Isn't it apparent that many people who are irreligious are that way for purely sociological reasons?

Question

when i say irreligious, i'm not in any way just speaking of “philosophical skeptics" (aka atheists).
Truthfully, when it comes to people who would be deemed irreligious, people who are "societal christians" yet are not true seekers of christ outnumber atheists many times over.
now to get to the meat of the matter: i can't help but to see that people who don't take religion or christianity seriously very often fail to do so because they are too satisfied with how sociologically secure they are with their life to think that there is more to this life than the nominal piety they cling to.

I think that the quickest christian answer is to look at this as a so called spirtual "test"; that is, that it is with worldly comfort we may be blinded to god's calling for us.
It would really go hand in hand with jesus' proclaimation that
"...it is easier for a camel to go through an eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to gain heaven."

But for me, it is hard to accept that all these people are “failing” any sort of spiritual test.
I think that in the case of the normal irreligious person, the nominal Christian , it is a fallacy to say that these people are failing god’s test. More people than not are of this variety and I think that it is really more of a theologically arbitrary situation.
If you are satisfied with your existence, as many people are, and you got what you feel you need on this earth (things like basic needs, feelings of belonging, and to make this list shorter, I am just going to name drop the concept of maslow’s hierarchy of needs) you just plain simply are not going to take religion much more seriously than the common man usually does.

Please forgive me if you can see this post as only an attempt to discredit Christianity, as of course it partly is.

But surely you can empathize with me here and see that in some ways simple sociological mechanics dictate who are “true” Christians and those who are not.
Yes? No?

hisgloryisgreat: thanks for the typical christan "non-answer" answer. lol

Answer 1

you are wrong.

most non-Christians and Atheists have great knowledge of the Bible and Christianity. I KNOW why I believe Christianity isn't a true faith. It has NOTHING to do with anything sociatial -

your assumption that Atheists basically are that way because of society is a bunch of crap.

Answer 2

to the contrary that's the major reason for superstitious growth as in the early Catholic church . peer pressure and a better chance at success are religiously based aside from strength in numbers the psychological needs go on and on .
most Atheists just simply take a scientific approach which is logical and reasonable despite the lack of respect and social advantage and if they are like me it's a question of integrity .

Answer 3

Certainly. Most Christians are not blind to this either. The steps in spiritual growth occur gradually, and some not as mature as others. In fact, there is a parable about pruning a tree and throwing the useless branches on the fire. I don't think that you are far off in your analysis.

Answer 4

The state of no religion is the starting and return point for all people. It is the alpha and omega. Sociological reasons are what force people away from this natural state and into a state of unnatural and illogical concepts and practices.

Answer 5

If you love the truth it doesn't matter whether you get empathy from anyone. You know that God is faithful and true and that is the only thing that matters.

Answer 6

2 many words

Answer 7

You probably meant they hate Christians for psychopathic reasons.