Agnostics and atheists: If all your questions were answered about God, Jesus, the bible, etc would you then...

Question

give your life to christ? Also if you believed christianity was true?

Answer 1

If all our questions about God were answered fully and sensibly in an evidence based manor then Gods existance could be proved and that might lead to conversions in some peoples positions on this issue.
but I do not think 'ALL' of their questions can be answered fulfillingly.

Answer 2

Not just answered but Proven to be trueful answers

Simply answering a question is not proof that the answer is actually the truth. Could be just your opinion. Do you understand what I mean?

We could skip all the Q & A's and you can just drink poisens like it says in the gospel of 'Mark' and survive and one more thing, move a mountain by praying. Thats would be really convincing then
According to 'Acts' 50% of the Stoic philosophers at the time became christians. That would have to be a miracle in itself. Whatever means were used then, use now.

Answer 3

If you can prove God and Jesus exist without any doubt than maybe I would consider accept them in my life but I will never ever bow down to them and follow their every command like a dog. I also would want a long discussion with God and Jesus in a court house with a natural judge to talk about their atrocities that they have commited. Maybe arrest themfor neglecting their children and followers.

Answer 4

Frankly, I do not have any questions about god, Jesus or the bible.

Based on the recurring themes seen in all religions dating back to the beginning of recorded history, It's a good bet that these latest characters (god, Jesus) are just the next effort by humans to understand a world in which they have little control, and a means of manipulating and oppressing their fellow humans. I find nothing in Christianity that makes it any more compelling or believable than any of the other hundreds of religions mankind has dreamed up. EVERY religion that has existed has claimed IT ALONE is the genuine article.

The tactic of creating gods and godlike characters to explain things and control others has been in use for thousands of years. There are far older religions than Christianity, which at times have had far larger percentages of the worlds population as followers, and while today Christianity is the largest (by a small margin) that doesn't make it any more valid than its predecessors, or factual. Nor does it mean it will be the largest a thousand years from now. In 3006, people may be trying to convince you that Arnold Schwarzenegger was god.

The idea of "giving my life" to a character that some dusty old goat herders invented 2000 years ago is laughable. These people were ignorant, superstitious fools who would just as soon sacrifice animals on an alter as they would see a shooting star as a holy omen. I no more believe their stories than I do the stories painted on cave walls by Cro-Magnons.

There is nothing in life that necessitates religion. If you feel that god and Jesus add something to your existence, by all means, believe. That is your right. Some of us simply don't require this nonsense. I trust in the curiosity and perseverance of HUMANS to find answers, and even though it's likely that many of the biggest questions (where did the universe come from, why are we here, what happens after we die) won't be answered in my lifetime (or ever) WHO CARES? What difference would it make to me?

Let's say Christians could prove that their god (the god) exists (an impossibility), and that he/she/it is the one and only that created everything, and that the billions of humans who pray to Allah, Buddha, Vishnu, Brahman, Zeus, etc are all wrong, and that worship and sacrifice were necessary in order to have an everlasting eternity next to it, PEOPLE STILL WOULDN'T BELIEVE. Don't you get it? You can't force people to accept a make believe system that goes against their logic. It's like trying to make someone accept insanity because you think insanity is right.

Anyway, suppose they did convince us. How would this knowledge change the lives of people, or the world? Would it cure diseases? Would it purify water. Would it stop terrorism. Of course not. It wouldn't. It couldn't. Simply knowing about something rarely changes peoples behavior. People know that smoking cigarettes and drinking too much will probably kill them. They do it anyway. People know that unprotected sex can be a death sentence. They still sleep around.

In order for non-religious people to adopt religion, a lot of ACTUAL GENUINE STUFF would have to happen to the world. God would have to appear in a way that is comprehensible to the average scientist or critical thinker, and then explain WHY the world works the way it does. Why there is suffering. Why innocents die. Why did he make over 90 percent of Hawaii's native flora and fauna endemic to Hawaii alone. Why did he make an immense universe filled with trillions of stars that we can look at, but never contact?

It would also require that we be able to understand gods explanations from god's point of view, because there is simply too much that is currently beyond our human comprehension. He would have to empower us with god-like abilities. Of course this would never, ever happen. This is essentially the reason Christan religion (and almost all religions) have check valves in them - to prevent the application of logical arguments (ie. questioning.)

Christians can't ask why because the first rule is that god and his /her/it's plans are unknowable. Neat huh? The bible can't be disproven because its only authentication is itself, and you aren't allowed to question it. In fact, questioning of ANY KIND in religion is considered a lack of faith, and this is done INTENTIONALLY, because faith was the only way the authors could protect the fallacious nature of Christianity. It's really quite brilliant when you think about it, but it doesn't take a lot of intelligence to see through their methods... just a willingness to face fear, and accept that this existence might be all there is to life. Is that so terrifying?

Religion will remain around as long as common people want digestible explanations for things they find too taxing to understand (ie. evolution), and because they fear the things which they prefer not to face in rational, mature ways (ie. death.)

Answer 5

No because I don't feel that you have to give your life to christ. Christ just wants you to be a good person, he could care less if you believe or not.

Answer 6

If they were and were backed up by evidence, I would, but I don't believe that the questions can be answered in a satisfactory or logical way without contradicting some other premise.

Answer 7

If all all your questions about God, Jesus, the bible, etc were answered, you would hide under your bed and cry

Answer 8

as a christian i seriously doubt it because if they read the bible they would find out that it doesn't contradict itself like they say it does and they would also find out that alot of their questions can be answered but first they would need a relationship with christ, so how can they say something isn't true if they never gave it a chance

Answer 9

Yeah i do belive in God and if i had to sacrifice my life for him i will gladly give it up.Wat can i say if the God want to take back the life which he lend me only for a short time...

Answer 10

No. If I had a satisfactory answer to my questions, I would probably stop hating religions. But I wouldn't convert, because I don't like to willingly offer myself to brainwashing.