Why do people pretend to themselves that they believe in a god? When deep down they know that this is false?

Question

Please avoid putting denial for your answer and try to answer the question properly

Answer 1

Please read my words carefully:
If you see footmark in the sand, you'll say that someone passed from here...
If you see a piece of dog sh*t on the ground, you'll say that a dog passed from here...
So what about the enormous universe, the sky, stars, planets, earth and all the beauty in it, doesn't it lead to that someone made it?!!!

Some people say that everything is created by itself after the big-bang... I won't ask you about what caused the big-bang, but I'll ask you a simple question:
If you take all the letters of the alphabet, multiples of them, and you threw them randomly on the floor. Do you expect (by a chance of one in infinity) to get a poem like shakespear's??!!

Can't you see how organized our universe is, the planets, the eco-system on earth, look even in your own body... Can you control your heart-beat? Can you control your breath while you're sleeping? Who stopped your eye-lashes from growing after reaching a certain length? Who told the baby turtles to move towards the sea and not to the earth after they come out of their eggs? Who taught the bird how to make nests?

My friend, think with your heart and brain. If you're still lost, think about the following:

Do you know how to play safe?
Non-believer's case:
If there's no God and you do all what you want in life, then nothing will happen to you after life. But if there was God and you were mistaken, then you'll blame yourself FOREVER...

Believer's case:
If there's God and I followed His commands in life, then I'll be in Heaven after life FOREVER. But if there was no God and we're mistaken, then nothing bad will happen to us after life...

Now you know how to play-safe, in case you're not convinced?

Answer 2

Faith doesn't mean you don't get evidence. Many do get a lot, and it can be very powerful indeed. But you have to have a relationship of trust with God, since He is invisible to our senses (unless you are extremely lucky and get some kind of vision).

As a christian I'd say you are extremely unlikely to experience these things until you believe, before then the Holy Spirit will probably just try to convict you of your need to believe in Jesus, as that is His priority for the 'lost'. He is restricted in what He can do in your life if your sins are unforgiven.

Evidences you can get as a believer:
- the presence of the Holy Spirit, especially the 'baptism of the Holy Spirit'
- supernatural healings, miracles etc
- various encounter and impartation experiences with the Holy Spirit
- supernatural gifts
- prayers answered

Answer 3

I'm agnostic, but you're really undervaluing the power of belief. They don't "deep down" know that it is false; you're making the same logical error that religious folk do and presupposing knowledge not in your possession. *No one* knows any facts about the metaphysical, it is simply unknowable and that is what makes it such a rich field for scoundrels- one can espouse anything without fear of contradiction. It's only when they overreach and produce "concrete evidence" or some prediction that leads to their downfall because now they're subject to the scientific method, peer review, and concepts such as falsifiability. That, in turn, discredits the scoundrels and then the next "visionary" pops up to take their place. And so it goes...

Answer 4

First: If God would not exist, then you definately do not the two. 2d: people lose faith because of the fact of all the undesirable issues that take place in this worldwide and that they ask, "what's God gonna do approximately this?" I actually have a miles better query. What are you gonna do approximately it? you won't be able to take a seat down around and wish for a happy finishing. Even a cripple knows of what to do and then does it.

Answer 5

So, you've turned the tables around by asking believers this question that basically, believers have been asking non-believers. "Why do people pretend to believe that there is no god when deep down in their hearts they believe that there is a God?"

Right. What do you want me to say? O.K. I believe deep down in my heart that there is a God. I don't know for sure but I believe. On what basis would you say that I only pretend to believe AND that I know that there is no god?

Answer 6

Why do people pretent to themselves that there is no God? When deep down they know that this is false? Those questions go both ways, and can you answer it without denial? Try to answer the question properly.

Answer 7

Why do people pretend to themselves that they don't believe in God? When deep down they know He lives? Please avoid denying this fact, and try to answer your own question properly.

Answer 8

Its not that they know its false, its because they have not have that encounter with God that is so real and so true that they cannot deny it even if its at the expense of their life! This is when they would start questioning the God they are worshiping and develope these feelings or ideas.

Answer 9

i believe that its something we been taught to believe and even if they dont believe they say they do just to somehow save themselves from people talking saying they dont beleive..i think everyone at some point is in the stage where they dont know if its real or not,.i think that alot of people are confused and dont know what to believe until something happens then all the sudden they do believe..ive never understood why either, but some people are like that when its good they dont think about it and live like they want, but when it gets bad god exist in their life

Answer 10

Why is it so important to you what other people believe? Nobody is going to take any notice of a thing you say so I just can't get my head round why you put so much time into it. Have you got a life at all?