This being the internet and all... do the personal testimonials of someone you've never met, influence you at all?
Especially when it comes to religion?
2007-10-05 15:20:14 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No.. I find them, for the most part, to be pretty silly
2007-10-05 15:23:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-17 07:07:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they don't influence me at all. I can accept that the person speaking has had an experience that has influenced them and I can even be happy for the person if they found some peace or enlightenment in that experience... but it doesn't influence my beliefs or my life in any way shape or form.
2007-10-05 16:17:55 · answer #3 · answered by River 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If someone shares their struggles and where they ended up (either believing or not) I can relate and will consider the thoughts/feelings that they offer but these stories of how they asked Jesus into their hearts and life has been all roses and sunshine since are crap. Either they are deluding themselves, are brand new to the religion after some struggle and are all gun-ho, or they haven't really been living...certainly not thinking growing and experiencing
2007-10-06 02:13:08 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They do sometimes, in the sense that if they say something that intrigues me, I will do further research on it. However, I definitely don't decide to join new religions from testimonies...maybe if it was for me personally...
2007-10-05 15:29:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the credibly of the person I am dealing with. Here in the Internet anyone can be anyone.
I try to always see in the light of the scripture, and I go from there. : )
2007-10-06 12:50:39 · answer #6 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-thinks- No not really...sure it might be an "aw" moment sometimes...but I can usually find a way to debunk it...and, failing that, well...I don't know everything, but I refuse to say "God did it" for whatever I don't know...personal testimonials don't influence me at all...other for laughs, of course...^_^
2007-10-05 15:25:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
on 360 I like it when somebody I have chated with for a while gives me one. It feels nice, kinda like a thank you, with out a thank you. I have a few of them as you can see, not too many though.
As for religon, since I am not sure what I am still, I can't say I would like a testi about it. Since if I am not sure, how can anybody else be sure.
2007-10-06 06:05:57 · answer #8 · answered by Freq, Grandparent of Y!A 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, Because I have my own in a way and the mind is a very interesting organ that does much more in the way we think and feel about things then people realize. It's all in the brain.
2007-10-05 15:23:42 · answer #9 · answered by punch 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They rarely interest me. My relationship with God is personal and it's personal to each and every one of us. I don't need to know somebody else's testimonial to make my relationship with God better.
2007-10-05 15:24:20 · answer #10 · answered by usinmynoodle 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope
even if i knew them it wouldnt influence me
how one feels after saying they felt peace after becoming a muslim or christian its a personal thing and a feeling
its like me trying to explain the color blue to a blind man or explain how pineapple tastes
2007-10-05 15:27:43 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋