Or at least questioned it critically?
2006-10-26 01:55:26 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, of course... the more a person uses his/her head and questions the bs of organized religion, not to mention the pickpocket tactics they use, the better off he will be. I believe in a Higher Power, and I know that the Higher Power is perfect, (or at least cooler than we are) and therefore doesn't depend on money to survive.
What I do know for sure is that Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, the 2 most honored geniuses of our time, both believe in a Higher Power, or at last the Possibility of one. That's good enough for me.
But the kindergarten Sunday School version of god has got to be relegated to mythology and fairy tales. These Judeo-Christian folktales are great to teach certain values in a way that children's minds can grasp, but if you sincerely believe that the earth was created in a week and that some guy spent 3 days inside a fish,-- well, words fail...
2006-10-26 02:13:19 · answer #1 · answered by ladsmrt 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, on occasion I get a feeling of doubt when something happens -or- in most cases- a series of trials come up in a short period of time. 2 yrs. ago my car broke down, my coffee maker quit working, my car broke down again, my cat Carmen got cancer and I had to put her down, had a pan fire in the kitchen and the fire dept. estimated damage at $2,000 but my landlord's insurance company said it was $13,000 and once again, my car broke down. All this took place in a three month time frame and I began to doubt my faith in God because the bad things never seemed to end and got worse as time went on. I felt cursed or something and couldn't understand why. Still don't know why- hopefully I've learned and grown from the experience... I know my faith is stronger for it! The insurance company settled for $2,000 since they could not provide proof of what all was damaged or purchased for repairs (a carpet and fresh coat of paint was ALL that was needed) and the car problem turned out to be a wire that was shorting out in the distributor. God DOES answer prayer!
Have a great day!!!
2006-10-26 02:08:51 · answer #2 · answered by Coo coo achoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did as a child, but then I grew up and cast off my childhood superstitions and delusions. Just kept asking questions that finally were only answered with the lame "faith" non-answer. God is the end result of a failed search for truth by a very shallow mind, provided that any search was made at all instead of swallowing the pile of delusional bilge that was spoon fed to you as a child
2006-10-26 03:11:13 · answer #3 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if you have NEVER doubted something as serious as the claims of faith that you have and the existence of a "God" then you do not truly believe in it, you are just living how you were raised, etc.
2006-10-26 02:09:15 · answer #4 · answered by chrysalislady 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that it is normal for a person to have doubts. I have had serious doubts, not about God, but about certain aspects of my faith. This causes me to research, study the bible, and become stronger in my faith. Doubt is not necessarily a bad thing because sometimes it causes us to grow.
2006-10-26 02:01:28 · answer #5 · answered by Godsgirl 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Never! Once I gave my heart to the Lord I was filled with this peace and joy that could only come from Him. Some people might think its all in my head, but I have felt God in my heart and thats real to me. the changes that He made in my life is so great that I'd never turn from Him or doubt Him. I praise God for the good and the bad. With God on our side, who can be against us. God bless and remember Jesus loves you
2006-10-26 02:00:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
maximum persons i understand who call themselves Christians do no longer attend church. i'm an atheist, so i will ruin out with asserting this: i take advantage of to think of church replaced into soooo uninteresting. (i take advantage of to be an avid Believer) and that i did no longer get the section approximately making a music hymns. i presumed it replaced right into a waste of time. I by no potential found out something new from going to church. I often have been given so lots greater from Sunday college. top formerly I grew to become an atheist, i began in basic terms attending Sunday college b/c it replaced into the only factor approximately church the place i in my view HEARD some thing I hadn't formerly. I nevertheless think of church is uninteresting, yet now i don't experience I could desire to flow to church.
2016-10-02 23:41:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when I was a Catholic I did...I did not understand the purpose of praying to wood or clay idols and to anything other than God if he existed.
Now that I am a Christian I read my Bible and seek the truth and I do not fall into deception as I did before.
2006-10-26 02:06:43 · answer #8 · answered by Commander 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, I think this happens to most people at times, we can lose heart and become discouraged, and in our pain and weakness wonder if God is there at all.
This however is the great challenge of our faith,remember the lord said as much to peter, you will deny me three times, and also again he said to peter when you turn back strenghten your brothers.
some can bounce back pretty quickly after great discouragement, while some of us need the patient understanding and encouragement of others.
2006-10-26 02:10:02 · answer #9 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When something bad happens to you, it tends to lead to questions about your faith. This happened to me once, but I woke up one day knowing that God was looking out for me. My theory is and always will be, God wouldn't lead me to it, if He didn't think that I could get through it. Good luck!
2006-10-26 02:03:40 · answer #10 · answered by BeezKneez 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋