I used to understand Christianity as a fundamental part of the world and how I related to it. Now that I am starting to lose those beliefs, I feel that it would be very, very difficult to get back to a place where I accepted them as undisputed truth. How did I ever manage to believe it in the first place? Why does it seem so hard to believe now? I mean, I know the specific reasons--I was raised to believe in Christianity, so I believed in it as much as I believe the grass is green. I lost my belief because I started to question all the things that didn't make sense to me, and then I started talking to atheists who made a lot more sense than I was prepared to handle. Is it possible that I could ever go back to believing again?
2007-09-14 03:53:11 · 12 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The problem is, you can never decrease the amount of knowledge or understanding you have.
2007-09-14 03:59:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you truly are searching for truth, you shouldn't just ask atheists. Atheists can make sense and seem logical on the surface, but you forget one little thing... not one of them has a better answer for the orgin of all things. The only truth atheists and Christians should agree upon is that we don't have a mind capable of understand the most basic concept of matter coming from nothingness. How all things began and so on. Now I know an atheist will say Christians just plug this "God" figure into the equation, and I suppose to them that's how they see it. To me, I know something smarter than me is at the center of all things, when I searched for who that was, I used both faith and logic, and found God. I don't believe in God, I now know him to exist. It isn't an issue for me, if you truly want the truth, then truly search with an open heart and mind, knowing man's logic will never allow a definitive answer, therefore God places the proof in your heart in it is indisputible. Are you willing to seek like this, if you do, I have absolutely no doubt you will once again find GOD.
2007-09-14 04:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by Scott B 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Faith, is a trusting in something for which you have little or contradictory evidence. It is good to question what you believe. Christian "circles" have put out a lot of misinformation, sadly. However, there are things that I know I can always stand on, regardless of what people say. God is good and God is loving are two of them. There is no harm in believing them. And having faith in that, can truly only make your life better.
EF
2007-09-14 04:47:48 · answer #3 · answered by epaphras_faith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. It seems like you only had one perspective growing up - that christianity was truth. Now, you are exploring other perspectives. Some day after you examine the evidence and how it pertains to your life, you will come to one that you are completely comfortable with. It may be christianity, it might not be.
2007-09-14 03:58:24 · answer #4 · answered by Nea 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think once you begin to question things in life not just religion and when you have questions you begin to look into it and teach yourself to learn and be a critical thinker its nearly impossible to go back to not doing this. Most people get these stead fast beliefs put into them by well meaning parents sharing their values with you, but they do it before you are old enough to think critically and question things and learn on your own so unless you revisit these ideas later you never get away from them.
2007-09-14 04:02:46 · answer #5 · answered by discombobulated 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that you have the possibility to keep altering your belief system especially in certain believing or non-believing company. I often wonder how many many atheists still say: OMG!!
2007-09-14 04:05:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have the power and choice of whether to act on those beliefs or not. One of the better "perks" of being human.
2007-09-14 04:26:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the proper indoctrination techniques utilizing motel rooms, bright lights, lack of sleep and barrages of questioning/goading I'm sure you could go into believing whatever "they" want you to believe...so the answer to your title question is, no. The answer to your last question is, yes.
teehee, I'm so contrary.
2007-09-14 04:02:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
...I have come to lose the smog.
And, I feel like I'm a cog,
in something turning.
Maybe it's the time of year.
Maybe it's the time of man.
I don't care who, or where,
Life is for learning...
2007-09-14 04:18:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have complete power over what you believe.Thats part of why America is so great.
2007-09-14 03:59:30 · answer #10 · answered by Susanna 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋