why do people question religion?

Question

and when people question religion why do they mostly targeting christianity? im a christian and i beleive that god died for us. why cant some people just trust their faith in god. i dont understand. he has done so much for us he died so we could have everlasting life and never thirst again. he is the way the truth and the life (bible scripture John 3:16 and john 14:6 in the holy bible)

thank you for all testimonials also if you could please give an example of something god has helped you with or something god has done for you. thank you God bless and goodnight

Answer 1

God died? Please elaborate.

The concept that God died so we could have everlasting life makes no sense. Please, please explain.

Religion should always be questioned and the reason Christianity is mostly targeted is because it has the most holes.

Answer 2

Well, for me, I was raised Christian. It is not a matter of simply trusting the Bible or having faith in God. I have been there, and I have done that. I questioned religion because questions kept arising in my head about the stories in the Bible or the church or morality, and I would never get real answers. At the same time, I learned more about science and how the world works, as well as about history and other religions, most all of which contradicted the stories in the Bible and their plausability. I soon came to the conclusion that the Bible could not have been the divine word of God, but only a collection of stories written by men who lived in the middle east from 1500-2500 years ago. The big ones- the story of Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, Tower of Babel - mostly Old Testament stuff- just didn't hold up in my mind, and could never have happened as the world exists today. All it took were a few stones to be moved and it was a domino effect to me. Beyond all of this, I continued to study the Bible more and researching it through other resources and found that it contradicts itself, many times over... so that, on top of science disproving the Bible, on top of the fallacies and inconsistancies presented by its morality and structure in the first place, is why I am no longer a Christian.

I hope you too one day can learn that questioning is not a bad thing to do. In fact, if you are so certain of your faith, you should investigate it yourself. Broaden your horizons, learn about science and history and take a real objective view of the Bible, just as you (I would presume) take an objective view towards other religions and to atheists/agnostics alike. Happy trails.

Answer 3

"im a christian and i beleive that god died for us. why cant some people just trust their faith in god. i dont understand. he has done so much for us he died so we could have everlasting life and never thirst again. he is the way the truth and the life (bible scripture John 3:16 and john 14:6 in the holy bible)"

darling,this is what you believe in and that's fine.

but i,
1.don't believe there's a God
2.don't believe that Jesus was divinity
3.don't find the Bible to be valid evidence because there's only the bible ITSELF to say that that's true

please have your own beliefs,no one has a problem with that.don't expect everyone to believe the way you do.

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why do you feel the need to meddle with everybody else's lives?

why is it SO hard for you to understand that just like you don't believe in zeus,there are people who don't believe in your God?

all those things are true for YOU because you believe everything the Bible says.but they're NOT true for me.

i really don't understand why christians can't mind their own business like the Buddhists,Hindus and Muslims etc!

and the MORE you go on about this,the more irritated people are going to get

remember,christianity is not an unknown relgion,when people say the don't believe and that they don't want to hear your good news,they MEAN it because they've head it a 100 times before and are sick and tired of the same thing!

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also what exactly do you mean by "why do people question religion? "?

your relgion is not the ONLY relgion in the world you know...and just as much as YOU wouldn't accept hinduism ,there are people who find your relgion false and ridiculous!

Answer 4

These days it has become a fad to ridicule and question religion. Buddy, congrats on being a Christian - but the MOST TARGETED UPON religion is not yours, but mine - Islam, that is. While you people believe that Bible is a transcription of God's word done by humans, we believe that Koran is a direct recording of God's word. Make no mistake - Islam also teaches tolerance of other religions first and foremost.

In today's world, even having a religion is worth admiring. Keep the faith and remember: having no religion, i.e. not believing in God, is FAR HARDER TO DEFEND than having a belief in God, simply because God is there at every nook and cranny in the world around us. You and everyone reading this is a thinking, sentient being - could we be product of a random process? Don't make me laugh.

Answer 5

Even though I'm a Christian, I can completely understand their viewpoint. If they don't believe already, the Bible and Biblical stories are not things a person can cite to convince them. If you take some time to think about it, pointing to the Bible as proof of why someone should believe in Christianity is circular reasoning. That's why most Christians come form two sources: either they were raised as such, or they sought comfort because of hard times or a lack of purpose. Seriously though, Christians need to stop using the you should believe in the Bible because the Bible says so argument.

Answer 6

We question religion the same as we would question a bill that comes in the mail, or a rumor that our spouse was cheating on us, or anything else that we want to be sure about.

If someone told you you had a million dollars in your bank account, so you could quit your job, would you just believe them, or would you call the bank?

Questioning religion makes perfect sense. Not questioning it makes no sense whatsoever, and proves that you are extremely gullible.

But if you WOULD actually question your religion (cult) you would realize rather quickly how obvious it is that you have been lied to.

Your god does not exist. No matter how much you want him to, he just doesn't. You have been lied to. If you can comprehend that possibility, then you can begin to discover the truth for yourself.

Why not question it? What are you afraid of? That you'll find out that I'm right?

Damn straight you will.

Answer 7

One reason is because there are so many different religions in the world, some have been around longer than Christianity. There are billions of people that believe in a religion other than Christianity. They all say the same thing: that their religion is the only true religion. Then there are others that find the claims of any religion hard to believe, the claims seem so - made up. Made up to answer inexplicable questions of the time.

I believe that some people are targeting Christianity because they think that religion is a cause of world problems, but since they are afraid to target other religions, such as the Islamic religion, they find that its easier and safer to attack the Christian religion in hopes of appeasing other more violent believers.

I'm not trying to be anti-Christian, since I was raised as one, or even anti-religion. I'm just trying to answer your question. Please take no offense.

Answer 8

I think the problems start when people of one religion question the beliefs within other religions. Basically, the main religions have the same core values, (love, respect for others etc.) but cultural interpretations and varying cultural beliefs create the need for defense. When people think their religion is the right and only one, it's most often because their own faith or beliefs feel threatened when other people believe differently. I've read about and witnessed a great deal of damage caused by (well-meaning?) people who have coerced, forced, or pressured others to believe their way. God has many names.

Answer 9

I cannot have faith in something I don't believe exists. I can't have faith in Santa or the easter bunny either.

Someone once asked me about faith... and she used a chair as a metaphor. She said, "You have faith that the chair you'll sit in will be there when your butt hits it, right?" I said, "No, I don't... I have no proof that it won't fall apart on me the second I touch it. You can have that faith... I'd like to not fall to the floor."

If I don't believe there is a god... yours or anyone else's, there is no threat to me by your god or satan or anything else your bible preaches.

I question religion (different than faith) because it encourages people to give money whent hey don't know where it will go; it encourages people to scorn those who don't believe the same thing; it encourages otherwise good people to be mean and vindictive to anyone who doesn't share their belief, passing laws to keep others in line based on their beliefs... and that's wrong, unless you let ALL beliefs do the same thing.

Tyranny of the Majority is not a pretty sight... and you can bet the religious folks would be screaming to their heavens if the roles in belief and non-belief were reversed, yet they expect non-believers to just keep quiet. Why is that?

Answer 10

People *should* question religion. It has such a large effect on the world, not just on the believers of that faith, but on every single person on this planet. To not question it would be careless.

And yes, some of us think that religion is harmful. Not the belief in a god, but religion. Each religion claims to be the only one. That simply causes conflict between people. In this modern world, we have a duty to question anything that has the potential to cause harm on a global scale.

And it's not just global. You ask "why Christianity".. I can't speak for everyone here, but I live in the United States. You know, the place many Christians claim is a Christian nation? It is my duty as a citizen of this country to ensure that the US continues to make good on its promise to grant freedom of religion to EVERYONE.

That's why I question religion.

Answer 11

Religion is like training wheels on a bicycle. When one is young and ignorant, religion gives one direction and some sense of right and wrong. However life is about becoming more aware or awake or eventually enlightened. If one simply observed the life of Jesus you can't help but observe he lived and professed well beyond the limitations of the religion he was born into. My question is why don't people criticize Jesus for overstepping his religious upbringing? Do people really believe, doing what Jesus did by thinking for themselves is an unforgivable error? Jesus tried desperately to get people to expand their awareness, a few people have, but most are afraid to trust their own inclinations. Just because people question their religion doesn't meant they will abandon their beliefs or leave their religion but it is appropriate that one puts it to the test and decide for oneself.
Socrates said the unexamined life is not worth living. Religon needs to be part of that examination.