2007-11-02 14:10:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not me. I am happy to give a reason for my hope. : )
2007-11-02 14:17:11 · answer #1 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not, but it can be upsetting to friends and family of the faith a person is questioning if that belief system includes dire consequences for anyone outside of it.
The thing is ... many people go through this. It's quite common in young adulthood, for example, to question the beliefs of one's parents. It happens a LOT with "PKs", or "preacher's kids", because the families of church leaders tend to live in glass houses in that the expectations for them are so much greater. (It's not quite fair, because they're humans with failings like anyone else, but it's the reality).
One of three things happens when an adult or near-adult child starts questioning and/or rebelling against the beliefs of his parents: He will either abandon religion entirely, embrace an entirely different faith, or eventually return to the faith in which he was raised. If his family sees it as a major crisis and reacts with high drama, it just takes that much longer for him to work it out.
2007-11-02 14:32:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When one questions their beliefs, those around them, with the same beliefs would see that as a threat to the status quo. Religions generally do not want people thinking for themselves, they maintain power by dictating to us wheat we are supposed to believe. If we start analyzing or questioning what we are told to believe then maybe we don't want to do things the way "they' tell us it's supposed to be.
Human societies and groups generally don't like change, and independent thought, especially where "God" is involved.
2007-11-03 07:48:02 · answer #3 · answered by Pappy D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's only a crisis to the family and friends who still believe in the religion. Questioning is a healthy, normal act...
2007-11-02 14:13:57 · answer #4 · answered by MOL 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Doubt is good.... it leads to questions and questions lead eventually, (sometimes very, very eventually,) to answers that are as close as they can be to being on the money.
I'm and older man and I guess I've asked myself just about all the important questions about life that one could imagine... I'm pretty sure that I've found most of the answers as they apply to me, but I'm certain that the same old fits and storms of questions will continue to surface as time progresses even more. However, I've got some really important news for those who have doubts about their "beliefs" --- Once you've given up merely "believing things" and begun living a path according to your "understanding of things," all of your questions about belief in gods and fairytale myths will cease altogether. You'll know that's just unimportant nonsense and you'll only worry about the essentials of today and tomorrow... and those are seldom very bothersome things.
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2007-11-02 15:11:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Some people like to laugh, some people like to cry, some people try to make it through by never wondering why."--Neil Diamond
I think most people make it through the day with a bubble wrap of denial around them, and that includes their beliefs. They don't want to unwrap them, they don't want to think, because they're afraid their beliefs will fall over like a house of cards in a light breeze if they do.
2007-11-03 04:02:10 · answer #6 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like Eddie Brickell once said "shove me in the shallow water before I get too deep". You can drown in it. Simple belief systems make life easier it seems.
2007-11-02 14:17:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Also if you are someone close to someone who loosing faith, it could seem as you're pulling away, The relationship changes between friends and family members.
2007-11-02 14:21:25 · answer #8 · answered by punch 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It isn't a crisis. People need to question all the time. We need to be open and learn. Faith need not be blind!
2007-11-02 14:13:39 · answer #9 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't be. People began to critique Mother Teresa's life after they discovered she had doubts about her faith for years. It just means the person is understanding more about themselves and their faith.
You should question what you believe and strive to learn more.
2007-11-02 14:13:07 · answer #10 · answered by txofficer2005 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is often the first step to a close personal relationship with God.
Love and blessings Don
2007-11-02 14:13:55 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋