objective than anything else.
2006-07-31 08:05:53 · answer #1 · answered by Applecore782 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Religion. Motivation: It is not rational to live a selfish life - if you really take the time to think about it - you will have to see it will always turn out bad for yourself in the short run and in the long run.
This forum is not the place to elaborate on this - I advise you to buy a good book on boudhism that will explain to you that it is rational (in your own interest) to live a life according to religieus ideals (I mean the classic ones so stick to the rules of your religion).
As a child I was alone a lot and I had time to think about this - and before my first communion (the first holy sacrament in christianity) I already knew for sure that it is in your best interest to lead a life of high moral standard. If you do not do that you will soon become very unhappy.
Other people (that have taken the time to write good books about that) can explain this better.
2006-07-31 02:25:49 · answer #2 · answered by veronica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I for one know God is real, in my heart, spirit and soul. My daughter has always said I live by blind faith, but my faith is not blind, We are all born with an intuitiveness to listen to God, most people just choose not to hear him. Yes there are things in the Bible that I do not understand which has led me to study apologetics(having to do with the defense and proofs of christianity), and No I do not have all the answers but I do know Jesus came here, he died for us and we are saved because we believe in him. I feel like if I die and find we were all wrong there is nothing lost by living your life being the best human being you can be. Of course if we are all wrong then when it's over then it's just over right?? That is just too simple anyway. I know he is real.
2006-07-31 06:00:35 · answer #3 · answered by perplexed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meh, I'm no longer worried. I graduated from Tornado Alley and do not ought to return ever once more. Soon I'll be heading out to Seattle, that is susceptible to earthquakes. But if I needed to opt for a traditional crisis to undergo, I opt for shaken, no longer stirred.
2016-08-28 15:14:37 · answer #4 · answered by chautin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
# 1 I was raised to believe in God the Father and Jesus Christ and very glad of it. # 2 when my 5 day old daughter died I knew there had to be more than just life here and then death. Iknew she had to have gone home to be with GOd. It was a very strong comfort for me. #3 I have always believed since I was young and know that without GOd in my life it is much more confused and cluttered than without Him.
2006-07-31 02:27:19 · answer #5 · answered by wolfy1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The evidence of life's changed by God seeing so many of his miracles and wonders i am one of them my life has changed from night to day. And God in me is who made the change he has raised me from the dead more then once. and i Praise God.
2006-07-31 02:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by jamnjims 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't matter what you are religiously - you make decisions based on fact and what the results will be for the action you take !
2006-07-31 02:23:43 · answer #7 · answered by retepsumdac 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"if REASON be the 'ho' of the DEVIL then 'f' her" - who said this?
I believe God because i have heard his voice.
And I have felt his touch.
I've fallen back many times when disbelief
and circumstances led me to fall away. (thats the kind of world we live in)
But I've always recoiled back,
because once you've heard the voice,
nothing can quite take it out of you.
2006-07-31 02:22:37 · answer #8 · answered by chris_muriel007 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My decisions are based on 'is this pleasing to God?'.
2006-07-31 02:25:16 · answer #9 · answered by cowgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋