What motivated you?
How did you feel initially?
in the intrim?
Now?
Did you go back? why?
2007-03-25 17:39:31 · 13 answers · asked by freshbliss 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nothing "motivated" me.
After enough critical readings of the Bible, one realizes that the Bible itself can't be true.
After some logical observation of the planet, one realizes that the loving, all-powerful God cannot exist.
After enough review of religious history, one realizes that theory has been created by power-hungry men.
2007-03-25 17:46:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Nothing, that's the point, people who have faith were in some way motivated to believe.
I didn't feel a thing.
Nothing.
Nope.
I didn't start there, so, I could possibly turn back from what I wasn't facing.
2007-03-26 01:13:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What motivated me is realizing that God made me gay. The gay thing was something that came from within and therefore must be from got. That was a powerful moment that allowed me to through away the dogmatic Christian faith that I was following, and have a more personal relationship with God.
Faith is something that is personal, that can only be developed when you really trust God.
2007-03-26 00:56:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Reverend cannot be very smart. He says he is an athiest, but can he prove there is not a God. Can he prove anything he cannot see, hear, touch, or taste. You believe and have faith because without it you have NO hope. It is not faith if you have to prove it. I turned from God for 3 years and it was the worst 3 years of my life. I came back to God because through his grace and mercy he called ( not literally, but in my heart I could feel the need) and I answered. It was the greatest decision of my life.
2007-03-26 00:56:47 · answer #4 · answered by littledel 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There were many things along my long journey in life that motivated me to consider walking away from faith... being unhappy, depressed... which is why I didn't go back and don't plan to...
2007-03-27 02:28:22 · answer #5 · answered by blueskies 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Faith merely means to believe in God and I have never walked away from faith but have served god and mind centered on other things as oppose to serving God and found myself and starting back serving him.
2007-03-26 00:49:38 · answer #6 · answered by JoJoBa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What motivated me? Intellectual starvation. None of the pieces of Christianity were coming together logically.
How did I feel initially? Thirsty. I wanted more knowledge. I wanted my questions answered. People danced in circles.
Now, I'm an atheist. I'm not going back to faith... there's no need for it. Faith is a cop-out... whenever one asserts that they believe something by faith, they don't have proof. They need something more than proof. They're implying that their assertions can't be taken on their own merit.
2007-03-26 00:43:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋
My God-given intelligence showed me the truth that all religion is flawed, man-made baloney. I felt liberated from brainwashing since childhood. I will never go back to the dark ages. You should too....unless you are afraid to offend your brainwashed friends and relatives. Just look at the source of all this mania....flawed man-made books filled with contradictions. If I were your creator, I would be totally disappointed in your not using the brain I gave you.
2007-03-26 00:56:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nobody walks away from Faith. They walk away from misguded organized Churches and false teachings. I have taught many and they learn quickly and honestly when they are not threatened with a Hell or a Satan.
2007-03-26 00:47:00 · answer #9 · answered by Terry 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Interim?
The truth motivated me, a love of reality and knowing myself.
Very scared, and sad - kinda like breaking up with someone you loved who turned out to be someone who was never really real. Only difference is in real life, it's figurative and with God it's literal.
In the interim between what and what?
Now it feels good... like being free and having a chance to better the world.
No, and I don't see it happening.
2007-03-26 00:44:17 · answer #10 · answered by Snark 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋