Why do some people keep saying they're right about their beliefs? How can you be sure about it anyway??

Question

By looking at the prwevious questions I've noticed that some people, just like my friends, keep saying that they're right and that God truly exists and that we atheists are CERTAINLY GOING TO HELL AND STUFF. Why don't we just think about it for a second, instead of just repeating the same arguments over and over again? No one has any proofs if God or Satan exist. Frankly, I see no difference between a Satanist claiming that he's right and a Christian claiming the same thing. If Jesus came to Earth it was for a reason, and that reason was not to alienate ourselves repeating the same story over and over again, for 2000 years.

Answer 1

Let me quote Socrates:

"The only wisdom is to know you don't know anything."

Answer 2

The key word is "belief". Religion has NOT been around as long as mankind has. One never sees depictions of angels or "GOD", Budha or Allah in cave dwellings from 10,000 years ago. All religions follow the same basic principles...behave a certain way, think a certain way, and convince others to follow in your footsteps.

I have a hard time swallowing religion. I have read the "Bible" both in it's original text and the many interpretations over the last 1500 years or so. I have read other works by other religions. I am more inclined to follow science, and a wholelistic approach to life but I am open to the "possibilities". I basically do unto others as best as I can, and do not try to convince anyone of anything.

I have found that most, but not all, are not intereted in learning something new. They have pretty much convinced themselves that they know everything, that their beliefs have all of the answers, and that anyone who says otherwise must be immoral or a god hater with a lack of love and life.

Makes you wonder why so many people who are 100% right work so hard at convincing others and dividing us all instead of healing the world of it's problems. Perhaps it is because there is money, influence, and power in religion?

Answer 3

Most children, pass from no longer snoozing via the night time, to snoozing via the night time for a couple of months, then again to waking on and off. Just in view that your nine month historic sleeps good now, doesn't suggest they regularly will. No one must train the 'cry it out' process, it is truthfully VERY hazardous and will purpose damage to a youngster. Pretty quickly, in case your son does wake within the core of the night time, simply laying in mattress wont be adequate, he will wish organization, you are going to have your reasonable proportion of sleepless nights, simply wait.

Answer 4

Because once you take that leap of faith, and truly give your heart to the Lord Jesus Christ, you are indwelt with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit changes you, "opens your eyes", ministers to you. Your attitude and understandings begin to change even without your conscious effort. In these things you draw nearer to the Lord, and He to you. Your faith strengthens...you have an assurance of things hoped for, and a certainty of things unseen. You see the Bible in a whole new way as completely true and given to us by God through men. In this way, you know that God is real and alive through you. You truly begin to love others as God does. And, you have a hope and peace that does not depend upon your happiness or circumstances.
Unbelievers, however, will always consider this a mystery.

By the way, I disagree with your self-proclaimed non-purpose of Christ. Jesus said many divisive things that people, even in HIs time on earth, bitterly debated. Nevertheless, Christ proved what He said with both miracles, and His triumph over death for which He prophesized. To die to ourselves and follow the Lord should be so pronounced that it appears that we even hate our family - even though we love them dearly. This is captured in what Jesus said in Mat. 10:34-36, "Do not think that I [Jesus] came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's enemies will be members of his own household."

Answer 5

I believe mine are right for ME. I believe that isn't the case for everyone. And I'm totally ok with that.
Pagan married to an atheist.

(pagan have similar values and apparently taste in men lol)

Answer 6

going by the bible is what makes me and others think that were right.(as far as God and satan) and having his presence on you, and having the faith to know. without any of it then yeah its hard to believe and therefore make you ask why you right and others wrong.

Answer 7

I believe mine are right for ME. I believe that isn't the case for everyone. And I'm totally ok with that.
Pagan married to an atheist.

Answer 8

Religion is each person's delusion, and they certainly have the right to delude themselves as being correct rather than as ridiculously incorrect as they delude everyone else to be.

Answer 9

It's just a little thing called faith. If no one had faith in anything, then what would we have to look forward to? Or think we have?

Answer 10

Okay let's see if I can explain this in lamens terms...Philosophically, if they are your beliefs, then they can't be wrong. For example, you say that, "I believe abortion is wrong." then you are right because this is what you believe. But if I say that, "I believe abortion is not wrong" then I'm also right because this is what I believe...Yet how can abortion be both right and wrong? It is what you believe it is.