Do you believe in what you believe or do you believe what u were taught to believe in?

Answer 1

I believe in nothing. That was not what I was taught to believe in.

As an urban coyote, I do not believe what I am told. My soul is not a servant of anyone else's or of any group's propaganda.

Answer 2

I believe in what I believe...but, it took me a while to have the intelligence to question what I had been taught my whole life. When I was younger, it often seemed easier to just accept the lies (in my opinion). It kept my family happy, etc. Now, I account for my own actions and beliefs. I cannot believe in something just because someone else does, even if they think it is the truth. I find my own truths, and no one will ever have the same truths as me.

Answer 3

There is literally NO THING that I believe just because I was taught that way. There is nothing that I was taught that I have not actively challenged. I experimented. I rebelled. I did my own thing. I am living what I have chosen right now. However, my beliefs are strikingly similar to my father's.

The scripture says to teach your children in the way they should go and when they are old they will not depart from it. I am an example of that scripture in action. I don't claim that this is because of who I am, but because of who God is. In my own experience He is faithful to his Word.

Hoping the best for you...

Answer 4

If you do not believe in something, you don't believe in it. Conversely, if you do believe, you do believe regardless of how your belief came about. I believe some things I studied out for myself and was not taught those things.

Answer 5

Marvelous question which identifies the difficulty facing many churches these days as well as the difficulty in converting people. Believing is related to discipleship which is the combination of taught and lived.
Oh yes - ( believe what I believe.

Answer 6

It is not important whether you believe in what you believe or being taught to believe in. It is the truth that matters, truth must be supported by evidences and facts.

Answer 7

I don't believe what I was taught for the most part. I believe in a God and myself and that about sums up my belief system.

Answer 8

I believe what I believe with out being raised Christian..I accept Christ when I was 34 after living a very sinful life. Christ is the answer for the sinner who can admit that they have a problem and want help...don't need no 12 step program..only three..Believe, accept, repent (change)

Answer 9

I believe in what I believe now not what I was taught to believe. Gnostic Christianity vs Catholicism

Answer 10

Perhaps this is rude, but I really don't like people that only believe exactly what they were brought up to believe. That would be like me telling my 4 year old that the clouds in the sky are really cotton candy and she believing it for the rest of her life.

I was raised Catholic and I can't stand catholicism today. It contradicts itself so much. Oh, eating meat on any Friday is bad, oh but now only eating meat on Friday during lent is bad. Come on! The Catholic church used to operate harems.

My beliefs now are what would be considered "new age, gnostic, or wiccan" or a combination of the three.

Best of luck in figuring out which path is the right one for you!

Answer 11

some of both. I believe some of what my mother taught me about religion for example, but I refuse to go to church as I don't believe in cramming my faith down every ones throat. My dad taught me things about religion too, but I chose to believe what I want to believe, as children we are influenced by our parents but as we grow up we tend to challenge everything. I chose to challenge everything. So I believe what I want with out outside influence, after all I am the one who has to live with those decisions