is it possible for an atheist to change their beliefs and become a christian??

Question

or the other way around??

(yea i know its kind of a dumb question but its been bugging me for a while)

Answer 1

Uh, sure. In my case it worked the other way around -- Christian family and upbringing, but finally found something that actually works for me, Buddhism.

All of us are impermanent. We're comprised of billions of cells that in constant change, and we're symbiotic hosts to billions of microbes (the microbes we host have a larger gene pool than our own). I am a completely different person than I was when I was 10 or 20 or 30 years old -- quite literally and physically, as well as in my thinking. We change our thoughts all the time.

So, sure. An atheist could change his or her mind and become a Christian. But, why is it bugging you? Is there something causing you to think you're about to change? Or someone you know? Don't grasp at that, or it will make you nuts! Everything is impermanent, so just let it go!

Answer 2

We have had several cases. Here at the clinic, to which that happened. In every case within days of recovery from frontal lobotomy surgery the patient converted to Christianity. We have sent the four dossiers to the National Academy of Science for special review and in each case the response was that the drastically reduced IQ was the answer.

Nawwww, I’m just funning with Ya. I have Africacam on another window and a large Hyena is drinking at the water hole with the 24 hour cam. BoY! Is he loud!

There is no reason an atheist couldn’t convert to Christianity and I can think of no reason why a mentally healthy one would. “Truth”, however,” is stranger than fiction”.

Jim D

Answer 3

I believe so.

The reason is simple: I was almost an atheist myself (I was a highly skeptical agnostic, which is quite close) until age 20. At that time, I had a near-death experience and ended up in hell, at which point I prayed for the first time ("HELP!"). The prayer was answered, and I became a Christian as a result.

The reverse is easy to imagine; I've seen it happen, if fact: a person raised in a religious home begins to question the fundamental assumptions that have been set up for him/her by other people, and decides to reject religion altogether.

Answer 4

I know a number of atheists who were formerly Christians (including a couple of former Christian clergy members). I also know a former atheist who's now a devout Catholic, and there was a lecturer who came through here who claimed to be a former atheist, but now has a Christian healing ministry. In short, yes, people can change their minds.

Answer 5

It's possible. It's just not very likely.

As far as Christians becoming Atheists, that happens fairly frequently. Many Atheists who post here were once Christian.

Answer 6

hi, communicate for your self! i'm an atheist and that i will consume a babby if i'm getting the prospect. look, you're dropping your breath attempting to describe that in basic terms given which you're an atheist, you're a good man or woman. Christians do not care! you will desire to be "saved". this is an unique club. in case you belong, then once you die you would be consisting of extremely everyone else interior the club and sing praises. in case you're actually not a member, that's off to Hell you circulate. All you truthfully would desire to appreciate is that for the duration of accordance to Christians, Gandhi is, at this 2nd, suffering stunning discomfort collectively as monks who molested sons and daughters are taking area in the culmination of Heaven. (They begged forgiveness for their sins earlier they died.) in the event that they are able to have faith that, then not something you could say or do will ever make a dent into their perception equipment. what's substantial is they understand we exist and that we exist in numbers. they have faith so strongly that they have situation understand-how how all and sundry does not have faith like them. nicely, we do and in the event that they conflict to inflict their faith on OUR rules or our faculties we are able to combat them. This communicate board, st least, tells them why we are able to combat them.

Answer 7

Yes it has happened many times. Lee Strobel is an example. There is little traffic coming from atheism and going to Christianity than there is in the opposite direction.

Answer 8

Sure. Plenty have done that. I was born into Catholicism, but left it. I think if you're talking about strongly devout christians or atheists, that would be rare. Maybe if they suffer a dramatic, life-changing experience that makes them do a complete 180.

Answer 9

Yes, it's possible, although Christians becoming atheists seem to be more common than atheists becoming Christians.

Answer 10

It's possible, sure. I know lots of ex-Christian atheists, and a couple ex-atheist Christians. As an atheist, that last one is really hard for me to grasp, but it happens.