I was just curious to know if there were any positive stories to come out of this. I know I use to be a non-believer. Well, I always respected Jesus but not the believers. But, I was wondering if anyone ever had the light come on when reading some of the answers to God questions.
2007-06-01 14:46:29 · 11 answers · asked by mustardseed 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hello hecklers, not asking about bad experiences just the positive. I thought this would be a problem for you.
2007-06-01 14:56:39 · update #1
I'll give this a shot.
I am a current non-believer. I also happen to be a person. As such, the thoughts of other people affect me in all sorts of ways, often in ways the person giving the answer doesn't intend.
I am no more affected by answers by Christians than I am by answers of anyone else. But there are Christians who exemplify what I consider the positive side of their religion- charity, compassion, kindness. And when I read their answers I am reminded that Christianity includes more than just the negative Christians- the condemning ones, for instance, or the ones who can answer only with rote Biblical quotations.
Have any answers by Christians ever made me think that maybe the supernatural parts of Christianity are somehow true? No, not at all. But there are have been answers by Christians that have left me with a more positive view of Christianity.
2007-06-01 15:01:38 · answer #1 · answered by thatguyjoe 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No not really.. mostly I am just saddened by the ignorance and narrow mindedness that religion spawns within its followers. Not to generalize here but many believers provoke disgust and pity in me more than anything else, some are just normal, and some are extraordinary people that I wish there were more of representing their beliefs. Sometimes I am affected positively by some of the Christian answers, as in the ones who truly do show intelligence, curiosity and acceptance of things outside their religion. Most of the time I am shaking my head in a cloud of hopeless, genuine pity for the blind lives and narrow views many Christians have.... I cannot fathom what it takes to make a person so inwardly concerned that they cannot see beyond their own bigoted, ignorant fundamentalism. Then once in a while like a flower blooming in the snow, an intelligent, informed, open minded, curious and level headed Christian shows up and really makes me think there is hope, but they are so few and far between... there seem to be more of the nutty ones than anything but I know there are some good people out there regardless of belief. but the overall detrimental representation of the general population of religious followers does not paint a good impression of the religion as a whole, nor does it create a positive reaction in me... and never has it caused a "light to come on" rather it looks to me as though they are trying to stifle all the light they can.
2007-06-01 15:05:27 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope, not even a little bit. The answers cannot prove anything and the Christians act like some little club. Oh you can't know! The devil is hiding the answers, If you wer a "real" christian and other funny stuff. I guarantee you that there is nothing of the devil in me! I was a christian once. Why are they to say that I wasn't a real christian? All their answers are from a book. Written be man, No it was passed down by god. Really? how do you know? Because the book says so! Come on! I find it silly really. But fine. If that's what you want to believe, who am I to say you can't?
2007-06-01 16:12:22 · answer #3 · answered by punch 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
funny, i had one in mind. I was originally impressed by it, and saved it. Then i read it again just now, and it isn't doing anything for me. Here it is, so you know i'm not lying:
I'd like to ask you to play a game of pretend with me. We're pretending for the sake of conversation. Let's say that God is real, and through a certain set of events, God was separated from his very own creation. Assume for a moment that God saw the need to reconnect to his creation out of love, like the love of a good father. God, however, saw that his creation had formed their own way of life apart from him. It determined that it would forget its creator and continue as if he didn't exist. Even still, God decided that he would reach out to his creation. After all, it was his creation. God devised a plan to bring as many of his creatures back to himself that he could. He chose to do this by sending his only son to live among them. While some of his creation embraced his son, others hated him and, finally, they killed him. But, death had no power over him, and those that embraced him were adopted into God's family. Imagine all of this as being true. Does this sound like an unjust God?
For some reason, the first time i read this, i thought it was reasonable. Now i don't. I'm not impressed at all be Christians' answers on here, maybe because i'm already happy and not vulnerable like many. The only reason i would have to believe in God is that science can't explain abiogenesis (yet), and science can't explain what existed before the Big Bang (yet). There has never been a moral argument i've agreed with. And frankly, for claiming to follow the guidebook written by God himself, Christians don't impress me.
2007-06-01 14:59:29 · answer #4 · answered by ajj085 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It relies upon on what team you're speaking approximately. many international locations in Europe are majority atheists. while you're speaking concerning the planet as an entire, no longer single faith has a majority. Christians make up a pair of million/3, and Muslims make up style of a million/5 of the worldwide. it is slightly over a million/2. Atheists/agnostics are the subsequent greatest team, making up a pair of million/6 of the worldwide, observed via Hindus at slightly decrease than a million/6. the the rest 20% of the worldwide constitutes Buddhist, chinese language individuals, Sikh, Judaism, and assorted indigenous religions.
2016-11-03 09:06:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess I dont have any positive stories, but I can say, when believer's are not cut and pasting verses from the bible as answers(which sometimes seem to go on forever) , and speaking from their hearts and own minds I can see that not all christains are radical/extremists so in one way I guess there is alittle light there toward humanity not perhaps to any higher being.
2007-06-01 14:56:34 · answer #6 · answered by Leah 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The light come on? You mean turn off...there's no evidence of the existence of any god, and no Christian has ever presented an argument here I haven't seen completely destroyed many times already.
2007-06-01 14:50:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, no. Not a single light.
There are people here of all faiths that I find interesting and I respect their opinions, but I am not at all persuaded to believe in a god because of their answers.
2007-06-01 14:52:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not affected in the least by Christians. Especially not the Billy Graham types on Yahoo.
2007-06-01 14:49:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Was an atheist before coming to YA.
Have come to the realization that religious delusion is much more prevelant and insidious than I would ever have imagined.
2007-06-01 14:51:11 · answer #10 · answered by No Chance Without Bernoulli 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋