How would you react to proof of another/a religion?

Question

Suppose you came across/were shown proof of the deity of another religion. Let's also suppose you ruled out mental illness or delusion since that's a lame answer. Would this affect you? If so, how? Would you just change your internal beliefs, or would you become active about your beliefs (not necessarily by trying to convert others). I'm also curious as to whether more theists would /change/ their religion, or more nontheists would care/find it relevant/whatever. Also... what if you had evidence of the existence of a being/beings that you didn't morally agree with? Would you change your morality (even if only to a slight degree) or oppose the being(s) you now knew existed?

To answer my own question. I'd probably be pretty surprised--not that I was wrong, but to have any sort of supernatural encounter. I'd re-evaluate my position based on the evidence I had. It wouldn't necessarily make me practicingly religious unless I agreed/identified with the beliefs as well. If, however, some sort of god-being gave me a quest I'd happily go off on it, as much because it would be interesting as anything else.

A deity I didn't like, like oh (nonoffensive route) most Norse ones, I'd probably just avoid.

Answer 1

Instant conversion(but it better be good). I would just make internal changes(perspective), to change myself to fit a mold seems to me to be ethically incorrect and immoral. Finally I would oppose them if i don't agree with them.

Answer 2

It would not surprise me.

I feel that religion in general was developed in this way:

When they have questions, people, by nature, are compelled to find answers. However, when they are unable to do so because of technology, or rather, a lack thereof. Furthermore, when one becomes frustrated, he or she generally becomes more hasty in their search for answers. My theory is that people become so hasty in wondering how the universe came to be, that they found a few coincidental events, and took it upon themselves to manipulate the occurances in a way that would answer all of their questions.

At a time when so many were searching for these answers, any idea at all was a huge advance. So, as they had nothing else to believe, nearly everyone conformed to these ideas. Then, as news passed through the world, the ideas were changed bit by bit. Every change brought a new religion.


I honestly do not believe that new proof of a certain religion would affect my own religion, mainly because I follow none exclusively. I instead believe a bit of everything; a few morals of Christianity, some of LaVeyan Satanism, a bit of Atheism. I may accept a few practices of the newly proven religion, but will never follow it singularly.

I would, however, find the information relevant, and do what I may to learn more about it.

Good question--I haven't heard this one before; most are repetitive, though this question is not.

Answer 3

Tough question, I would love to interact with a creator, and figure out why.....well depends on the creator, but mostly why create us in the first place.

I have no problem accepting evidence contrary to my beliefs, I easily will admit to having guesses about hard to answer questions about the universe and such that I could easily accept as untrue with the right amount of proof.

I think that's the problem is too many people can't see other explanations that they are not familiar with, or they can't understand so they immediately pass it off as false.

Take Islam and I. I know little about the religion. While I don't let my ignorance slip into intolerance, i can't say that Islam is wrong, because I haven't researched it enough. I'm pretty sure it is wrong, but I don't feel comfortable saying that.

If there were proof, irrefutable proof of a God I would easily change my beliefs, until then though......

Answer 4

Proof is a hard word in religious issues. But if I were to meet a god or goddess face-to-face, I would incorporate him or her into my current religious beliefs without too much trouble. That's because I am not a monotheist. I expect they would have a tougher time.

But may I point out that believing in the existence a deity or a religious figure from history is not the same as agreeing with all the things said about them by their modern-day followers. I believe Jesus existed and was a magus of some significance, but it has not made a Christian of me. I'm confident the Buddha also existed, and was very wise, but it has not made a Buddhist of me. So it goes.

Answer 5

I would actually be very pleasantly surprised and quite happy at any actual irrefutable proof of deity. I mean seriously freakin' happy. I would probably dance and then begin to explore that religion with all of my heart.

Lazarus

Answer 6

Since I'm an atheist because there's no reason to believe in a god or gods, if irrefutable proof were provided I could hardly ignore it. However, if there were proof for a god or gods, and it/they expected me to worship it/them, I would not do so, any more than I worshipped my parents, who I know, without doubt, created me. Worshipping is just not my style.

Answer 7

there is not any such subject as a hundred% information. human beings would properly be a hundred% particular and a hundred% incorrect on the same time. Sensory counsel would properly be incorrect and that debts for almost each little thing all of us comprehend. human beings examine or heard approximately their gods with sensory counsel. good judgment is a results of language and language is a results of sensory counsel so all philosophical positions would properly be incorrect. yet hypothetically I think of i could be curious with regards to the the main suitable option selection and non secular myself to it.

Answer 8

Was any deity prooved? Why would we need faith then?

Anyway, if that happened, or if someone would be trying to convince me, I'd listen. Why not?

Then, I would go and ask my God about it. He is so real that He will not leave me without an answer.

Answer 9

If God would show up like he used to do in the bible, it would instantly convert millions of atheists. I'm surprised that he doesn't want that.

Answer 10

religious people would go mad, since they r dumb

religions r created by humans to control dumb & illeterates