2007-11-26 06:18:39 · 12 answers · asked by unconcerned but not indifferent 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is ample evidence from long-term statistics on the importance of religion in people's lives. Since 1965 those who say religion is very important declined from 70% in to 56%; those who say it's unimportant rose concomitantly.
http://www.pollingreport.com/religion.htm
2007-11-26 06:35:07 · update #1
how many kids grow up not believing in Santa, and become believers as adults?
same reason...
you grow up, you embrace reality...
2007-11-26 06:21:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason that Charlie Darwin became the first evolutionist - misunderstanding and misapplication of sound doctrine and thus, the lack of faith.
Without a proper understanding of spiritual guidance one is lead to jerry-rigging. The same would apply for when no instruction manual is provided for the assembly of a complex object. In the case of non belief though, they have jerry-rigged the concept of life.
2007-11-26 14:30:09 · answer #2 · answered by F'sho 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a one-way street for the most part. When you're thinking rationally, the thought of becoming irrational isn't terribly appealing.
2007-11-26 14:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you don't start with the premise that a particular religion represents the truth, you're unlikely to ever conclude that it is.
[edit] Forget my answer, Magley's got it right.
2007-11-26 14:21:30 · answer #4 · answered by Eleventy 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Because we recognize the inherent harm in deluding ones self. For one trapped in a delusion, it's impossible to see they are trapped.
2007-11-26 14:21:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Because most Atheists were at one time religious, or brought up by religious people and actively chose to reject it as untrue. Where as most religious people, inherited their belief system and have a reason to seek other answers.
2007-11-26 14:21:09 · answer #6 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Every theist was once a non-theist they just refuse to stay the way they their god made them.
2007-11-26 14:22:14 · answer #7 · answered by tamyp 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The path to heaven is narrow and long, where as the road to hell, is broad and wide.
2007-11-26 14:28:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Once you wake up it's hard to get back to sleep.
2007-11-26 14:28:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
C.S. Lewis is an example of an atheist turning to Christianity. It happens every day.
2007-11-26 14:22:57 · answer #10 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋