Are religious beliefs learned or implanted?

Answer 1

Mine is implanted like a microchip. When I changed from Baptist to Presbyterian, I had to get it replaced. No big deal, but I sometimes get a minor shock when walking near bar code scanners.

Answer 2

Religious beliefs are always implanted. No one wakes up looks at the stars and say oh gees it must be a God. Even if primitive man experienced aliens and then created a religion you can still say this belief was still implanted from man's lack of understanding of what he witnessed.

I don't care how socially unacceptable the ideas of extraterrestrial being coming to earth maybe in society the physical evidence is over whelming in ancient artifacts not to mention it is written even in the bible although distorted to hide the truth about human history. There is no God but there was aliens that visited men and man then turned them into Gods.

All you have to do is take the time and research this fact and it will become clear to you.

Answer 3

I think both. Someone with intelligence, courage and an open mind would learn. Others have beliefs implanted (I would use the term indoctrinated) from a very young age and find it very uncomfortable to question long held beliefs.

Answer 4

A bit of both, really. Some are learned from one's environment or active study. Some are systematically implanted through social conditioning, especially in children.

Of course, we can't rule out genetic factors as well. There is strong evidence to support the notion that religious fervency is controlled or mitigated by inheritable factors.

Answer 5

They should be learned...alot of people believe what is told or taught to them (instilled) & sometimes it is wrong. I was taught certain things when I was younger about my parents religion, when I grew up, I wanted to know myself if it was truth. So I searched things out myself, I wanted to go by what the Bible said & not what a man standing up on a platform was telling me was "Word". I think all people should do that. That is why I believe God gave us this scripture. 1 John 4:4--"Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired expression, but test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with God, because many false prophets have gone forth into the world."....Come to find out my parents religion was true & correct as to what was said in the Bible. They are Jehovahs Witnesses.

Answer 6

The details are learned.

The belief that there is something out there
controlling the universe seems to happen to
people whether they are exposed to particular
religions or not.

That people have a tendency to believe in
a supernatural force to explain the seemingly
unexplainable is *NOT* proof that God exists.

Militant agnostic: I don't know and NEITHER DO YOU.

Answer 7

Implanted , that's why most people have the same religion as their parents. They are brainwashed from an early age.

Answer 8

I feel that all religious beliefs are taught. That's what allows us to change our beliefs as we learn and gain experience in our lives.

Answer 9

Learned, then accepted. The christian beliefs are grown by God's Word and by the Holy Spirit who indwells us.

Answer 10

Implanted. People are raised to believe certain moralities, left alone, they wouldn't know the difference.
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