For People Who Believe in GOD: A Few Questions?

Question

If of an organized faith or not:

1.Do you believe in God or an "after life" because you're afaird to die? Is that the only reason? You're scared of DEATH?

2. Is your faith based purely off tradition? "Because my mommy and daddy told me so." know what I mean?

3. Do you consider the outspoken atheist of today (Dawkins, Hitchens, Dennette, Maher etc) to be a threat? Do pay them any attention?

4. How do you prove your belief with proof? Do you feel you need to?

5. Do you feel the atheist, the secular community will be the majority in the future? Like in other countries? (Even though that's up for debate. Other countries my be as secular as we think.)

6. And lastly. . .final thoughts? Wanna add something? Personal comments?

I ask these question with genunine curiousity. Looking forward to your answers.

THANKS!!!!

Answer 1

1.Do you believe in God or an "after life" because you're afraid to die? Is that the only reason? You're scared of DEATH?

Yes I believe in G-d. I believe in an afterlife but not hell. I'm scared of death as I don't know where I'm going and maybe I might not have lived my life to best I could have. also leaving all my loved ones.

2. Is your faith based purely off tradition? "Because my mommy and daddy told me so." know what I mean?

I was baptized Presbyterian. I'm currently learning about Judaism. I don't know really why I chose it except for that it feels right to me in my heart.

3. Do you consider the outspoken atheist of today (Dawkins, Hitchens, Dennette, Maher etc) to be a threat? Do pay them any attention?

I think they are entitled to their opinion. But I don't think they will sway anyone will a strong belief in their religion.

4. How do you prove your belief with proof? Do you feel you need to?

I feel G-d in my heart and around me. I can not explain it nor prove His existence. Which is why I never instigate an argument.

5. Do you feel the atheist, the secular community will be the majority in the future? Like in other countries? (Even though that's up for debate. Other countries my be as secular as we think.)

I think people today are more inclined to decide for themselves, since we are no longer being prosecuted and killed for what we believe. thus I think there still might be a steady incline. but I don't think people's faith will waver.

6. And lastly. . .final thoughts? Wanna add something? Personal comments?

I like these questions. I'm giving you a star :)

Answer 2

1. I believe in God. As far as an afterlife I think there is something, however I don't know what it will be and what my place will be in it. How can I presume to know that my life and my faith have been enough to assure me Heaven. I am not scared of death, death is what it is and is inevitable. No use fearing what you cannot stop or change. What people are scared of (including myself) is the actual act of dying all the unknown and variable factors the pain, the regret, the when and where.

2. No my faith though having it's roots in my background is very academic, my undergrad minor was religious studies and I am a grad student in theology. My faith is also rooted in the actions I have see in the world among the faithful I wish to emulate like the Dorothy Day, Dan Berrigan, Hans Kung, Roy Bourgeious, and many others.

3. Do I consider outspoken Athiests, yes if they are logical and actually practice dialouge. Atheism is just another belief and deserves the same respect as any other belief. Are they a threat, no.

4. Any logical person will tell you that you cannot prove things that are transcendant in the physical world and it is stupid to ask one to. It is like proving an emotion, it cannot be done.

5. Do I feel the Atheist community will be a majority in the future, no. Most countries are secular that does not mean that their citizenship are Atheists though.

6. Yeah, these questions are made off stereotypical and disproved assumptions of Theists. (Much like Atheists claim Christians do to them. obviously from Yahoo Answers both sides do that more often then not.)

Answer 3

1. I am not afraid to die, in fact, I look forward to going home to the other side.

2. I was raised in a "traditional" Christian home, and I believed what I was raised to believe until I grew old enough to question and think for myself. I now consider myself to be Gnostic Christian.

3. Atheists are no threat to me at all. They are free to believe whatever they want to believe as long as it doesn't impose on my right to believe in what I want. I don't pay any attention to them.

4. I feel no need to prove my beliefs.

5. Actually, I believe people will be (and are becoming) more spiritual as time moves on. This is seen with more people talking about angels, the interest in the spirit world and the paranormal. I see it now more than ever. I believe the veil between this world and the other side is thinning.

Answer 4

not scared of dying, but what happens after we die? Do we no longer exist. If so i lose all my memories, feeling, experiences, and I'm just dead then. What about the rest of the time in the world will i just bee dead unable to feel and think. Started by tradition then became my belief. No threat, i don't care what other people say, i will believe what i believe. I don't need proof. What has happened has been passed down by word of mouth for generations and i believe what my religion teaches. Is there proof it didn't happen or doesn't exist. Why don't you believe in a god.

Answer 5

1. I believe so that I can have a more rewarding and fulfilling life. There are people who are just as dead spiritually as those who actually lay in graves. They are the 'walking dead'. God is the God of the living.

2. Faith is not tradition. It is actually quite the contrary. Faith is based on a personal relation between Savior and individual . Traditions (checking the boxes) are of null affect here.

3. No. Simply put, how can I myself go hungry because someone else refuses to eat? Their choices are between them and God. Not God and me.

4. I can't 'prove my beliefs' to anyone any more than I can interpret JScript to someone who despises computer language. But I can bare the fruits of my faith and saving relationship with Jesus by example. Some of those examples are that I no longer am an alcoholic. I no longer smoke. I have a deeper love for my family, to name a few. I am not perfect but, these are my personal experiences.

5. Simply put, how can I myself go hungry because someone else refuses to eat? Their choices are between them and God. Not God and me.

6. Thanks for asking.

Answer 6

1. I believe in God; I believe in a sort of re-joining with God after death. I'm not scared of death; I've been in severe pain in my life, and know that there are worse things than death. That doesn't mean I want to die - quite the contrary, as there is still a lot left that I want to do - but I am not afraid of it.

2. My own faith is different from that of my parents. I was raised Christian; I converted to Judaism about 10 years ago, at age 42.

3. I consider outspoken atheists to be people who believe differently from me; as long as they treat me with respect, I will certainly do the same for them. Just because someone is an atheist doesn't mean I disagree with them completely, and it doesn't mean that I can't learn from them, and vice-versa. I am, incidentally, a STRONG proponent of the separation of church and state, and of keeping religion of any sort out of the public schools.

4. I don't attempt to "prove" my belief; by definition, a belief cannot be proven.

5. I honestly don't know about a trend to atheism; I see new religions springing up that still acknowledge something higher than oneself, without being in the traditional molds of Christianity, Judaism, etc.

6. My only personal comment is that I believe every person has his/her own path; as long as they seek to do good in the world, that's what is important, in my opinion.

Answer 7

1 No. That is not why I believe. I believe because of my answer to number 4. I originally rejected God though. I later asked Jesus to be my Lord, because I wanted more joy and peace in my life and He offered it.

2 No. I've researched it myself. My parents were not strong believers and hardly went to church when I became a Christian.

3 Not really. I do read some about them. "Dawkins Delusion" is better thought out to me.

4. Fulfilled prophecy. Miracles. Yes - 1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:

5. Possibly - Matthew 7:13 "Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.

Answer 8

whether your of an prepared faith or no longer. a million. Do you think of which you be attentive to each little thing? A: by no potential, I shop getting to grasp new issues all of the time, daily. 2. How do you experience once you're noted as stupid and unitelligent for what you think in? A: Sorry for the guy persecuting me, i be attentive to stuff like that's no longer real approximately me besides. it extremely is by no potential a sturdy thank you to handle anybody and that they are being rude and insensitive - shows me that they are immature. 3. Do reject each little thing scientific? scientific teachings, do immediately disgard them? A. by no potential. I do scrutinize them for reality looking, yet no longer for reality -value and eternal value looking. 4. What do you assert whilst human beings human beings blame God for each aspet of evil that take place? conflict, the suffering in Africa notwithstanding? How do you clarify that? A: they don't be attentive to the variation between what God does and what human beings do. in the event that they're truthful i will attempt to tricky in the event that they want me to, in any different case, I go away it at that. 5. what's something which you're uninterested in getting to describe many times back? something you're ill of listening to approximately your perception? A: That God isn't a mystical genie interior the sky and that God isn't a fable and God isn't an evil supernatural entity and so on...

Answer 9

#! I know that idea seems to be a popular one among non-believers here on R&S, but for me it is not the case. I think that idea comes from the stereotypical fire and brimstone preachers the media find so interesting. I was aware of the concept of God as early as I can remember but my family were not regular church attenders. In college, my faith was very immature and it was bombarded to the extent by secular friends and a variety of required humanities courses in Eastern religion and philosophy, that I was very confused about what to believe or if to believe. In retrospect, I feel God was always drawing me to him. There have been so many times from childhood on, where I feel God put people and circumstances in my life to make me aware of him. It probably doesn't make a lot of sense to people who don't believe. Anyway, my faith is not based on fear and death, but on relationship, joy and love.

2. No, I was the one in the family who wanted to go to church, not my parents. They went more as they got older.

3. No, I really don't consider them. I am aware that society is distancing itself from God, but the bible also tells of this happening. I do what I can NOT to add to it.

4. Belief is not something you can prove. I can only tell you my experience and you have to either accept it or reject it.

5. Probably. It seems to be headed that way and the bible does point to that happening in the future.

Answer 10

1) I used to be scared of dying but that was before I was saved. Now I know what is going to happen and I am not scared at all.

2)NO. My family was not big on religion we went to the Mormon church when I was younger because my mom was Mormon but she never made us go but I did not believe what they taught. Then through High School and College I believed there was a God but really did not care. It was after that the truth was revealed to me and I became a Christian.

3)Not at all. I could careless what they say I know the truth and no one can prove that there is no God.

4)I feel the burden of proof falls on the one claiming there is no God because I believe there is one.

5)I know one day it will happen it is prophesied about in the Bible about the end times.

6)Thank you Jesus for dying for my sins!