2006-11-15 14:10:57 · 17 answers · asked by daisy322_98 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe a little of both. Since religion, by definition, isn't something that can be proved, you have to convince yourself it is true. Mass numbers have a way of easing that convincing, especially when there isn't much of a counter-culture. People are always changing religions, too. Adventist one day, Congregationalist the next, Baptist the week after that, maybe Catholic, then Kabbalah, ... It's all a matter of choice and "faith", not belief, anyways.
2006-11-15 14:15:07 · answer #1 · answered by godlessinaz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your always going to have people follow the numbers but for the most part, religion is a personal thing.
2006-11-15 22:14:32 · answer #2 · answered by Piper 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When people are indoctrinated into a religion at an early age, which most of us are, it makes it very difficult to leave it. At least that is what I think. The earliest impressions of life are the ones that are the most difficult to shed and ideas that are presented to us early on become so highly impregnated in the mind. I think that if most people really intellectually examined half of what they believe and investigated the origins and history of religion, they would discard a lot of what they believe. Americans state their religion and claim to attend church regularly. Attendance figures indicate that less than 30% of Americans attend church on a regular basis (the last time I checked).
2006-11-15 22:25:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think people follow religions because they truly believe in the teachings.
If they just follow what others believe there will come a time when they will have to take a step back to reevaluate their choices.
2006-11-15 22:16:01 · answer #4 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
numbers sounds good, but I think they like having people being able to say things like someone is "in a better place" when they die, or "god has a reason for everything" when something bad happens.
It's for comfort, which is fine I guess....so why not everyone believe in the FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER? he's just as plausible
2006-11-15 22:14:31 · answer #5 · answered by ur a Dee Dee Dee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"People" each have their own motivation for most everything... following a religion included. Speaking in generalizations and stereotypes is almost never helpful.
2006-11-15 22:13:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the person who believes in whatever religion. They either believe in it because they witnessed it or the religion helps them or either because they have to believe in it because their family does.
2006-11-15 22:14:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
would you believe if you were ridiculed, made fun of and call idiot, stupid, moronic, mindless, uneducated, and all the other thing that we Christians are called if you did not truly believe?
we do not follow the masses, we follow the lord Jesus Christ.
2006-11-15 22:24:09 · answer #8 · answered by Hannah's Grandpa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here's a question for ya.
do people read the gospels and preach the word...or do they go to church and have the word preached to them. if the latter. then it's because they are being followers...if the former....because they believe in it.
2006-11-15 22:16:59 · answer #9 · answered by Iphul 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People tend to follow what is socially acceptable.
2006-11-15 22:13:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋