To all who have faith, and to those who do not as well.?

Question

Has there ever been a time or event that made you question your faith? Or likewise, has there ever been something or some event that has made you question your lack of faith?

Answer 1

Absolutely. I questioned my faith, which had never been strong to begin with, when my baby died, and I was so angry at God.

I don't think I ever doubted that He existed, but I certainly did not believe that I mattered to Him. I ranted and railed at Him, to be sure, but it was the best thing I could ever have done. It brought me to the point where He was actually able to reach me.

Answer 2

"Question" my lack of faith? I think that you may confused as to what a lack of faith is. A lack of faith is not faith in something else: it's a LACK, an emptiness, an absence. There is nothing to question.

If you mean to ask "Is there anything that has made you think you maybe should have some faith?" The answer is no. It's evidence and logical speculation all the way for me.

Answer 3

Sure. There are a bunch of little insignificant things that make me think "It really seems like there is some force at work here doing whatever is happening." I usually associate it with Karma rather than God. After all, Buddhism is a much better religion than Christianity because it teaches much better morals. So I guess I have some faith but in Buddhism, not God.

Answer 4

Yes to both. I lost someone close to me when I was very young, and since then I have questioned what little faith I have, and said faith has dwindled to nil. I have seen some things that made me wonder if there was a God, but so many more that have convinced me there is not.

Answer 5

Surviving war on lebanon (july 2006) made me believe in God even more. When you're so close to lose everything you have, (my life, at the time), you'd realize how precious your life, your everything is. You'd start to appreciate everything & everyone you have in your life you used to take for granted. You'd start to appreciate that first breath you take the first thing in the morning, when u wake up. For 34 days, 34,000 prayer, 34,000 feeling of appreciation and thankfulness to God for helping us get through it.... first two weeks, u hear the missiles, last two wekks, u hear the terrible sound of a whole building falling to pieces.. or more to dust. As much as I hate to remember those moments, i hate more telling people about it. But i love the fact that i got out of it stronger than before, and more thankful.

Need more to say!!!

Answer 6

I started questioning my faith when I realized I was becoming very hateful and arrogant in it. I was judgmental and cruel. During this same time I was learning about other religions.

I realized that I lacked humility. It was extremely arrogant of me to believe that I could choose which religion is correct.

These days I'm an atheist, and much more well-adjusted because of it.

Answer 7

I questioned faith when I was about 12 and then I became an atheist

Answer 8

It is the whole of the purpose of the devils to make people question their faith. Of course they're going to succeed because we are on their territory. Adam gave authority over the creation of God to Satan by sinning and so when anyone believes in God the devils are right there to snatch away the word of truth from them. It's called the trial of our faith, and its trial is more precious than that of gold.

Answer 9

Most of my life I have questioned my faith, there hasn't been an event, so to speak.

Answer 10

I am an atheist. Yes. Whenever someone claims they have evidence that supports the existence of their god, I question my position of non-belief. I ask to see this alleged evidence, and so far, they have failed to produce the type of evidence that would be satisfactory.

They often produce personal subjective, non-verifiable accounts of their experiences with their god, in other words, things that cannot be validated by others.